![]() Numerous black and white photos and line drawings round out the book. Of particular interest is the vast amount of reloading information. Barrel shapes, and stocks produced by Winchester and Marlin reloading data sections on performance-including black powder-for various calibers Winchester's and Marlin's rival firearms manufacturers sights shooting tips hunting with the lever gun maintenance accuracy and much, much more. Venturino focuses on every aspect of nineteenth-century lever guns and their modern-day replicas their history and development the different models. The man who actually helped invent"modern" black powder cartridge shooting and competition, shares a lifetime of accumulated knowledge on owning and shooting the lever guns of the Old West using traditional methods. They helped feed the settlers as they moved westward, and they were considered standard armament for western law officers until long after the Old West ended. They were present on one side or another in almost every Indian fight from 1866 onward. Marlin, Cowboy Action Shooting, antique firearm, or modern-replica library! It is almost inevitable that anyone with a feel for the history of the American West also develop an interest in lever action type repeating firearms. No other gun is considered more American than the lever. SHOOTING THE LEVER GUNS OF THE OLD WEST by Mike Venturino Except for single action revolvers. ![]()
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