FOR SALE REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK 50-90 SHARPS

[Phil Carr]

I am selling a really neat gun a friend of mine had built about 10 years ago. Unfortunately he never got to shoot it. I test fired it with 17 rounds. Operates great and is accurate. The gun is a Remington 1 frame re barreled for the Historic 50-90 21/2" Sharps. This is the round that so many of the Buffalo hunters used. The Frame was reblued, a new barrel installed. New Wood, with sling swivels, and buttplate has been re cased. Has a rear blade as well as elevator sight.I posted a picture of a 300WSM beside the 50-90 for comparison.

 

$1000.00 includes the brass and 3 loaded rounds. Willing to take full or partial trade for good quality vintage SXS shotgun. Phil at coues3pt@gmail.com

 

 

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[Phil Carr]

Thought I would add a little info on the 50-90 Cartridge.

 

The .50-90 Sharps is similar to the .50-100 Sharps and .50-110 Sharps cartridges. While all three use the same 2.5-inch (64 mm) case, the latter two use lighter bullets weighing from 335 grains to 400 grains (with the .50-90 using a 600 grain bullet). All rifles made for the .50-90 Sharps should be able to use the .50-110 and .50-100 cartridges due to the case dimensions being nearly identical.

 

Bullet diameter was typically 0.512 inches (13.0 mm) diameter. Bullets weighed from 335 to 700 grains (21.7 to 45 g). Historical loads using black powder have muzzle energy in the 1,630 to 1,985 foot-pounds force (2,210 to 2,691 J) range,[2] while modern loads using smokeless powder give 2,561 to 2,989 foot-pounds force (3,472 to 4,053 J) of energy.

 

The .50-90 was created specifically with buffalo hunting in mind. The buffalo is a large animal and difficult to take down reliably, leading to a demand for cartridges designed for buffalo hunting. At the time of its invention, there were no special powders or bullet types, and the knowledge of ballistics was fairly limited. Thus, when trying to create a more effective big game cartridge, the designers simply expanded the dimensions of prior cartridges.

 

Billy Dixon used a Sharps .50-90 at the Second Battle of Adobe Walls on June 27, 1874 to make his legendary 1,538-yard shot

[Phil Carr]

TTT

[MULEPACKHUNTER]

that is one beatiful weapon, hope you find it a good home.

[Phil Carr]

I thought I would hold onto this rifle until after the elk draw. Thought I might get a cow tag and use this cool gun. That said I did not draw. Make me a cash offer, willing to take trades for others guns, really like SXS shotguns, or possibly a good center fire rifle, scopes, Binoculars etc.

 

Phil

coues3pt@gmail.com

520-975-0830

East Tucson

[Phil Carr]

First $600.00 CASH takes it. Still open to trades

[SWDesertRat]

Buy with confidence, awesome gun and good guy. Wish I had an excuse to buy.

[Phil Carr]

Thanks I appreciate the vote of confidence.

[Phil Carr]

This great gun is still available. I will be headed to Phoenix in the next two weeks. I could meet you some where that direction. I still think it would be a hoot to take a cow elk with it. Open to cash trade or a combination. Really like Side by side shotguns.

[Phil Carr]

Gun has been sold to one of the members. Thank you.