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2011
We want to thank our customers for a relatively successful 2011. Times are tough and extra dollars are hard to come by. We are commited to building the finest reproduction rifles available today. With rising costs, John has not raised our prices since 2009 and we will try to maintain pricing at this level as long as we can. 2011...
MONTANA SCHUETZEN SCHEDULE
BUTTE: MARCH 12TH LIVINGSTON: JUNE 11TH FORT PECK: AUGUST 13TH HAMILTON: AUGUST 28TH THE MATCH: 50 ROUNDS OFF HAND WSU RULES (OPEN CLASS, EXCEPT BUTTE WHICH IS BLACK POWDER ONLY)
RIDGEWAY RIFLE CLUB BPCR SILHOUETTE MATCH SEPTEMBER 2011
C Sharps Arms wishes to congratulate Brian Scott Chilson, from Nelson Pennsylvania, as the Gold Medal Winner of the 2011 Eastern Regional Silhouette Championship held in Ridgeway Pa. on September 24th and 25th. Brian won gold in both the Scope, and Iron sight division. The combined scores also garnered Brian the Iron Man Gold Medal Award. We at C...
C. SHARPS ARMS HOLIDAY SALE
C. Sharps Arms is having a Holiday sale. Get 10% off on orders of 1 rifle, or 15% off on orders of 2 or more. This sale applies to in stock rifles, custom rifles, and new rifle orders. Don't miss your chance to purchase an "old reliable". Sale ends January 1, 2012
LEFT HANDED 1879 HEPBURN TARGET AND SPORTING RIFLE
Just in time for black powder silhouette, long-range, and schuetzen matches, C Sharps Arms has come up with an exciting new product. Now a left-handed model of the 1879 Hepburn midrange target and sporting rifle is available. In our continuing quest to make the best better we created a south-paw version of the fine Remington #3 Hepburn rifle. The gun...
HEPBURN IN RIFLE MAGAZINE
C Sharps Arms is proud to announce that our NEW MODEL 1879 HEPBURN SPORTING RIFLE will be featured on the cover and in an article by Dave Scovill in the September-October Rifle magazine. Check out the article (www.riflemagazine.com) and let us know what you think of the gun. Pete CSA
TRADITIONS PASSED THROUGH GENERATIONS
Back in October of 2009, John Schoffstall, owner of C. Sharps Arms, and Zach, his son, paid a visit to Ken, Tammie and Brad Walters at Mountain View Elk Ranch in Riggins, Idaho. Mountain View Elk Ranch is an exceptional outfit that offers fantastic hunting on some truly amazing elk. Over the course of a long weekend Brad was able...
The 50-70-1 ¾ Sharps
The 50-70-1 ¾ Sharps, more commonly known as the 50-70 Gov't, was one of the earliest Sharps cartridge rifle chamberings. Because of the standardization by the government as the first military cartridge in 1866, its popularity, widespread use, and availability were assured. Straight breech 54 caliber Model 1859 and Model 1863 percussion military rifles and carbines were converted to...
The 45-70-2 1/10 Sharps
By Chris Peterson for C. Sharps Arms Inc. The 45-70 Government cartridge was adopted by the United State Military in 1873. The standard service load for the infantry rifle was 70 grains of black powder and a 500 grain bullet. Shortly after this round was accepted by the Army, a second service load was introduced for the carbine. ...
13 year old harvests bison with Sharps black powder rifle
Hi John, This is Ed Berkheimer's daughter emailing you. My dad, Ed Berkheimer, just returned from a buffalo hunt at the Spike Box Ranch near Mullen, Nebraska. He took his grandson, Tyler Long, out to shoot a buffalo. It was a successful hunt: Used a 74 C. Sharps Arms 40/70 caliber rifle. 1 shot at 200 yards. 2nd shot at 180 yards. Tyler Long is only...