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Hope you guys don't mind all my posts, but I am always thinking and it gets me in trouble. Looking for recomendations on books about loading black in brass. I think Venturino wrote a book on it. And is it Paul Matthews? mebee. Know of any good one to suggest.I appreciate it, you guys are swell.

Steve Garbe and his BPCR book and periodicals are the place to start IMHO. Informative stuff <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Nick, Mike Venturino's "Shooting Buffalo Rifles of the Old West" is a very good book, and will get you started in the right direction. For more choices, check out www.buffaloarms.com and take a look at the books there (along with everything else you could possibly need for this sport!)

Greg

Thanks for the info guys. Where would I find a place to get stuff written by Steve Garbe? Ever read any of Paul Matthews stuff? He has quite a few on loading/shooting BPCR.

Nick, someone needs to post the link to Chuck Raithel's white paper on BPCR loading. Its very good.

Never had much luck with Mathews.

SS

Hello all and Thanks to Crossfire and Foster from NZ for letting me know about this forum...

Chucks reloading guide is at http://www.ssbpcrc.co.uk very informative!

My interests are broad -US & British BPCR's [singleshot & lever action] US BPC Handguns, early smokeless rifles - single shot, lever and bolt action, including Big game rifles pre-1950's... I am interested in ordering the following:

Fruend & Bro-Pioneer Gunmakers to the West by Pablo Balentine

James Grants series of Single Shot Rifle books.

Encyclopedia of Buffalo hunters & skinners - Vol 1 by Miles Gilbert

Restoring & Shooting the Antique Singleshot rifle - by Croft Baker

Am interested an in any opinions on these titles as I have not seen them...

I have several books on the rack now and continually adding. With Shooting Lever Guns of the Old West and Old Rifle Scopes under the Xmas tree... Awaiting hungry eyes tomorrow.

Merry Xmas to all... Enjoy and keep safe...

cheers,

Cam.....

Thanks for the link Cam, now I only need a rainy day to digest it! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

cam0063: I read Grant's first book, Single Shot Rifles, in the 1957-1958 school year. I was a ninth-grader, and hence able to check out adult books from the public library in Davenport, Iowa. I was fascinated. Since that time, I've read and bought copies of every one of the Grant books. If I had to choose just one, I would choose Boys' Single Shot Rifles, partly for its coverage of "boys' rifles" and partly for its chapter on the development of the Peabody-Martini. As an Australian, you would probably thoroughly enjoy that chapter because that arm played important roles in your country's history. Grant's scholarship was pretty good, but further work has resulted in corrections here and there. However, most of his conclusions remain sound and the Grant books remain enjoyable and informative. I haven't read any of the others on your list, so I have no opinions to offer on those books.

"Single Shot Rifles and Actions"
Frank de Hass

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Greg,

I've got that one. It is excellent. Kelley put me onto it along with Mr Singleshots Gunsmithing Ideas by de Hass a while back. Breech Loading Singleshot rifles by Roberts, MLVs Lever action & Buffalo Rifle Books and a few others are on the shelf too. All good reading...

Twenty two - Thanks, I will keep my eye out for Grants here. If not will see about getting them from BA. very interesting to hear about info there on the Peabody Martini. I have only ever seen 2, which a friend here owns. I had an original Martini Sporting rifle built for an Aussie company in our colonial days. the way it was set up, it is very similar to a What Cheer Midrange rifle.

Am wondering if the Peabody's are seen at any of the current day competitions?

cheers,

Cam...

.......Can the long , or short lever hammerless Martini be shaken, perhaps stirred , into the sidehammer configuration?

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.......Can the long , or short lever hammerless Martini be shaken, perhaps stirred , into the sidehammer configuration?

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