Shooting Lever Guns of the Old West by Mike Venturino

300 pages detailing all pre-1900 models of Winchester and Marlin lever action rifles and carbines, plus reloading data on cartridges from the .25-20 to the .50-110.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION
BASIC TERMS

PART ONE -- THE GUNS

WINCHESTERS
THE HENRY & MODEL l866
MODEL 1873
MODERN HENRY, MODELS 1866 & 1873
MODEL 1876
MODEL 1886
MODERN MODEL 1886s
MODEL l892
MODERN MODEL l892s
MODEL l894
MODEL l895 (VINTAGE & MODERN)

MARLINS
MODEL l881
MODELS 1888, 1889, & 1894
MODERN MODEL l894s
MODEL l893
MODEL l895 (VINTAGE & MODERN)

PART TWO -- RELOADING FOR OLD WEST LEVER GUNS

THE PISTOL CARTRIDGE CALIBERS
GENERAL COMMENTS
.25-20
.32 WCF (.32-20)
.38 Special
.357 Magnum
.38 WCF (.38-40)
.44 Magnum
.44 WCF (.44-40)
.45 Colt

WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 CALIBERS
GENERAL COMMENTS
.40-60 WCF
.45-60 WCF
.45-75 WCF
.50-95 WCF

WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 & MARLIN MODEL 1895 CALIBERS
GENERAL COMMENTS
.33 WCF
.38-56 WCF
.40-65 WCF (.40-60 Marlin)
.40-82 WCF
.45-70 Gov't
.45-90 WCF
.50-110 WCF

WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 & MARLIN MODEL 1893 CALIBERS
GENERAL COMMENTS
.25-35 WCF
.30 WCF (30-30)
.32-40
.32 W.S.
.38-55

WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 CALIBERS
GENERAL COMMENTS
.30-40 Krag
.35 WCF
.38-72 WCF
.40-72 WCF
.405 WCF

PART THREE -- MISCELLANEOUS
Rivals To Winchester and Marlin
The Lever Gun As A Fighting Rifle
Sights For Old West Lever Guns
The Lever Gun For Hunting
Conclusion

APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY