Sharps Ace

[I. J.]

Plus the Sharp Pan Target - basically a side lever Ace and the Victory.



(Non standard stock.)



ATB
Ian

[BC312]

Wasn't really struck with the Innova, had quite a lot of plastic on it, i thought it was the poor relation to the Sharps Ace. Was the receiver plastic.

[MartynB]

Wasn't really struck with the Innova, had quite a lot of plastic on it, i thought it was the poor relation to the Sharps Ace. Was the receiver plastic.

It was, down side is scope rails came away if people over tightened scope mounts

[I. J.]

The problem with the Ace was that the scope rails were directly on the barrel which had quite a curvature. Special mounts relieved between the dovetails were required or a normal set modified. Ive even seen an Ace were the barrel between the dovetails was filed flat.

[Herx77]

Wasn't really struck with the Innova, had quite a lot of plastic on it, i thought it was the poor relation to the Sharps Ace. Was the receiver plastic.

Only seen an ace at a distance but had several shoot offs at ICENI against INNOVA's. John Stevens(and his lawn mower pump handle) and Richard North.
HERX77.

[MartynB]

Ive even seen an Ace were the barrel between the dovetails was filed flat.

That is sacrilege

[hellsquad]

Just bought my first Ace, waiting for it to arrive

[carlins2000]

Just bought my first Ace, waiting for it to arrive

Very jealous, you won't regret it, you soon get used to the faf of pumping

[hellsquad]

Very jealous, you won't regret it, you soon get used to the faf of pumping

Got x5 innovas and a few crosman pumpers now so used to faf
Also have a Setra coming, 1st of those as well, the 2 should keep me busy for a while

Really excited

[--ped--]

make sure the setra has either the UK spec blow off or has a cut spring

[hellsquad]

make sure the setra has either the UK spec blow off or has a cut spring

Yes have spent days going over all the past Setra posts on here seems going to have to make a tool!! Interesting guns these pumper, truly found a new area of the hobby and loving it

[TonyL]

Plus the Sharp Pan Target - basically a side lever Ace and the Victory.



(Non standard stock.)



ATB
Ian

The problem with the Ace was that the scope rails were directly on the barrel which had quite a curvature. Special mounts relieved between the dovetails were required or a normal set modified. Ive even seen an Ace were the barrel between the dovetails was filed flat.

Nice little menagerie there, Ian.

My Ace had the (sturdier) Kestock Conversions breech / bolt fitted.

Did Sportsmatch end up making a mount specifically for the Ace?

[I. J.]

Did Sportsmatch end up making a mount specifically for the Ace?

Yes with relieved dove tail and cut away side for ease of loading.

[greenwayjames]

The Pan Target came in at least two versions. Both were sidelever with one based on the Victory valving and trigger and the other on the Ace set up. Then there is the Heirinken? target model which the PanTarget took inspiration from but that was not really a production rifle more like a large number of prototypes. Apparently there is a llnk between the two companies. The valving was conventional knock open similar to Benjamin/Sheridan/Setra.
No one has yet mentioned the best Sharp version of the Ace, the Hunter. Made for the US market with an angled sidelever and unique match trigger

[TonyL]

Very interesting; thank you.