Sharps Rifle

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About the Sharps Rifle
Sharps Rifles were a series of large bore single shot rifles that began with a design by Christian Sharps in 1848 that are renowned for long range accuracy. By 1874 the rifle was available in a variety of calibers and had been adopted by the armies of a number of nations and was one of the few successful designs to transition to metallic cartridge use. Reproductions of the Sharps rifle are currently made by different rifle companies and the rifle has become an icon of the Old West due to its use in a number of movies and books in the Western genre. The 1874-pattern Sharps was a particularly popular rifle that led to the introduction of several derivatives in quick succession. It handled a large number of .40- to .50-caliber cartridges in a variety of loading's and barrel lengths. The Sharps Rifle was also able to attach a very accurate long scope to the top of the barrel for extreme long range precision.
In Fistful of Frags 
Where as the Smith Carbine is the "Range weapon of the game" The Sharps rifle is actually - a sniper rifle. Able to kill from a body or head shot at any range across the map at ease, because of it's zoomed in 100% accuracy scope. This Rifle will easily put >200 damage through your head at any range. Considered as a beefed up Smith Carbine, it actually shares the Carbine's 3 second reload. The best way to use this sniping machine would be to find a high spot on the map and pick people off as you see them, but be aware you can be easily sniped your self as your looking down your sight at someone else. (especially if they know where the sniper is) Other down-sides are: The huge recoil after a shot, the Low rate of fire and the loss of peripheral vision when looking down the sight. And as for hip accuracy - forget about it. You will not hit any one unless your looking down the sight. Oh and It only gives you +4 Notoriety per Kill. Other than that it's a very good weapon if your the sniper type. You can only acquire this weapon in a Gold Chest.
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Sharps Rifle ExtraCategory:Rifles