Pawn Stars: RICK HITS THE BULLSEYE on 1863 Sharps Rifle (Season 4)

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Rick heads to the range to test out a rifle that changed the outcome of the Civil War in this clip from Season 4, Sharpe Shooters". #PawnStars #RickHarrison
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@ryanrobertson7218 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine going to a store to buy something and haggling with the clerk saying it’s gonna sit. Like, you drove to MY store fool.

@NotShowingOff 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Robertson Rob has money. And Rob has mobility. The dealer is dependent on the right person coming along.

@mmaGambit 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Kingus_Dingus 10 күн бұрын

He did drive to his store…. Where Rick found it… sitting

@MrZachgonz 4 жыл бұрын

I like how they talk to the owner like he doesn’t know what he has lol

@videohound2005 4 жыл бұрын

It's more for the viewers, people watching the show, to learn the history of said objects.

@CarlosMartinez-818 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly What I was thinking Gonzales..🤣

@enzo0458 4 жыл бұрын

Murican Ignorance you can buy real rare stuff there tho

@Sadness57 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a tv show

@noexceptions6956 4 жыл бұрын

You don't need to be rude

@odin3842 4 жыл бұрын

I find it funny that Rick's "teaching" that cowboy guy how the carbine works

@WreckerALeX 4 жыл бұрын

Troll comments

@frotusrwa 4 жыл бұрын

show purpose, i think even rick felt stupid by doing it

@rockydee7499 4 жыл бұрын

Its funnier once you realize its History channel and rick need to explain how rockets work to a rocket scientist.

@G.Alvarez 4 жыл бұрын

exactly. it's like preaching to the priest. ... :)

@walcoman 4 жыл бұрын

Seriously? Obviously your not intelligent enough to understand that he was explaining how it works for the viewers out there in TV land! Get the point now? 😩

@firefighterstation3 4 жыл бұрын

That guy is wondering why is he getting a history lesson and how to operate that rifle

@NotShowingOff 4 жыл бұрын

firefighterstation3 this happens in every skit with the owner there. It’s rare the owner needs a history lesson. But the audience does. It’s a semi fourth wall break.

@tonymontanaa5812 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@AWEF321 3 жыл бұрын

@Reece A regardless they can make the conversion seem more natural. When its a seller that has no idea what they have it makes scene, but with someone like this, its breaks the illusion of watching a reality television.

@jessejames9149 3 жыл бұрын

Firefighter: hi im here to sell a rare fire hydrant. Rick: well let me tell you how it works........

@AWEF321 3 жыл бұрын

@@dieseldabz7104 i can tell reading comprehension wasn't your best subject in school.

@drgwhatsthetruth3783 4 жыл бұрын

I bet that shop owner was so glad that they came in to tell him what he had.

@vegasspaceprogram6623 3 жыл бұрын

Is that a hoffner bass in your pfp??

@drgwhatsthetruth3783 3 жыл бұрын

@@vegasspaceprogram6623 actually, it's a Hofner 6-string guitar.

@vegasspaceprogram6623 3 жыл бұрын

@@drgwhatsthetruth3783 those exist???

@v8trauma 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the explanation of the 3 part paper cartridge, then later loads it with brass cartridge.

@raydixon4481 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Im confused on that. Paper and prime could not produce high rate of fire he discussed.

@rylanmartin9040 3 жыл бұрын

I know lol Rick had no clue how it worked

@dosmundos3830 2 жыл бұрын

the rifles were easily adapted to fire metallic cartridges.

@GuitarGunner 2 жыл бұрын

When the metallica cartridge came along pretty much all of these were converted by a gunsmith to shoot a cartridge instead. It involved putting a barrel insert to reduce the caliber down to .45 and some other operation on the receiver.

@dosmundos3830 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuitarGunner Sharps rifle company was contracted by the ordinance department in 1867 to convert 31,000 government rifles to .50-70 government. not .45 caliber.

@chichan9013 4 жыл бұрын

I think Rick missed alot of shots. They just edited it out. 😆

@phettumbling9863 4 жыл бұрын

BOOM! 😆🤣😂😆🤣😂😆🤣😂

@luisv9029 4 жыл бұрын

I trust you cuz ur Asian Now go do math 👏😜

@supportyourtroopsathletes6460 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, it had to cost a lot with all the ammo used in the edits and yes I did the math.

@ccallyer2285 4 жыл бұрын

Chum woulda hit it 1st shot though!

@charu._.7561 4 жыл бұрын

It looked more like an explosion, than a bullet hitting a powder keg.

@darr21ful 4 жыл бұрын

“They sit.. they sit.. they sit” “you gotta find the right buyer” *drove 300 miles to buy it* makes sense...

@steverossini 3 жыл бұрын

He also has to frame it.

@gregdzialo9998 3 жыл бұрын

@@steverossini ..."& keep the lights on".😆

@buckbundy8642 3 жыл бұрын

After he gives the guy who restored the rifle a history lesson on the rifle lol.

@mudkingz6432 3 жыл бұрын

He will get easy 3k for it.

@nordy259 4 жыл бұрын

When you go to a pawn shop you expect 50 cents on the dollar, when a pawn shop goes to a retail outlet you better expect to pay retail price.

@michaelscott8567 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's called running a business.

@studogable 3 жыл бұрын

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 I still get some amazing buys there.

@wnchstrman 3 жыл бұрын

Store owner should have told Rick to pay retail price in HIS SHOP or go back to his pawn shop.

@studogable 3 жыл бұрын

@@wnchstrman could have. Would have made an interesting object lesson. 30 years ago, I would have said that Rick could get more in Vegas, so a seller's price would be a buyer's price. With the internet, that's no longer the case.

@dosmundos3830 2 жыл бұрын

@@wnchstrman these people sell things at a loss for an opportunity to be on Pawn Stars.

@JAY2SLIK10 4 жыл бұрын

Only rick can walk into a mans store negotiate with him and rip him off 😂

@samsum3738 4 жыл бұрын

I don t like to say this , but after watching this vid , i gotta say , Rick must have balls of steel , to haggle with this guy .

@ericday3538 3 жыл бұрын

I guarantee the price was negotiated and agreed upon before they drove three hours to get it. The "negotiation" was Hollywooding for the tv audience.

@artheriford 2 жыл бұрын

He bullshitted his way buying a guitar that belonged to Mary Ford. Told the guy it needed to go auction. Call Joe Bonamassa, Slash, Rick Nielsen, or even Richard Gere who collects guitars. It would be done in a second.

@fenrislegacy 2 жыл бұрын

@@ericday3538 The store owner is one of Rick's experts, he is seen in other episodes.

@sergeantmasson3669 2 жыл бұрын

@@artheriford Rick Nelson died in December of 1985. Richard Gere auctioned off his entire guitar collection in 2011.

@iantamez9560 3 жыл бұрын

“RANGE IS HOT!” **Cameraman literally in the tip of the cannon**

@danceswithcritters 3 жыл бұрын

Rick goes to the grocery store , "I'll meet you halfway on the price of this cheese " .

@jamesmonroe1538 3 жыл бұрын

"You'd load in a paper cartridge..." Loads in brass cased 45-70

@juanmore62 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, can’t quiet figure that out

@scotthamp384 3 жыл бұрын

It was probably converted to shoot cartridges

@Airborne2037 3 жыл бұрын

Probably 50-90 sharps..not 45-70

@scotthamp384 3 жыл бұрын

@@Airborne2037 um, do you know just how many calibers there were for a Sharps?

@macguru9999 3 жыл бұрын

@@Airborne2037 looked like a 50-70 to me, us army conversion , but i did not get a real good look

@ALSmith-zz4yy 4 жыл бұрын

"You gotta place around here to shoot this thing?" "Hey...this is America!"

@shino8854 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there is a school on the other side of road.

@SK-pj8mg 4 жыл бұрын

shino88 ouch lok

@fjccommish 3 жыл бұрын

@@shino8854 They shot it at a school?

@grandmasterjauffre4761 4 жыл бұрын

Explains how the sharps works to the guy who owns the gunshop 😂

@MrSkydiverDan 4 жыл бұрын

Wish Sean was around still. Best firearms expert on the show.

@jordank9239 4 жыл бұрын

They always edit in ricks laugh for everyone

@jordanholliday9163 4 жыл бұрын

"Were taking every safety precaution" Yeah like mixing it and then walking 100 yards instead of mixing it at the position

@anom3778 3 жыл бұрын

Every precaution 'necessary'.

@jamessoltis5407 3 жыл бұрын

...the explosive was likely Tannerite, which for the most part can only be detonated by a high velocity projectile.

@thusianreaver 4 жыл бұрын

Why this cowboy sounds like a Npc when negotiating with rick

@silverback7659 4 жыл бұрын

Because he's probably not used to reading a script.

@silverback7659 4 жыл бұрын

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 ?

@Just_Pele 2 жыл бұрын

I loved Pioneer Market in its heyday, it's where I bought my pair of Colt Dragoons, and a Colt SA Army and a pair of .357 Ruger Vaqueros on my second trip. Joe's a great guy to buy from and has some pretty funny stories. 😆

@doodskie999 3 жыл бұрын

That shop owner is the kind of guy you dont wanna mess with. Cool and collected but can shoot you with his eyes closed. Goodluck to the robber who tries to rob that gunstore

@hiteshadhikari 2 жыл бұрын

I mean Rick did rob him

@glennwhitehead6484 4 жыл бұрын

That was clearly using a metallic cartridge. It's either been converted or it was an 1874 model. The 1863 used, as Rick mentioned, a combustible, paper cartridge with a separate percussion cap.

@artheriford 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too

@plop55 9 ай бұрын

It's a conversion. It still had the old pellet automatic priming system in place.

@normanbraslow7902 4 жыл бұрын

Look closely when he loads it. The Sharps has been converted to shoot center fire brass cartridges. It is NOT in original condition. It should be using paper cartridges. That drops the price drastically.

@ChristoWhat 4 жыл бұрын

The show is all fake dude..

@haroldeivins5725 4 жыл бұрын

wonder if any one else seen that

@allenwilson9656 4 жыл бұрын

He had said earlier ball , power and primer. Then he drops in a cartridge 🤔

@MadRS 4 жыл бұрын

Yep I picked up on that one too but remember that in 1867 roughly 60,000 were converted to metallic cartridge for continued use by the Army.

@haroldwilkes598 4 жыл бұрын

The Sharps Rifle and Carbine (Models 1848 to 1881) were chambered for the . 50-90 Sharps cartidge (0.52in caliber/bore).

@monilparekh1457 4 жыл бұрын

Rick: i have someone who knows all about this

@euclideszoto997 4 жыл бұрын

I love those old revolvers in the showcase. They remind me of the Clint Eastwood movies where he takes out the revolver to reload ammo or exchanges the barrel. Those clicky noises are addictive to listen to!

@brianlippe9311 2 жыл бұрын

Outlaw jose whales

@Puppy_Puppington 6 ай бұрын

I own those. It’s the Remington 1858 new model navy or army depending on the caliber

@chadiearmy1478 4 жыл бұрын

When you go to another persons store and still negotiate a price

@dosmundos3830 2 жыл бұрын

it may be another's store but they're coming on Rick's show which is a lot bigger ;)

@giorgisulukhia1574 4 жыл бұрын

It really acquires quite amount of skills to hit the target from that distance, well done

@JMoney_1510 3 жыл бұрын

I love how the owner wanted $2,500 and said if you find the right person they’ll pay it. Rick goes $1,900 and the owner goes deal. Lol

@bottle3124 Жыл бұрын

And..?

@thinman8621 3 жыл бұрын

You gotta find the right buyer. Rick is 300 miles from home. Could he be the right buyer?

@rockydee7499 4 жыл бұрын

"That would've been the assault rifle of its day" *Henry Rifle* : Am i a fookin joke to you old man?

@garnetbezanson1404 4 жыл бұрын

The henry was basically the minigun

@Kwiwiwiwi 4 жыл бұрын

An assault rifle need to have power and usefulness but it’s main point is that it has to be readily mass produced. The Henry was rare and expensive, and couldn’t be produced as fast or as cheap as the sharps. Only high ranking officers would have something like a Henry

@rockydee7499 4 жыл бұрын

@Custis Long Henry rifle was around that time but just like kiwi said its produced on small quantities so its rare but it would make its way to American Wild West as Winchester rifle

@GiveMeYourNachosButthead 4 жыл бұрын

Laughs in *Evans Repeater*

@rockydee7499 4 жыл бұрын

@@Kwiwiwiwi assault rifles best features is its automatic firing and henry was the best and cheapest repeater of its day. Sharps are single shot rifles.

@Slenderirl 4 жыл бұрын

"You drive a hard bargain" LOL

@EGarrett01 4 жыл бұрын

3:02 Pretty sure that's the worst possible place to put your camera when you have a loaded rifle about to be fired.

@Rob_Ethereal 4 жыл бұрын

No moron , that makes it more cinematic , it's a show you know .

@EGarrett01 4 жыл бұрын

@Rob Jenn So why not have the camera right at the explosion too? After all, it'll be super cinematic? And why do they bother with stuntmen in movies at all? Having the real actor fall off a 100-foot cliff would be even better. Those aren't rhetorical either, let's see you answer.

@EGarrett01 4 жыл бұрын

@Camaro 1968 Ahhh did I say they should ban the clip or something? What the heck are you projecting onto what you read?

@HeavyBrocks 4 жыл бұрын

Everett01 You don’t seriously think it was loaded at that point? 🤣

@acheface 4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't loaded then.

@adams6438 4 жыл бұрын

“We are taking every safety precaution that is necessary” yea, by that you mean you stood far back.. got it

@G_Little 2 жыл бұрын

The rifle expert getting told how it fired. Im sure he learned a lot lol

@aragontwinkll1107 4 жыл бұрын

Funny how u can always count the ha ha ha's in Ricks laught 04:34 oh-he-h-h-ha

@mickpriestley 4 жыл бұрын

1:01 - "calvary" Also...no way he made that shot first time

@bottle3124 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the union calvary was so awesome, I mean the union is okay but especially the calvary

@osofitness9123 2 жыл бұрын

Props to the camera staring down the barrel as Rick aims it at him. Talk about commitment to an art lol

@seachers6124 4 жыл бұрын

"I'm really glad to be bringing something home with me !" I had a buddy once who said the same thing ... Three months worth of treatments at "THE CLINIC" and he still isn't right !!!

@shockwave6213 4 жыл бұрын

For anyone curious: The explosive target is probably Tannerite. You can buy the 2 powders to mix together yourself at home. Its extremely stable and safe. You can only set it off with a shock-like force, such as a bullet. Edit: I just saw the Star Reactive Targets label on the jar.

@Rizzbulla 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we know.

@OverlandOne 3 жыл бұрын

Quigley used a Sharps to hit a bucket like 3 miles away. Well, ok, maybe not quite that far but...it was a great shot.

@BeeKeeper37 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t imagine sitting in the car on a road trip with that wheezy laugh

@saedin7k486 4 жыл бұрын

i would have to crank the radio and tune him out

@arkanilmasawungrana3730 4 жыл бұрын

I love Rick's laugh. It's like you choke him but you're not. Hehe

@theacmemovement9677 2 жыл бұрын

They were unstoppable...sure Custer had that impression also...

@Patches1776 3 жыл бұрын

2:11 he went all the way around his words just to not say tannerite lol

@victoriaregina8344 Жыл бұрын

THIS IS A SURPRISE one second later: this is an exploding target 🤣

@solosniper86 4 жыл бұрын

1:01 Calvary? C'mon son! It's cavalry.

@jmweed1861 2 жыл бұрын

Buford's Cavalry at Gettysburg were not only using Sharps, but Stars and Burnside Carbines. By 1864, Union Cavalry was using 7 Shot Spencer Repeating Carbines..

@DJGearBolt 2 жыл бұрын

This is the town where i grew up, i love joe!

@edwindude9893 3 жыл бұрын

The USMC gunny instructor at fort AP Hill had a couple of sharps and Winchester’s for us to shoot during a visit from the UK. More fun than the modern rifles.

@redamehdihassan1113 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful presentation, very extravagant. I wish you all lasting happiness, success and progress in your work. Health and Safety with sincere thanks and respect.

@Mister8224 2 жыл бұрын

You're list Mehdi, just like your indefensible Islam arguments & pro-marxist positions.

@hotwheelsmania6963 3 жыл бұрын

When Rick gets a taste of his own medicine when it comes to prices

@danielalmeida7555 3 жыл бұрын

The guy was so proud of his explosive target

@studogable 3 жыл бұрын

Good shot, Rick!

@samarnold4180 3 жыл бұрын

Love how Rick tells people about their own stuff like they don’t know

@callofdutyguy9 3 жыл бұрын

It’s for the benefit of the viewer.

@JMoney_1510 Жыл бұрын

Yeah and…

@pflaffik 2 жыл бұрын

Used to be a dream of mine to have one, Sharps rifle with long barrel, not this Carbine version. Preferable the 1874 model in caliber .45-110.

@AnupamOO 4 жыл бұрын

Sean is my favorite arms expert

@aliashkeraa 3 жыл бұрын

Rick indeed good shooter

@paulvarga9696 4 ай бұрын

He was loading a brass cartridge which makes that the 1868 conversion to 50-70. There is one of those I am currently doing a conservation on

@stoneyswolf 2 жыл бұрын

I got a sharps bolt and carrier in my AR so much thought into the design it's worth the money.

@tageerickson581 3 жыл бұрын

“Exploding target” It’s called tanarite

@DPImageCapturing 4 жыл бұрын

I am sure the store owner knows everything about it already Rick!!

@nomadmarine0331 2 жыл бұрын

he ain't leaving with that rifle for less than three days either. I love this show knowing full well that it is a load.

@michaelscott8567 4 жыл бұрын

@0:39 "Once they became proficient with it, they were unstoppable *Sitting Bull & Crazy horse: Enters chat room* *"Expert"* *Flees

@day1avsfan907 2 жыл бұрын

I like these episodes where Rick visits other stores to buy items

@sudarshanjohari6315 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@nathanamaro5456 4 жыл бұрын

I saw this episode lol funny that it’s here now

@TheNuckinFoob 3 жыл бұрын

Range is hot!! Immediately cuts to an angle directly in front of Rick, in the hot range.

@lgetguud 3 жыл бұрын

The 1st rifle... so cool

@vernonsalisbury5276 4 жыл бұрын

Good shot Rick!

@7xXSE7ENXx7 3 жыл бұрын

they decided to teach him how it's used after he kept saying "carbeen"

@tom.1 4 жыл бұрын

Ain't no messin' with that cowboy!

@dougmcdonald7400 3 жыл бұрын

Rick is a pretty good shot. That was a good shot for free stand.

@txfrogboy8975 3 жыл бұрын

The owner is just there like “ Yeah I know”

@dustinsandoval7373 3 жыл бұрын

Professional shopper!! 😂😂😂

@codwizard7526 4 жыл бұрын

Rick even negotiates when he goes to a store

@lewisgiles8855 3 жыл бұрын

Good show old chap! 😃

@karlasutherland3212 2 жыл бұрын

Nice shot ricky

@alekrodriguez3124 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool 😎 episode of pawn stars

@amanpasha8990 4 жыл бұрын

Rick has a great aim.

@chunamiwavechunami4048 4 жыл бұрын

Nice shot rick

@greatstuff8554 3 жыл бұрын

Rick goes to a shop and actually beats down the seller lol 😂 He really does have some nerves!

@dosmundos3830 2 жыл бұрын

the advertising for the shop being on Pawn Stars is worth more than the entire price of the rifle. That's why all these other shops and experts come on the show.

@j_spazzsjjd6474 4 жыл бұрын

Good shot fr

@allaansnackbar4269 4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact there’s no such thing as an assault rifle unless a rifle is assaulting someone

@vivek-1318 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@IAmSamThatIAM 3 жыл бұрын

Carrying big money like that where ever you go. I learn how to type within a couple of days, and I'm proud of myself.

@omarkhayat8790 4 жыл бұрын

Every time pioneer

@s.bridgelim7167 4 жыл бұрын

The guy is tough😁

@NotAnOperator442 3 жыл бұрын

Hence the “sharpshooter” lol

@nigelkavanagh2048 4 жыл бұрын

We are taking all safety precaution! Then walks up the range with it mixed to set it up. Ha ha.

@robintaylor4249 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I have seven of these laying around

@user-lo8ju3qf2o 4 жыл бұрын

Ricks options in every show- Option A- let me get an expert Option B- ten cents and nothing higher

@russellkeeling9712 2 жыл бұрын

That Sharps seems to be broken at the point where the action pin latches under a small slot in the housing. I have an old Sharps, serial # 1279 that was converted to cased ammunition at some point. Mine has the same broken spot that is supposed to hold the pin in.