SHOOTING BUFFALO RIFLES OF THE OLD WEST

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Table of ContentsIntroduction……………………………………………………………………….. 112) What Constitutes a Buffalo Rifle?………………………………………… 183) Understanding Buffalo Rifle Cartridges…………………………………. 22PART I: THE RIFLES4) Trapdoor Springfields ………………………………………………………. 275) Sharps…………………………………………………………………………… 346) Remingtons……………………………………………………………………. 487) Ballards…………………………………………………………………………. 568) Winchester Single Shot……………………………………………………… 609) The Rifle Reproductions…………………………………………………….. 63PART II: BASIC RELOADING FOR BUFFALO RIFLES10) Introduction to Buffalo Cartridge Reloading…………………………. 7011) Basic Reloading for Buffalo Rifles………………………………………. 7712) A Paper Patch Bullet Demonstration…………………………………. 100Author’s Note…………………………………………………………….. 11413) .40-70 Bottleneck (2 1/4”)…………………………………………….. 11614) .40-70 Straight (2 1/2”)………………………………………………… 12015) .40-90 Bottleneck (2 5/8”)…………………………………………….. 12516) .44-77 (2 1/4”)…………………………………………………………… 12817) .44-90 (2 5/8”)…………………………………………………………… 13718) .45-70 Government (2 1/10”)………………………………………… 14119) .45-90 (2 4/10”)…………………………………………………………. 14820) .45-100 (2 6/10”)………………………………………………………… 15221) .45-110 (2 7/8”)…………………………………………………………. 15522) .50-70 Government (1 3/4”)………………………………………….. 16023) .50-90 (2 1/2”)…………………………………………………………… 164TABLE OF CONTENTSSHOOTING BUFFALO RIFLES of the OLD WEST9PART III24) Modern Competitions for Buffalo Rifles…………………………….. 16825) Reloading Match-Grade Ammunition……………………………….. 179PART IV: MISCELLANEOUS26) Sights………………………………………………………………………… 20227) “The Buffalo Hunters”…………………………………………………… 21328) “The Legend of Billy Dixon”……………………………………………. 22329) Modern Hunting with Buffalo Rifles………………………………….. 23630) Modern Bison Hunting………………………………………………….. 24631) The Buffalo Rifle in Combat……………………………………………. 25732) Cleaning Chores………………………………………………………….. 26533) Favorites……………………………………………………………………. 271