And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Single shot, black powder, sweeping vistas! What's not to like?
The firearm used by Quigley is a custom 13.5 pound, single-shot, 1874 Sharps Rifle, with a 34-inch barrel.
The rifle used for filming was a replica manufactured for the film by the Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company of Big Timber, Montana.
In 2002 Selleck donated the rifle, along with six other firearms from his other films, to the "Real Guns of Reel Heroes" exhibit at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia.
Something like that. That rear sight elevation is set for waaaay out there. 800-1000 yards. And yes, you can make hits at that distance with one of those. Look up Billy Dixon.
If you have the time check out the Sagebrush Longshots channel on YouTube. They're a bunch of old timers shooting black powder rifles at up to 990 yards.
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DeleteThe firearm used by Quigley is a custom 13.5 pound, single-shot, 1874 Sharps Rifle, with a 34-inch barrel.
The rifle used for filming was a replica manufactured for the film by the Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company of Big Timber, Montana.
In 2002 Selleck donated the rifle, along with six other firearms from his other films, to the "Real Guns of Reel Heroes" exhibit at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia.
Quigley Down Under, love that movie. Rewatch it every few years.
DeleteAlan Rickman was a great villain.
Google thinks it is a Sharps 1874 in 45 3-¼, somewhere in Alberta.
ReplyDeletePyramid Mountain and Athabasca River?
DeleteNice rifle, 45-110?
ReplyDeleteSomething like that. That rear sight elevation is set for waaaay out there. 800-1000 yards. And yes, you can make hits at that distance with one of those. Look up Billy Dixon.
DeleteAgreed, 45-3-1/4, aka 45-120. 500+ grain slug moving at 1400+ fps. Wear a shoulder pad if you shoot it prone.
ReplyDeletelot of fuel in that brass to push that lead a long way !
ReplyDeleteJudging by the rear sight, I'd perfer a target quite a bit closer...
ReplyDelete"Tell them Valdez is coming." Storyteller
ReplyDeleteIf you have the time check out the Sagebrush Longshots channel on YouTube. They're a bunch of old timers shooting black powder rifles at up to 990 yards.
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