Sharon barrel

[Phil Neal]

So I have a old friend that says he has a unused Sharon barrel.  He offered to sell it to me but does not now what would be a fair price.  My question is, what would be a fair price?  54 caliber, maybe 42 inches long, he is not sure of length.  No breech plug, no dovetails.

[rich pierce]

Unless you have a particular nostalgia for the time these were made I’d offer what you could buy a comparable straight Rice or Colerain barrel minus the breechplug and ask yourself why. If it was a Bill Large or similar collectible barrel it would be another story. If you could get it for 2/3 of a new barrel and saving $50 is important to you, go for it.

I’ve had a Sharon .50 since 1977 and mine shoots well though I like my GRRW barrel from the same timeframe more.

[Phil Neal]

Thankyou Rich, great reply.  I am actually a big fan of Green Mountain barrels, I have three, two rifles and one pistol.  Was considering a new build and thought maybe the Sharon would interesting.  And it will like you said  at the right price.

[alacran]

Sharon barrels were very good barrels. So were Douglas barrels. I think both are of equal quality. Personally I wouldn't pay more than $150.00 for any of them That is if the insides are clean and rust free.. That .54 would make a good Hawken barrel. 

[David Rase]

I came home from the Fall Frolic with a .58 caliber Sharon barrel with hooked breech plug.  Brand spanking new with no dovetails cut.
David

[Phil Neal]

Thanks for the replies, so I am thinking about offering 100 bucks, and if he doesn't accept, I am sticking with Green Mountain.

[Daryl]

Is this barrel cut rifled, or one of the "deep buttoned" barrels he was making in 1975?
If a "deep buttoned" barrel, you don't want it.
You can tell by looking through it at a lightbulb. If it hurts your eyes due to the horrific tight/loose/tight/loose/tight/loose condition of the bore, it was deep button rifled and is garbage. If nice and smooth, normal looking, great.

[rich pierce]

But if you go blind you won’t even be able to shoot any barrel lol. I look through the barrel at a white patch. That gives enough reflected light to see what’s going on in there.

[Phil Neal]

Thanks, will definitely
 look for rifling.

[Daryl]

Look for not a wobbly surface. That is what happened with the attempted deep buttoning.  In 1975, I was in his shop in Kalispel and the entire shop was vibrating due to the jerky motion
of the button trying to impress deep grooves into the barrel. Some of the barrels actually split open due to the pressure.  Les Bauska mentioned it, so I went over to Hall Sharon's shop to watch.

[Phil Neal]

I got the Sharon barrel, the bore was pristine!  Appears to be cut rifling.  The breech thread depth seems deep?  Is that normal?  Looking at .750.

[rich pierce]

They had their own breechplugs. I’d shorten the threaded portion to 5/8” or whatever works with the breechplug you intend to use.

[Phil Neal]

Thanks Rich.

[Daryl]

I got the Sharon barrel, the bore was pristine!  Appears to be cut rifling.  The breech thread depth seems deep?  Is that normal?  Looking at .750.

That's good news.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I'd turn off that breech to 1/2" and make the plug fit that.  I find 5/8" too long for breech threads.

[BOB HILL]

What Taylor said.
Bob

[Phil Neal]

Wilco.