http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/gun-quotes-praise-for-the-sharps-rifle Expert advice from the world's leading authorities on gun values, gun prices, gun history, gunsmithing, shooting and tactical gear Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/gun-quotes-praise-for-the-sharps-rifle/comment-page-1#comment-24101 ltcjwb Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:08:06 +0000 http://www.gundigest.com/?p=183891#comment-24101 Only the skins. The rest was left to rot in the sun. This was civilization’s primary method of insuring pacification of the plains. Once the Buffalo was gone, the Plains Indian had to accept the reservation and live off of the White Man’s charity, until they learned other methods of obtaining food. Not a pleasant prospect, for sure. Some of those in Oklahoma did fairly well – Quanah Parker, for example – but most did not. The Sharps was and is an excellent design. Until very recently, the longest recorded kill shot was by Buffalo Hunter and Army Scout Billy Dixon, at Adobe Walls, 1874. One shot. Knocked an Apache off his horse at about 1500 yards, with a borrowed Sharps 50. Iron sights.

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