Your Sharps rifle or carbine can be fired using powder and a bullet of the proper caliber.
To load y our gun with powder and bullet, first place the hammer in the SAFE position by pulling it back into the
Carefully insert a bullet of the proper caliber into the chamber, making sure it is firmly seated against the rifling at the front of the chamber.
Next, fill the remaining chamber space with FFg black powder, Pyrodex, or an approved black powder substitute. To ensure a full charge, you should slightly overfill the chamber. The chamber of a .45 caliber rifle or carbine should hold between 50 and 60 grains of powder. Rifles and carbines in .54 caliber s hould hold between 60 and 80 grains of powder. No .45 caliber rifle or carbine should be loaded in excess of 60 grains of powder. No .54 caliber rifle or carbine should be loaded in excess of 80 grains of powder.
The breec h should now be carefully closed. When the breech block is returned to the closed position, any excess powder in the chamber will be pus hed away from the back of the chamber.
Once the breech is closed, the gun should be turned over, allowing excess powder to fall away from the action. This step is very IMPORTANT to ensure safe operation of the gun.
Step 3 – Firing
With the barrel pointed in a safe direction, cap the rifle or carbine with a musket cap and pull the hammer all the way to the rear full
DOUBLE SET TRIGGERS:
If y ou gun has a double set trigger, you may fire it by simply pulling the front firing trigger, or you may use the set trigger to gain a much lighter trigger pull. To use the double s et trigger feature, you must first pull the rear set trigger to engage the front firing trigger. Once you have set the trigger you may take aim at your intended target and fire the gun by applying a very slight pressure to the front firing trigger. Never load or cock the rifle with the triggers set. The tri ggers should only be set after the rifle has been laded, the hammer cocked and the rifle pointed at the intended target.
HOW THE DOUBLE SET TRIGGER MECHANISM WORKS:
When the rear trigger is pulled, it clicks into a sear notch on the front trigger. Once this operation is done, the front trigger c an be pulled, releasing the rear trigger whic h releases and flies upward hitting the lock sear which discharges the gun.
You may adjust the pressure required to fire the gun by turning the screw located between the two triggers either clockwise or counter clockwise to obtain the desired trigger pull . THE GUN MUST
BE UNLOADED BEFORE MAKING ANY TRIGGER ADJUSTMENTS!
IN THE EVENT YOUR RIFLE OR CARBINE DOES NOT FIRE WHEN THE TRIGGER IS PULLED, YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED BELOW:
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