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Thread: Pedersoli Sharps 1874 Long Range 45-70 Black Powder - bullets skimming in the rain.

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  1. 10-12-2022, 09:03 PM #1
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    I can smell it from here...
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury View Post
    I can smell it from here...
    I can smell the black powder AND the mill......
    75/15/10 black powder matters
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    I can smell the black powder AND the mill......
    And the pain, I sold mine, I couldn’t hold the barrel shooting off hand and bought this oneName: 55E0718C-6966-484E-AE91-FC4721688E89.jpeg Views: 297 Size: 1.04 MB
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    Boom, cough,cough,cough
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    I don't find the recoil much to mention at all. Fired 65 rounds on Xmas eve. No problems. I find my deer rifles far livelier. I only wear a pad to stop a bruise forming on my collarbone from the metal butt plate.
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