The Muzzle-Loading Rifle... Then and Now

This extensive compilation of the muzzleloading rifle exhibits accumulative preserved data concerning the development of the "hallowed ole arms of the Southern highlands." History and gun knowledge not found so easily is yours in this vital resource.

The Muzzle-Loader is Born/ Making the Barrels/ Shootin' at Raven Rock/ Development of the Rifle/ The Rifle in the American Revolution/ Arms and Ammunition in the U. S. Civil War/ My Gun Collection/ Modern vs. Old-time Methods/ Proving Accuracy by Tests/ Hunting in the Great Smokies/ Mountain Smiths and their Craftsmanship/ Building Two Rifles from a Junk Pile/ Frontier Riflemen in American History/ Match Shooting Today in Tennessee/ The Revival of the Matches