On the cover: Many of you will recognize the guy on the cover of this issue as Michael L. Venturino, also known to his many friends as “Duke.” Putting him on the cover of the News is bittersweet, as he passed away on June 9th of this year, due to a long battle with heart disease.. This issue features From the Editor, About the Cover, Remembering Michael L. Venturino, Black-Powder Javelina, Sharps 50-70s at the "Quigley," Quest for a Chicken Load, Adding to Mike Nesbitt's "Perfection," Following a Cold rail, The Diary of a Brownsville Hunter – 1871, A Visit with Montana Vintage Arms, The Ugly Duckling, Letters from Readers, Product Reviews, Center Shot, Match Results and Rifle Clubs.

On the cover: Dr. Edward Maynard is holding an early 1865 percussion
Maynard rifle complete with what looks to be a telescopic sight by William Malcolm of Syracuse, New York. This issue features From the Editor, Dr. Edward Maynard, Pope-Ballard Schuetzen Rifle Barrel No. 236, Patched Balls and Pork Chops, Smoke of a .45, Captain Jack, The "Case" for the 40-60 Maynard, Letters from Readers, Product Reviews, Center Shot, Match Results and Rifle Clubs information.

The cover features a statue of frontiersman and buffalo hunter extraordinaire, Jim White. This issue features Remembering Miles Gilbert, Cimarron Model 1894 Short Rifle, Jim White Boss Buffalo Hunter, Reading the Wind, Shooting the Remington-Type Revolving Carbine, Adding to Perfection, Product Reviews, Center Shot, Match Results, and Rifle Clubs.

This issue features Accuracy Test Part IX, Three Historically Important Black Powder Rifles, The Rise and Fall of Recreation Magazine, Stevens Target Rifles 1875-1915 – Volumes I and II, What's Inside an Old 44-90, James Graham – Hunting Wolves in Texas, SPG Tropical Lube and BACO Bore Wipes iin the 40-65 Black Powder Cartridge Rifle, RCBS's Partner Press, The Nifty 38-50, Match Results, and Rifle Clubs.

This issue features Primer Flash Hole Diameter & Black-Powder Cartrdige Accuracy; .31 Percussion/32 S&W Conversion; An Old Hunter Afield Again; James Henry Carleton, Kit Carson and Order 15; Finding the Accuracy Envelope; Stevens-Pope, 1901-1913, Vol. 1, 2 & 3 – Warren Greatbatch & Tom Rowe; A Sharps of My Own; and more.

This issue features The Springfield Long-Range Rifle, Accuracy Test - Part VIII, The North-West Mounted Police Mills Belt, 10-Gauge Black Powder Shotshell Reloading, One Shot with Old Powder, James R. Mead's Buffalo Hunt - October 1860, SK Long Range, Product Reviews, Center Shot, and more.

This issue features Edwin D. Webber Obituary, The Lure of the "Big Fifty," Blowtube Basics, Rational Expectations for Black-Powder Cartridge Accuracy, Charley Trask & His Big Kill, The Performance of the .45 Revolver, Product Reviews, Center Shot, Match Results, and more.

This issue features 30th Matthew Quigley Buffalo Rifle Match, Norman S. Brockway Gunsmith & Rifleman, Out of the Brush, Myths and Facts About Buffalo Hunting, Dissecting a .44-77, Reloading Recommendations from DuPont, Product Reviews, Center Sot, Match Results, and Rifle Clubs.

This issue features The .38 Long Colt, Be More Than a Wannabe - Part VI, Winchester's 1873 Saddle Ring Carbine, A Black Powder Cartridge Neck Tension Test .22, S.B. Elkins and "The Last of the Buffalo", MVA Model 1885 High Wall Action, Chambering Cam from Double E Engineering, Center Shot, Match Results, Rifle Clubs, and more.

This issue features Trapdoor Barrel Specifications, .35-40 Maynard 1882, Be More Than a Wannabe Part V, .44-70 Trials and Errors, Oscar Brackett, Chamber Casting, Restoring a Rare Whitney, Blades of the U.S. Dragoons, Letters from Readers, Product Reviews, Center Shot, Match Results, and Rifle Clubs.

This issue features: Accuracy Test VII, The Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Model 1877, Be More Than a Wannabe Part IV, Shooting the .32 & .38 Smith & Wesson, Carver Rifle Sights and Shooting Accessories, Richard W. "Dick" Rock, Letters from Readers, Product Reviews, Center Shot, Match Results, and Rifle Clubs.

This issue features: Accuracy Test Part VI, A Special Order Winchester High Wall, Be More than a Wannabe Part III, A French Cape Gun, A Good Look at Buffalo Camp, An Incremental Load Development Method, Newspaper Articles, Letters from Readers, Product Reviews, Center Shot, Match Results and Rifle Clubs.

This issue features On Hunting and Sniping, Death in the Desert, A COVID-19 Project, Be More Than a Wannabe (Part II), A .40 Caliber Long-Range Rifle, The Hide Hunting Exploits of Harry "Sam" Young, Letters from Readers, Center Shot, Match Results, and Competitions.

This issue features Making an 8-Bore Westley Richards Explora Shoot, Be More Than a "Wannabe", Black Powder .44-ing, Two clever Cartridge Conversions, Hide-Hunting Tidbits, Comparison of Strength of Eighteenth-Century and Contemporary Black Powder: Eprouvette Data, Resizing Your Blowtube, Product Reviews, Center Shot, Match Results, Competitions, and more.

This issue features Black Powder Shot Shells, Accuracy Test Part V, Bullet Hardness, Extracts from Frank E. Conrad Ledgers, Who Was Albert F. Mitchell?,  Bobbie Gier Obituary, Product Reviews: Flat Top Follow Up, Center Shot: Leech Cup, Match Results,  and Competitions.

This issue features  Learning to Load, Accuracy Test Part IV, The Eprouvette, Winchester 1885, Reaming a Revolver, New Model Sight Drifter, The Old Veteran, From the Editor, Match Results, and Competitions.

This issue features Ideal Shotshell Reloading Tools; The Ideal Match; Deer on the Patio; Bompie's High Wall; Death of the Apache Kid; Extracts from The Frank E. Conrad Ledgers, Part I; Product Reviews; Center Shot; Match Results; Competitions and more.

This issue features Accuracy Test: Sharps Model 1853 "Slant-Breech" Carbine (Part III); A .58 Remington Revisited; A Glimpse into the History & Future of the Oldest Shooting Sport; Black Powder Cartridge Rifles & Shotguns from the United Kingdom; Confessions of a Buffalo Butcher; The Concept of a Balanced Load; Product Reviews: Graf & Sons, Gripmaker, Lee; Industry News: BPC Website, Shock Shield from Lyman; Center Shot, Match Results and more.

On the cover: USA team member Kenn Heismann doing his level best at the 12th MLAIC Long Range World Championships. This issue features Accuracy Test - Sharps Model 1851 "Slant-Breech" Carbine Part II, Pedersoli's 1886 Sporting Classic, How I Load the .45-90 for Long-Range Target Competition, The Interesting Thing about Footnotes and Endnotes, Keeping Up with the .44-70, Thoughts on Set Triggers, Product Reviews, Center Shot, Match Results, and much more.

This issue features Packing Iron, Advice from Lieutenant Colonel Cradock, Hopkins & Allen Model 922, Accuracy Test, James H. Cook, The Final Destination of Buffalo Hides, Elterich Rifle Bullet Shell, Center Shot, Match Results, Competitions, and more.

This issue features The .44-40 as a Deer Cartridge, ballard's No. 6 1/2 Rigby Rifle, Fun with .32-Caliber Pistol Cartridges, An Introduction to the Hide Industry, Shooting with the Bayonet, and much more.

This issue features Little Big Shoot, Testing  Different Bullet-Nose Shapes, Horatio Ross & the "Queen of the Forest," Wind-Gauge Sight on the 1878 Sharps Musket, The .303 British and Black Powder, In Addition to New Rifles, D.N. Heizer, The Quigley Bucket Challenge, and much more.

This issue features The 2018 Matthew Quigley Buffalo Rifle Match, The .577 Howdah Pistol, Starting Out with the .50-70, J.D. Dougall Gun & Rifle Manufacturer, On the Buffalo Range, SPG Bullet Lubricants, and much more.

This issue features Extraordinary Shooting and Troublesome Business, Annual Double Rifle Shoot in Alaska, The Uberti Model 1873, Offhand Rifle Shooting, My First Long Range and Mid Range BPC Target Match, Indian Depredation Case Files (Part XII), Match Results and much more.

This issue features Seems Like Old Times; Loading & Shooting 12- and 10-Bore Double Rifles; New Loads for the .50-95 Winchester; Sir Henry Seton-Karr, Big-Game Hunter; A Tale of Two Hepburns; Indian Depredation Case Files Part XI; Match Results; and much more.

This issue features Gunstock Wood; Dr. Shorb's Rifle & Shotgun; J.P. Lower-Style 1877 Sharps; Relining Rifle Barrels; Indian Depredation Case Files Part X; William Pickett, Champion Grizzly Killer; Loading by the Batch; Center Shot; Match Results; Upcoming Matches, and much more.

This issue features Spence Wolfe and the "Old Warrior", Beginner's Guide to Long Range Muzzleloading, Handy Little Side-by-Side Hammer Gun, Indian Depredation Case Files Part IX, A Colt SAA Flat-Top Clone Dixie Gun Works, Center Shot, Match Results, and much more.

This issue features: Bullet Casting, A Sharps in Africa - The Highs ad Lows, "Barn-Find" Remington, Indian Depredation Case Files Part VIII, Product Reviews, Match Results and much more.

This issue features: The Curious Case of the Comblain; Say What? Yes, it's a .44-75 Ballard Everlasting!; Black-Powder Cartridges for Double Rifles; Indian Depredation Case Files Part VII; In Defense of the Lubri-Sizer; New Bullet for the .44 Colt; Product Reviews; Industry News; Match Results; and much more.

This issue features: Parker-Hale Rifle by Navy Arms, Mastering Prone, Five Days on the Antelope Range, The Eye Groweth Dim, Indian Depredation Case Files - Part VI, Thoughts on the .43 Spanish and the Remington Rolling-Block Rifle, Good Ideas Are Immortal, A Hunter Class Revival?, Match Results, and much more.

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