Schuetzen Rifles - History and Loadings by Gerald Kelver

Description: end_display_feedback_code_window Schuetzen Rifles - History and Loadings by Gerald O. Kelver 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:ForewordAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Early Days of the Single Shot RifleChapter 2 The Quest for AccuracyChapter 3 News Items and Scores from Old JournalsChapter 4 A Short History of the Stevens Arms CompanyChapter 5 Early Stevens RiflesChapter 6 Stevens Rifles of the Golden AgeChapter 7 Remington Rifles 1870-1907Chapter 8 Ballard RiflesChapter 9 The Maynard Rifle 1873-1882Chapter 10 Sharps RiflesChapter 11 The Winchester Single Shot RifleChapter 12 Some Gunsmiths of ColoradoChapter 13 Frank and George FreundChapter 14 George ShalckChapter 15 Harry M. PopeChapter 16 A.O. ZischangChapter 17 Adolph O. NiednerChapter 18 W.Milton FarrowChapter 19 Telescopic Sights for Single Shot RiflesChapter 20 Hints on Loading the Single Shot RifleChapter 21 Lead Bullets and LubricantsChapter 22 Paper Patch BulletsChapter 23 Whitney ArmsChapter 24 Peabody - MartiniChapter 25 German Eagle TargetChapter 26 Items of InterestAppendix AAppendix BSoftcover, 5 ½ x 8 3/8, 121 pages, well illustrated.

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