The First Of Hundreds.....

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:58 pm

The very first battle scar on the Sharps....The next few hundred will not be so hard to take. I want to wear out this one before I kick the bucket

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:06 pm

Bummer!

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:19 pm

Mescalero wrote:Bummer!

Not at all.....Now, I can reminisce about "The Battle Of The Work Station" incident...

olyinaz · Post by **olyinaz** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:20 pm

Your attitude is perfect, but I would have wept.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:29 pm

olyinaz wrote:Your attitude is perfect, but I would have wept.

This post is part of the grieving process

I'm not sure anyone has noticed, but, I'm a little bizarre at times...

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:31 pm

Battle of the work bench

Shasta · Post by **Shasta** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:41 pm

Fear not! That little owie can be very easily removed. The nose-cap is soft pewter, just give the scar a light sanding with very fine paper, then polish with fine steel wool. It worked for a similar blemish on my Shiloh.

SHASTA

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:52 pm

exactly - just an excuse to rub on it some more.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:58 pm

That is clearly ruined. I'll help your grief by taking the broken rifle off your hands so you can order a new one.

I love the look of that heavy barrel and the quality of te blue as well.

Canuck Bob · Post by **Canuck Bob** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:05 pm

I feel your pain but wanting to wear it out is an outstanding goal. Eventually almost all rifles should enter the working rifle category.

I always like to see, "lots of honest wear but pristine bore and hits what you aim at".

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:10 pm

Leave it there and concoct some kind of cock and bull story that's worth retelling.......

You builded a fitted box yet?

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:12 pm

What Shasta said +1. Those cast in place end caps are soft.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:35 pm

No big deal Blaine, after the first one, the rest come easy.

Kinda like when you get a new car.---6

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:36 pm

In light of one of your other recent posts, and given the title ,, I was afraid I would open the post and find a pic of a pile of empty Budweiser cans

Dusty Texian · Post by **Dusty Texian** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:18 pm

She 's still perty. ......Dusty

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:01 pm

Grizz wrote:Leave it there and concoct some kind of cock and bull story that's worth retelling.......

You builded a fitted box yet?

There I was...on a stand using a doe call, and this cougar scared me so bad......That's where the big killer bit down on the rifle while I shoved my Gerber Guardian into his left ear.....He scratched me something fierce, but, it didn't hurt....

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:02 pm

Streetstar wrote:In light of one of your other recent posts, and given the title ,, I was afraid I would open the post and find a pic of a pile of empty Budweiser cans

That there is funny

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:12 pm

Nice rifle Blaine but I don't think you can wear a Sharps out. I've been trying to wear mine out for a while now with no luck. I may go broke tryin' though.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:43 pm

BlaineG wrote:
Grizz wrote:Leave it there and concoct some kind of cock and bull story that's worth retelling.......

You builded a fitted box yet?
There I was...on a stand using a doe call, and this cougar scared me so bad......That's where the big killer bit down on the rifle while I shoved my Gerber Guardian into his left ear.....He scratched me something fierce, but, it didn't hurt....

Perfect. Let's hear another one.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:50 pm

He can spin em!

piller · Post by **piller** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:02 pm

I have only worn out a second hand .22lr that had a lot of wear on it before I got it. That Sharps probably would last a lot longer than a cheap .22lr rifle. That cheap .22 had at least 40 thousand rounds through it, and with Paco's Acr'zr it still shoots good. Are you going to live long enough to wear out that Sharps?

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:23 pm

And I was handling ever so carefully. You mean I could just tossed it back in the truck?

BlaineG wrote:Not at all.....Now, I can reminisce about "The Battle Of The Work Station" incident...

Good attitude!

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:37 pm

piller wrote:I have only worn out a second hand .22lr that had a lot of wear on it before I got it. That Sharps probably would last a lot longer than a cheap .22lr rifle. That cheap .22 had at least 40 thousand rounds through it, and with Paco's Acr'zr it still shoots good. Are you going to live long enough to wear out that Sharps?

I doubt it.....

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:02 am

BlaineG wrote:
Grizz wrote:Leave it there and concoct some kind of cock and bull story that's worth retelling.......

You builded a fitted box yet?
There I was...on a stand using a doe call, and this cougar scared me so bad......That's where the big killer bit down on the rifle while I shoved my Gerber Guardian into his left ear.....He scratched me something fierce, but, it didn't hurt....

Actually that's not far wrong. I bought rifles from a South African gent who had been through a lot of hunting and shooting in Africa as well as here. One of the stories he had was about a guy who shot a lion, but didn't kill it. The lion rushed the guy and knocked the rifle out of his hands, and proceeded to attack and bite the rifle, while the guy just walked away.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:16 am

This is why I am beginning to think that a spear is a good backup. Tending to more paleo thinking these days.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:34 pm

Grizz wrote:This is why I am beginning to think that a spear is a good backup. Tending to more paleo thinking these days.

I made a set of three throwing darts from snap tie remnants....I can't find them after a couple moves...

Nicely shaped spear heads with a barb....they would have been excellent at the end of a small spear....

Meeteetse · Post by **Meeteetse** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:23 pm

Two things:
1. The gun will obviously shoot left now that it is damaged, so it needs to find a good home with a left handed shooter who knows about these things. Please PM me and I will give you the mailing instructions.

2. If you hadn't pointed out the "ding" no one would have noticed. I've had new guns from the factory come with more scratches than that. Besides, a tool needs a blemish or two to work properly. Now you can relax and tell the stories.

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