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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1721918" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>Probably is. But they were used in the Civil War to make some incredible shots in Sharps rifles, while the Whitworth rifles used specialty bullets. Billy Dixon actually held the record for the longest sniper shot until Carlos Hathcock used a 50BMG to shoot 2500 yards in Vietnam. Dixon shot one of Quana Parker's medicine Chiefs at Adobe Walls, Texas using a .50-90 Sharps at 1,538 yards as measured by the Army Corps of Engineers. He borrowed the sharps from the Trading post for the shot. The battle occurred from 27 to 30 June, 1874. 28 buffalo hunters and the trading post owner and his wife against between 700 and 1200 Commanche Indians. Also, keep in mind that the first Creedmoor matches were shot with rolling block Remingtons and Sharps. Targets were at 800, 900 and 1000 yards. Again, the match was held in 1874.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1721918, member: 60453"] Probably is. But they were used in the Civil War to make some incredible shots in Sharps rifles, while the Whitworth rifles used specialty bullets. Billy Dixon actually held the record for the longest sniper shot until Carlos Hathcock used a 50BMG to shoot 2500 yards in Vietnam. Dixon shot one of Quana Parker's medicine Chiefs at Adobe Walls, Texas using a .50-90 Sharps at 1,538 yards as measured by the Army Corps of Engineers. He borrowed the sharps from the Trading post for the shot. The battle occurred from 27 to 30 June, 1874. 28 buffalo hunters and the trading post owner and his wife against between 700 and 1200 Commanche Indians. Also, keep in mind that the first Creedmoor matches were shot with rolling block Remingtons and Sharps. Targets were at 800, 900 and 1000 yards. Again, the match was held in 1874. [/QUOTE]
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