George and the long rifle.

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Rifles of Colonial America, Vol. 1 (Longrifle) [Shumway, George] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rifles of Colonial America, Vol. 1 (Longrifle)Format: Hardcover.

"The Long Rifle satisfied tens of thousands of readers over a half a century ago when it was first published. Stewart Edward White's tale of young Andy Burnett, inheritor of Daniel Boone's own long rifle, is as powerful and moving today as it was when written in the 's/5.

The Long Rifle is a uniquely American adventure story full of thrills. An epic of the best sort. The Long Rifle excited tens of thousands of readers almost one century ago when it was first published.

White’s tale of young Andy Burnett, carrying Daniel Boone’s very own long rifle, is as powerful today as ever/5(27). Get this from a library. George and the long rifle. [Maxine Drury; Harve Stein] -- Inyear-old George Gray follows his older brother Silas to Ohio to start a new life on the frontier.

The rifle itself was quite likely made in northeastern Virginia (now West Virginia). It features a double-set trigger, wedged barrel, and an acorn finial on the patchbox. George Golcher (U.S.) Percussion Kentucky Long Rifle (single-shot/ muzzle-loading/ black powder/ ball ammunition) George Golcher, of New York City, manufactured precision.

published by the The Kentucky Rifle Foundation: Robert Lienemann and team extend their previous pioneering study focusing on the gunshops at Bethlehem and Christian’s Spring Photos and descriptions of over 20 long guns and pistols, including two unpublished Oerter rifles, one in “as new” condition.

The Leader 50 A1 is a semi-automatic bull-pup rifle engineered by Charles − known mostly for designs such as the Leader Dynamics T2 Mk5 semi-automatic rifle, the Bushmaster M17S bull-pup rifle, and the Masterpiece Arms MPAR series of semi-automatic rifles − conceived to provide a versatile and lightweight platform for extremely high-accuracy long-range shooting.

This book may be ordered directly from Scurlock Publishing Co., Inc. Recreating the American Longrifleby William Buchelle, George Shumway, and Peter Alexander. This book is highly recommended to the new rifle builder.

For decades, this was the the best book available on the production of historically accurate longrifles. Manual for Rifle Practice: Including Suggestions for Practice at Long Range, George Wood Wingate,pages. Wingate was the central figure in the founding of the National Rifle Association of America.

Like Whelen’s manual 30 years later, Wingate’s book was adopted as the training manual by many military organizations. The long rifle, also known as longrifle, Kentucky rifle, Pennsylvania rifle, or American longrifle, was one of the first commonly used rifles for hunting and warfare.

It is characterized by an unusually long barrel, a development in American rifles that was uncommon in European rifles of the same of origin: Pennsylvania, America. The American longrifle brandished by Morgan and his riflemen was not the main infantry arm of the rebellious Colonists, not by a long shot.

Less than. 3 Day Long Range Shooting in St. George Utah Course Curriculum: This 3 -Day Long Distance Shooting Course will be taught by former U.S. Marines. These elite instructors have the knowledge and real-world experience to benefit beginners and experienced long-range shooters. Stewart Edward White was many things- lumberjack, cowboy, novelist, biographer, even a writer of a psychic phenomenon series,and though this is the first book of his that I have had the immense pleasure of reading, I must say that after reading the Long Rifle, I believe that this, out of his almost sixty books, was the one he enjoyed writing the most/5(4).

books for sale – prices are in the description $ OUR MISSION The Contemporary Longrifle Association is dedicated to promoting the contemporary art, artists, collectors and scholars of the Longrifle Culture.

View the profiles of people named George Rifle. Join Facebook to connect with George Rifle and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to. American Longrifles is the more accurate term for the class of uniquely American firearms better known as Kentucky or Pennsylvania rifles.

While the focus of this site is the American long rifle in all its incarnations, it is also a home for all those crafts persons preserving a bit of the past by building traditional muzzle loading sporting.

Manual for Rifle Practice: Including Suggestions for Practice at Long Range and for the Formation and Management of Rifle Associations: Author: George Wood Wingate: Edition: 7: Publisher: W.C.

& F.P. Church, Original from: the New York Public Library: Digitized: May 5, Length: pages: Export Citation: BiBTeX EndNote RefMan4/5(1). The Pennsylvania rifle, from about on, almost universally known as the Kentucky rifle, is a special American gun.

For decades in American History, it was the best shooting long-distance rifle in America. The Pennsylvania rifle was the product of German gun makers who moved to Pennsylvania hundreds of years ago. This was in the early s.

Settlers and people who. Signed "G Slaysman" George Slaysman, Mifflin County, PA ca A highly artistic gunsmith, George Slaysman worked in Mifflin County in his early years. He moved to Huntingdon and then to Jefferson County, PA where he died in at age.

Andrew Kopp and his son George were PA long rifle makers whose gun shop was in Geeseytown, PA, just outside of Hollidaysburg.

This particular rifle is labelled to have been the property of Nicholas Stevens, whose wife Ruth was reputed to have been baptized by Father Gallitzin in Sinking Valley PA in J. Beck was a master gunsmith who built rifles in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from roughly to His works include several highly decorated long arms, fowling guns, and an outstanding brace of pistols that set the bar for quality in early American small arms.

Manual For Rifle Practice: Including Suggestions For Practice At Long Range And For The Formation And Management Of Rifle Associations by Wingate, George Wood and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at   The rifle round was recovered in the first few pages of book two, or about +8″ of actual penetration.

A little side note on the Stinger I have hunted various small game with these rounds over the years, and I must warn you if you plan to eat the animal and/or collect and save the pelt, don’t use Stingers (especially inside of   Kelver’s book discusses the sport briefly, along with other precision rifle competitions popular in the latter half of the s, but this page book is primarily about the different types of American-made competition rifles made at the time, and secondarily about the notable gunsmiths and to a lesser extent shooters that accompanied them.

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Welcome to my website. Glad you stopped by. I am a GGG Grandson of John Gillespie of East Fork (now Brevard) NC. The rifle at the top of this page is one made by my Great Grand Uncle, Mathew Gillespie.

The rifle was made circa It is an original flintlock with a hand forged inch, caliber barrel. The Plains Rifle. As American expansion moves into the great plains and Rockies, the guns of choice change.

Andrew Wurfflein (Philadelphia, PA) Percussion Plains Rifle; Ann Patrick (Liverpool, England) Percussion Double Rifle; Ford Brothers (Goshen, OH) Percussion Target Rifle; George Goulcher (New York, NY) "Kentucky" Percussion Long Rifle.

Contemporary Longrifle Association. 2, likes talking about this. "Dedicated to the art of the Contemporary Longrifle and related accoutrements made after the midth century"Followers: K. Ina mysterious individual slipped into the museum at Valley Forge and nabbed a rare Revolutionary-era long rifle on display.

Now, almost 50 years after the gun’s disappearance, the F.B.I Author: Jason Daley. I’ll bet if the contest were held today, George Hoenig’s rotary action gun would win. I keep calling this a gun instead of rifle because it’s both. And more. Hoenig can build it as an over-and-under rifle, as a shotgun or as a combination.

The rifle can house any rimmed centerfire up to Nitro Express or any rimfire. Equipped with new weapons, and bearing lessons well learned from the French, the Rifle Brigade changed the face of British soldiering for ever.

David Ramsbotham on Rifles by Mark Urban, a history Author: David Ramsbotham. Westmoreland Co. (George Kettering) - This rifle exhibits the “Golden Age” of gunmaking in its most fully evolved state. It is patterned after the work of the renowned Westmoreland County gunmaker, George Kettering.

The 40 caliber rifle features twenty-nine sterling silver inlays and bold relief carving. But his greatest contribution to muzzle loading must be this book. He shares the step by step details of his craft. His work has been enhanced by the editors.

This book does not assume that the reader is an expert stock maker, but begins with illustrated explanations of the basic concepts. Buchele shows several alternate approaches to most tasks. - Explore jebbroker's board "Kentucky Long Rifle" on Pinterest.

See more ideas about Long rifle, Black powder guns and Flintlock rifle pins. Buy a cheap copy of The Rifle book by George G. Gilman. Free shipping over $ Special Agent George W.

Hickey, Jr., in the rear seat of the Presidential follow-up car, picked up and cocked an automatic rifle as he heard the last shot. At this point the cars were speeding through the underpass and had; left the scene of the shooting, but Hickey kept the automatic weapon ready as the car raced to the hospital.

3 - Estimated Barrel Life for Popular 6 mm, mm, and magnums. 4 - George's Top 3 Favorite Custom Rifle Actions. 5 - If you had $2K to spend on a rifle system what factory rifle would you. Vera Carter with George Carter reloading at the Firearms Industry Super Shoot (photo by Bill Gammon) Hi, I’m Vera Carter.

I’m a precision rifle shooter—and also a writer. When I’m not writing you’ll find me outdoors with my dogs, or at a shooting range with my husband George.

We live in rural Ontario, Canada, just north-east of Toronto. George Rogers Clark Kiwanis Clay County Regulators Patch Long Rifle. This is a vintage Kiwanis patch that measures 4 3/8" x 3". It is embroidered in red, white, blue, with gold and tan.

It reads, "George Rogers Clark Rally Flora Kiwanis Clay Co. Regulators " and has a big red "76" and the image of a long Rating: % positive. The Rifle by Gilman, George G.

and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at : Paperback.The rifle is modeled after two Dickert pieces in the book Rifles of Colonial America, Volume 1 by Dr.

George Shumway. These original guns appear in Mr. Shumway’s work as rifles No. 48 and No. Following is the entry from this book describing the original gun No.

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