Crooked Creek Sam Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I have been in the sport of Cowboy Action for almost a year now. I am looking to get into the Long Range Shooting. I don't have a rifle yet but looking for the best economical long range rifle to purchase. I have owned a sharps and a trapdoor in the past and loved shooting both. Both were 45-70 caliber. I am looking at Sharps, Rolling Block, and the High Wall. Any of you folks have a personal preference? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulder Canyon Bob# 32052L Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Chevy or Ford? Lots of opinions, personally I like my Highwall in 38-55, I had a couple of 45-70's, but after shooting my buddies 38-55 I liked the lesser recoil lots more. I've shot some matches were you shot 25 or more rounds and it beat me up too bad. Don't skimp on sights or you'll waste your money on a good rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackey Cole Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I have a h&r 1871 38-55 for plainsman and I'm thinking of getting a sharps for long range myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Head Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Pedersoli Sharps or Rolling Block with good sights are a great way go. Get the be best sights you can afford. Lee Shaver's Econo sight will make you very competitive. Tater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 How far will your long range be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked Creek Sam Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 The range we shoot on will be 200 yards as far as I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I would go with a Sharps or Remington. I don't like the High Walls, mostly because it came along later. I would go with the 40/65. It is a good round between the 45/70 and 38/55. Have been at a shoot when the targets had to fall. The 38/55 won't knock down heavy targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunger Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 If you are shooting 200 yards, you will probably be shooting off hand some. The sharps has the slowest locktime by design. Shoot a high wall or rolling block. Many places have turned long range into a speed event anyway. 200 yards would be about the distance your bullet would stabilize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Highwall in .40-65 works great out to and beyond 1,100 yards ... I have .38-55s and .45-70s but much prefer the .40-65 !!! More power than the .38-55, less wind drift,bullet drop and recoil than the .45-70 ... Â Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Henry 7046 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I have been in the sport of Cowboy Action for almost a year now. I am looking to get into the Long Range Shooting. I don't have a rifle yet but looking for the best economical long range rifle to purchase. I have owned a sharps and a trapdoor in the past and loved shooting both. Both were 45-70 caliber. I am looking at Sharps, Rolling Block, and the High Wall. Any of you folks have a personal preference? Thanks! I've shot long range for years now, with distances ranging from 100 yards out to 1200 yards. I have single shots rifles in calibers ranging from 32-40 up to 45-90, in H&R, rolling blocks, highwalls, hepburns and sharps. Don’t mess with the H&R rifles for long range. Whatever gun you get, be sure to buy high quality Soule sight to go with it. If the max range you’ll shoot is 600 yards or less, then 40-65 would be my pick (browning made some very nice highwalls with badger barrels in this caliber). I have seen some excellent off hand shooting done with sharps (200 meter chickens in BPCR silhouette matches). A larger caliber gun will shoot short distances just a good as smaller one. Howver, smaller caliber bullets just don’t hold up as good as larger ones when shooting at the longer ranges. Wind, among other things, becomes a big problem for the smaller bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Unless you are willing to be VERY meticulous in loading your ammo, it doesn't really matter what rifle or sights you use out past about 200 yds (at least for a 45-70) at longer distances you are basically lobbing the bullet in, so even a slight variation in powder charge is going to make a couple foot difference in where bullet hits. Its not like loading up a bunch of 38sp to shoot 15 yards with! That being said, 45-70 can be very accurate waaaay out there, if you have good sights, stable platform, and consistent ammo. I'm not really that willing to measure my powder that exact! But at 100-200 yards, its not hard to load ammo that will do the job, and it is fun to hear the boom, see the target move, then hear the clang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Sam, have all of the mentioned rifles including Trapdoors - some observations based on handling: * Sharps - 1000 yd target rifle * Rolling Block - 500m Silhouette & 1000yd Target rifle * HighWall - 500m Silhouette rifle * Trapdoor - unless it has a Buffington sight for better accuracy... an all round fun rifle for all of the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked Creek Sam Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 Thanks for all the input folks! I really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackey Cole Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I have a 38-55 h&r but it has ejectors so no longer legal for long range. So I need a rifle in case I learn to shoot distances. I have a Ruger precision rifle for modern long range shooting and it's much better than I am. I'm using mil spec ammo in it currently and know if I was going to compete I would need to load my own. Which long range CAS gun can be used by a southpaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafe Conager SASS #56958 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I always wanted a sharps until I got my rolling block! Love it Rafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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