Shooting Buffalo Rifles of the Old West

Table of Contents

Introduction
2) What Constitutes a Buffalo Rifle?
3) Understanding Buffalo Rifle Cartridges

Part I: THE RIFLES

4) Trapdoor Springfields
5) Sharps
6) Remingtons
7) Ballards
8) Winchester Single Shot
9) The Rifle Reproductions

Part II: BASIC RELOADING FOR BUFFALO RIFLES

10)Introduction to Buffalo Cartridge Reloading
11)Basic Reloading for Buffalo Rifles
12)A Paper Patch Bullet Demonstration
Author's Note
13).40-70 Bottleneck (2 1/4")
14).40-70 Straight (2 1/2")
15).40-90 Bottleneck (2 5/8")
16).44-77 (2 1/4")
17).44-90 (2 5/8")
18).45-70 Government (2 1/10")
19).45-90 (2 4/10")
20).45-100 (2 6/10")
21).45-110 (2 7/8)
22).50-70 Government (1 3/4")
23).50-90 (2 1/2")

PART III

24)Modern Competitions for Buffalo Rifles
25)Reloading Match-Grade Ammunition

PART IV: MISCELLANEOUS

26)Sights
27)"The Buffalo Hunters"
28)"The Legend of Billy Dixon"
29)Modern Hunting with Buffalo Rifles
30)Modern Bison Hunting
31)The Buffalo Rifle in Combat
32)Cleaning Chores
33)Favorites

BIBLIOGRAPHY
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