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Bullet weights ranged from 600 [[Grain (mass)|grains]] to 700 grains were used. |
Bullet weights ranged from 600 [[Grain (mass)|grains]] to 700 grains were used. |
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The powder charge was typically 140 grains of black powder. Modern substitutes such as [[Pyrodex]] can be used. |
The powder charge was typically 140 grains of black powder. Modern substitutes such as [[Pyrodex]] can be used.{{fact}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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| .50-140 Sharps | ||||||||
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 .50-140 Sharps cartridges | ||||||||
| Type | Blackpowder Rifle | |||||||
| Place of origin | USA | |||||||
| Service history | ||||||||
| Used by | USA | |||||||
| Production history | ||||||||
| Designed | 1884 | |||||||
| Produced | 1884 | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Parent case | .50 Basic | |||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, straight-taper | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | .512 in (13.0 mm) | |||||||
| Neck diameter | .529 in (13.4 mm) | |||||||
| Shoulder diameter | .529 in (13.4 mm) | |||||||
| Base diameter | .551 in (14.0 mm) | |||||||
| Rim diameter | .652 in (16.6 mm) | |||||||
| Case length | 3.25 in (83 mm) | |||||||
| Overall length | 3.95 in (100 mm) | |||||||
| Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 30" Source(s): The Complete Blackpowder Handbook [1] | ||||||||
The .50-140 Sharps rifle cartridge is a black powder cartridge that was introduced in 1884 as a big game hunting round.[1]
This round was introduced 3 years after the Sharps Rifle Company closed its doors in 1881. It is similar to, though larger than, the .50-90 Sharps.
Specifications
Bullet diameter was typically .512" (13.0 mm).
Bullet weights ranged from 600 grains to 700 grains were used.
The powder charge was typically 140 grains of black powder. Modern substitutes such as Pyrodex can be used.[citation needed]
History
The .50-140 was created specifically with big game hunting in mind. However, this cartridge was introduced about the time that the last of the great buffalo herds had been destroyed. An obsolete round, ammunition is not produced by any major manufacturer although reloading components and brass can be bought.
Rifles are produced on an infrequent basis by a few companies. The rifles are typically used for buffalo hunting and reenactments. Occasionally the .50-140 is used in vintage competitions, but it produces more recoil than other old-time cartridges such as the .45-70, and so is used less frequently.
References
- Accurate Smokeless Powders Loading Guide Number Two (Revised), Book by Accurate Arms Co, Wolfe Publishing, 2000 p.371