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.50-140 Sharps
.50-140 Sharps
	.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
	Test barrel length: 30"; Source(s): The Complete Blackpowder Handbook

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The .50-140 Sharps rifle cartridge is a black powder cartridge that was introduced in 1884 as a big game hunting round.^[1] It is believed to have been introduced for the Sharps-Borchardt rifle.^[2]

This round was introduced by Winchester 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 in (13.0 mm).

Bullet weights ranged from 600 to 700 grains (39 to 45 g) were used.

The powder charge was typically 140 grains (9.1 g) of black powder. Modern substitutes such as Pyrodex are sometimes used, although using smaller charges since pyrodex is less dense than black powder. ^{[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

^ ^a ^b The Complete Blackpowder Handbook (3rd Edition), Book by Sam Fadala, Krause Publishing, 1996 p.248
^ Walter, John (2006). The Guns that Won the West: Firearms on the American Frontier, 1848-1898. Greenhill Books. p. 304. ISBN 978-1853676925.

Accurate Smokeless Powders Loading Guide Number Two (Revised), Book by Accurate Arms Co, Wolfe Publishing, 2000 p. 371

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[BP1-1] The Complete Blackpowder Handbook (3rd Edition), Book by Sam Fadala, Krause Publishing, 1996 p.248

[2] Walter, John (2006). The Guns that Won the West: Firearms on the American Frontier, 1848-1898. Greenhill Books. p. 304. ISBN 978-1853676925.

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-The '''.50-140 Sharps''' [[rifle]] [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]] is a [[black powder]] cartridge that was introduced in [[1884]] as a big game hunting round.<ref name="BP1"/>
+The '''.50-140 Sharps''' [[rifle]] [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]] is a [[black powder]] cartridge that was introduced in [[1884]] as a big game hunting round.<ref name="BP1"/> It is believed to have been introduced for the [[Sharps-Borchardt]] rifle.<ref>{{cite book|last=Walter|first=John|title=The Guns that Won the West: Firearms on the American Frontier, 1848-1898|year=2006|publisher=Greenhill Books|isbn=978-1853676925|pages=304}}</ref>
 This round was introduced by Winchester 3 years after the [[Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company|Sharps Rifle Company]] closed its doors in 1881. It is similar to, though larger than, the [[.50-90 Sharps]].