The Rifle in America (The Firearms Classics Library)

xii, 641 pp. Black-and-white photographic plates. Includes: Editor's Note; Introduction; Rifle History; The Early Springfields; The Development of the Cartridge; The Early American Cartridge Rifle; The Birth and Development of the Modern Rifle; The Small Game Rifle; Metallic Sights; Telescope Sights, Target and Hunting; Colt and His Rifles; The Sharps Rifle; Winchester--Its Growth and Development; The Winchester Rifle; Remington and UMC--Growth and Development; The Remington Rifle; The Savage Rifle; The Story of Stevens and Pope; The Stevens Rifle; The Ballard Rifle; The Marlin Rifle; The Iver Johnson Rifle; The Newton Rifle; The Mossberg Rifle; Choosing Your Gun and Ammunition; Home Gunsmithing; The Custom Gun; The Military Rifles of the World War; The Care of Your Rifle; What's the Range'; The National Rifle Association and Target Shooting; The Future American Rifle; Appendix: American Cartridges of Today; Ballistic Specifications for Centerfire Rifle Cartridges; Barrel Dimensions; Reference Addresses; Index; Index of Illustrations.