Shooting Buffalo Rifles of the Old West by Mike Venturino

The latest reprint of Mike Venturino's series on Old West firearms, SHOOTING BUFFALO RIFLES of the OLD WEST, evokes memories of these historic rifles, and the colorful characters who shot them, from a seminal period in our nation's past. The Springfields, Sharps, Remingtons, Ballards and Winchesters of the blackpowder era are detailed in 288 pages, including over 200 personal and archival photographs. Extensive information on the many cartridges used in these rifles as well as reloading data is included.

Contents

Introduction
2) What Constitutes a Buffalo Rifle?
3) Understanding Buffalo Rifle Cartridges

PART I: THE RIFLES
4) Trapdoor Springfields
5) Sharps
6) Remingtons
7) Ballards
8) Winchester Single Shot
9) The Rifle Reproductions

PART II: BASIC RELOADING FOR BUFFALO RIFLES
10) Introduction to Buffalo Cartridge Reloading
11) Basic Reloading for Buffalo Rifles
12) A Paper Patch Bullet Demonstration
13) .40-70 Bottleneck (2 1/4")
14) .40-70 Straight (2 1/2")
15) .40-90 Bottleneck (2 5/8")
16) .44-77 (2 1/4")
17) .44-90 (2 5/8")
18) .45-70 Government (2 1/10")
19) .45-90(2 4/10")
20) .45-100 (2 6/10")
21) .45-110 (2 7/8")
22) .50-70 Government (1 3/4")
23) .50-90 (2 1/2")

PART Ill
24) Modern Competitions for Buffalo Rifles
25) Reloading Match-Grade Ammunition

PART IV: MISCELLANEOUS
26) Sights
27) "The Buffalo Hunters"
28) "The Legend of Bi fly Dixon"
29) Modern Hunting with Buffalo Rifles
30) Modern Bison Hunting
31) The Buffalo Rifle in Combat
32) Cleaning Chores
33) Favorites

BIBLIOGRAPHY
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