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Who Was Albert F. Mitchell?
When somebody hears the words “Sharps rifle,” the first things that probably come to mind are the great buffalo hunts, the “Wild and Wooly West” and tales of long-range shots, Indian attacks, and hunters freezing in blizzards.
The Wyoming Schuetzen Union's “Center Shot”
The Leech Cup – Lost . . . and Found
Flat Top Follow Up
PRODUCT REVIEWS
BULLET HARDNESS for BLACK POWDER CARTRIDGE RIFLES
HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT BLACK POWDER CARTRIDGE RIFLES
BLACK POWDER SHOTSHELLS
Easier Than You Might Think
2020 SMITHMOOR CUP
The annual championship Smithmoor Cup BPCR Silhouette match was held July 16-17, 2020.
Winchester 1885
Special Target or Special Sporting Rifle
New Model Sight Drifter
Product Reviews
The Wyoming Schuetzen Union's “Center Shot”
The Old Veteran
Reaming a REVOLVER
I am sure you probably know guys that can’t just leave something well enough alone; they have to “improve” whatever they are interested in, to the point that the project is basically ruined.
The Eprouvette
We are all aware of the modern technology to quantify gunpowder performance such as chronographs and pressure transducers, but have you ever thought about how black powder performance and quality control were measured before our current technology was available?
LEARNING to LOAD
.45- 1 10 Sharps the Old Way
Bompie's High Wall
Throughout my career, I have worried over all of the guns that I have built and restored, but this particular rifle caused exceptional stress. The work was for my maternal grandfather, a stoic man who grew up riding his horse off into the wilderness to hunt for days at a time. Some people hunt as a pastime, he is a hunter. He is the man who first taught me to stalk game out in the crisp fall woods with a single shot .22, learning how to still-hunt in the Pennsylvania forests.
Death of the Apache Kid
As Told by Frank Collinson
Deer on the Patio
Adaptable Whitetails
Product Review
I*XL Bowie Knife from Sheffield - Mike Nesbitt
Ideal Shotshell Reloading Tools
The Barlow Years
The Wyoming Schuetzen Union's “Center Shot”
Winchester Barrels
The Ideal Match
In February 1903, the National Board of the Promotion of Rifle Practice directed that the first National Trophy Match would be fired at Sea Girt, New Jersey, in September of that year. A paltry 15 teams were mustered to compete.
The Wyoming Schuetzen Union's “Center Shot”
Harwood’s Hornet
RIFLES & SHOTGUNS from the UNITED KINGDOM
Some Questions and Answers
The Concept of a BALANCED LOAD
This article is solely about the benefits of developing a load for shooting Long Range Black Powder Target Rifle Competition under National Rifle Association (NRA) rules at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards on a paper target with a 10-inch X-ring.
Confessions of a BUFFALO BUTCHER
In 1885, J.A. Allen wrote to the editor of Forest and Stream magazine asking for the readers to contribute any information they had available to help record the demise of the once-great buffalo herds. In this article we print his request, the request of the editor of Forest and Stream to the readers, and one reader’s reply, which I found most interesting.
Accuracy Test Part III
Sharps Model 1853 “Slant-Breech” Carbine
A GLIMPSE INTO THE HISTORY
Future of the Oldest Shooting Sport
A .58 REMINGTON REVISITED
By the end of The War Between the States (Civil War), the U. S. military, as well as European armies realized that muzzleloading rifle-muskets were obsolete.
Pedersoli's 1886 Sporting Classic
Pedersoli recently introduced another version of the old Winchester Model 1886, which they are calling the Model 1886 Sporting Classic.
Keeping Up With The .44-70
A great rifle from C. Sharps Arms became mine in a rather quick way, even though it sat on the “ready rack” for about eight months before I had them put my name on it.
The Wyoming Schuetzen Union's “Center Shot”
D .L .F .Chase – The Man Behind the Patch
Thoughts On Set Triggers
Most of us in the single-shot world have rifles that utilize set triggers. However, I feel there are many misconceptions concerning set triggers even among those riflemen who have used them most of their life. Used in the correct fashion, set triggers can definitely help your shooting. Used incorrectly, they can promote bad habits and really create life-long mental shooting problems.