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Schuetzen was basically the late 19th-century equivalent of today’s Free Rifle competition. Guns could be of any configuration as long as they were non-bolt-action single shot designs. An interesting account of how and why the National Rifle Association was formed, and its participation in the international matches, bringing the Schuetzen Rifle into America. There are accounts of various tournaments through the years, news items and scores from old journals. Included are short histories of the rifles in existence at this time such as Ballard, Stevens, Winchester, Sharps, and Maynard, to name a few, plus special sections on sights, loading, bullets and lubricants. Soft bound, 5-1/2 x 8-3/8", with 121 well illustrated pages. The Table of Contents includes the following: Foreword Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Early Days of the Single Shot Rifle Chapter 2 The Quest for Accuracy Chapter 3 News Items and Scores from Old Journals Chapter 4 A Short History of the Stevens Arms Company Chapter 5 Early Stevens Rifles Chapter 6 Stevens Rifles of the Golden Age Chapter 7 Remington Rifles 1870-1907 Chapter 8 Ballard Rifles Chapter 9 The Maynard Rifle 1873-1882 Chapter 10 Sharps Rifles Chapter 11 The Winchester Single Shot Rifle Chapter 12 Some Gunsmiths of Colorado Chapter 13 Frank and George Freund Chapter 14 George Shalck Chapter 15 Harry M. Pope Chapter 16 A.O. Zischang Chapter 17 Adolph O. Niedner Chapter 18 W.Milton Farrow Chapter 19 Telescopic Sights for Single Shot Rifles Chapter 20 Hints on Loading the Single Shot Rifle Chapter 21 Lead Bullets and Lubricants Chapter 22 Paper Patch Bullets Chapter 23 Whitney Arms Chapter 24 Peabody - Martini Chapter 25 German Eagle Target Chapter 26 Items of Interest Appendix A Appendix B Softcover, 5 ½ x 8 3/8, 121 pages, well illustrated.
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Schuetzen Rifles History and Loadings
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Soft Cover. Condition: New. This is a revised edition by Gerald O. Kelver. An interesting account of why the National Rifle Association was formed, and participation in international matches, bringing the Scheutzen Rifle into America. Accounts of various tournaments through the years, news items and match scores from old journals. Short histories of the rifles in existence at this time. Ballard, Stevens, Winchester, Sharps, and Maynard. Special sections on sights, loading, bullets, and lubricants, and an informative section on Colorado gunsmiths. Well illustrated. Seller Inventory # DGW-1998-9781877704208-WH1