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I waited five years for a rifle from C. Sharps Arms back in the 1990's. I had taken delivery of one the year previous, which was promised in six months. It only took four. With that recent experience, when they told me "six months" for the next one, I went ahead and placed my order. Paid in full.
To say I was pissed would be a massive understatement. The year they told me it was "ready", I made plans to pick it up on my way to the Quigley Match, held annually in Forsyth, Montana. When I swung through Big Timber, where their shop is located, I was told it wasn't ready. "Something came up." It was several months after that that it finally shipped.
There is only one other company that makes that particular rifle, an 1874 Sharps. Interestingly, they are right across the street in Big Timber, the Shilo Rifle Company. I currently have a rifle on order from them, a Hartford model with a standard weight 28" half octagon barrel in .45-2.4". It is supposed to be done about this time next year. We'll see...
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Jeff
'72 911T 3.0 MFI
'93 Ducati 900 Super Sport
"God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn't rule the world"
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