The new approach starts by slipping the lubricated bullet inside the brass former, then applying glue on the rings (of one side) of the bullet. This makes the bullet stick to inside of the paper tube and keep it locked in place for the rest of the steps. Also, it serves to orient the bullet into the rifling during loading. It only took me, from start to finish, an hour to make up 10 'live' cartridges. The other advantage is that these rounds are the closest, in look and function, to the original Sharps cartridges.
A couple weeks ago I made 40 'Pattern 2' Ordnance rounds for Brian White, Dan Wambaugh and I try at the local range. Every cartridge fed easily into the chamber, stayed intact when the block was closed, and were accurate.
I think readers who are interested in shooting their Sharps rifles will find this new approach easy to use and will perform very well on the shooting range.
Article Attached,
Bill Skillman
http://www.berdansharpshooters.com/Creating_Pattern_2_Sharps.pdf
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