I got a look at a Sharps Pedersoli carbine ,overall i thought it was good ,the wood to metal fitting could have been a bit better ,but then its not a 3 or 4 thousand dollar rifle ,the action was tight and block nicely finished and polished ,the barrel was spotless with no tool marks i could see ,wood was ordinary ,but i think Sharps look better with ordinary wood as they were designed as working rifles ,like 3DogMike said ,had a slightly different ''feel'' to the Shiloh i had [which had btw a ladder sight that moved from left to right a bit was loose ] in the end its all about how much you want to spend ,if i can sell enough of my modern rifles i would like to get a C.Sharps in 50/90,for the moment will be content with a Pedersoli
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