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C Sharps .22 model 1-B

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#1 ·
I had a costumer bring in a C Sharps 4 barrel with the side release it is the 1-B model.
He has been using .22 shorts in it (it was made for .22 shorts) but was made around 1870.
It was jammed up and the barrel would not slide forward.
My question is that it is a brass receiver and made so long ago can or should he be shooting modern ammo in it?
It is in great condition I would say 85-90% (or better considering it's age)and tight.
I got it fixed but would like to know your thoughts on this.
I have checked into it and found that everyone's opinion is different.
But would like to hear more before I hand it back to him.
Thanks for any help.
Mike
 
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#4 ·
For some reason, "Sharps" meant "rifle" to me, and while I could not visualize a 22 short rifle, I don't know every gun out there.

I just realized you mean the four-barrel pistol.


In that case, I probably would not even go with the target shorts, but look for the Short CBs.

http://www.cci-ammunition.com/products/detail.aspx?use=1&loadNo=0026

It's an even lighter load - 710 fps.
 
#6 ·
Not your fault. You said both "four barrel" and "brass frame". My brain just did not click.
 
#7 ·
The standard 22 short should work just fine. However I would suggest to NEVER use any longs or long rifle.
The perfered ammo , that I would and have used in some of the old black powder 22 pistols ,is the 22 short MATCH ammo.

Hope this helps you out.
 
#9 ·
That is somewhat akin to using modern ammo in the old black powder break tops such as Iver Johnsons. The pressure may be the same ( S&W 32 's and 32 Longs have the same pressure as the old black powder shells ). What is different is the pressure curve, smokeless powder has a sharper pressure curve and continued used may be ill advised. I know this problem exists with break tops, sooner or later, using the wrong ammo will weaken and loosen the hinge and cylinder. For my self, in that old a gun, I would use only CB's, just as much fun and less chance of stretching that brass frame.
 
#10 ·
This is cool pistol I remember them being worked on when I was young and worked in a gun shop in Ardmore (just down the street in PA where I lived and about 50 miles from where they were made) sweeping up and watching every thing that was done. I was only 13 or 14 years old and worked there on weekends during school.
They have a revolving firing pin that works just like a cylinder in a revolver. There is a hand that reaches up and turns the pin every time the hammer is pulled back.
After looking it up and finding out this one was a special one that they only made 3200 of them. What makes it special is the barrel release is on the side not on the bottom like the one Alpo posted. And is over 140 years old and still looks great and still works.
Unlike me at almost 58 and all scratched up and not working like I used to and lost my finish long ago:rolleyes:
Mike
 
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