Black Powder Cartridge Rifles

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The Black Powder Cartridge Silhouette Handbook -- by Croft Barker

Croft Barker's new book is without question the best offering available to the newcomer and seasoned pro alike. Beginning with the history and rules, Croft carefully and completely discusses the rifles, sights, cartridge selection, bullets, loading, cleaning, equipment, shooting techniques, and spotting. The chapter on spotting is excellent as this most important part of the silhouette game is often overlooked or taken for granted. The book is well written in an easygoing style that combines the basic data with a few anecdotes along the way, making the book a pleasure to read and a fountain of useful information. Softcover Your Cost $29.00

Wind Drift Deceleration of the Cast Bullet at Black-Powder Velocities -- by Paul Matthews

Learn the facts that help reduce wind drift to become a better shooter of cast bullets at black-powder velocities. Softcover Your Cost: $6.95..
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Forty Years with the .45-70 Revised Edition-- by Paul A. Matthews

 

Cast Bullets for the Black Powder Cartridge Rifle --by Paul A. Matthews

In his newest book, Paul Matthews with his 45 years of experience, explain show to find the right cast bullet to perform in your black powder cartridge rifle. He puts into perspective the tools and techniques used to make your cast bullet shooting a success. Softbound Your cost:$22.50

 

How-To's for the Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Shooter-- by Paul A. Matthews

This volume contains fine points not covered in Matthews' other two black-powder books, such as lube recipes, good bore cleaners and over-powder wads. Tips include compressing powder charge, combating wind resistance, improving ignition and combustions, and hints on case annealing. Softbound  Your Cost: $22.50

Shooting the Black Powder Cartridge Rifle -- by Paul A. Matthews

Specific information for shooters to gain more understanding on the operation and approach to accurate and reliable use of this generation of rifles. A companion to Loading the Black Powder Rifle Cartridge. Softbound  Your Cost: $22.50

Sixty Years of Rifles -- by Paul A. Matthews

This is a book about rifles and the author's experience and love affair with shooting and hunting. Covers calibers from .22 to .458. Softbound Retail: $19.50 Your Cost: $16.00

 

Loading the Black Powder Rifle Cartridge --by Paul Matthews

Valuable information on the basics, including cartridge care, lubes and molds, powder charges and developing and testing loads. Softbound  Your Cost: $22.50

A Guide to the Maynard Breech-Loader -- by George J. Layman

A Guide to the Ballard Breechloader -- by George J. Layman

For the first time, a volume devoted exclusively to the Ballard Breechloader, a shooting legend. The author traces the early Ballard's convoluted manufacturing history and provides precise estimates to date of production numbers. Layman dispels the ambiguity surrounding the life and career of Charles Ballard, who seems to have been all but ignored by other researchers. Softbound Your Cost: $19.95

 

1869 Brown Manufacturing Company Catalog Reproduction

The extremely rare 1869 Brown Manufacturing Company catalog is considered by many collectors as one of the last to offer the Ballard rifle during its production in Massachusetts. This reproduction is illustrated with several interesting line drawings which include the Ballard military and sporting rifles, the Brown bolt action rifle, the Southerner derringer, and the scarce rim fire reloading set that is practically unknown to many collectors. For single-shot rifle aficionados, it is an indispensable piece of literature that is seldom to never encountered in its original form. A great companion to A Guide to the Ballard Breechloader. Softcover. Your Cost: $7.00

Loading Cartridges for the Original .45-70 Springfield Rifle and Carbine - by Pat Wolf