If you like the look, feel, hefty boom and recoil of single shot center fire cartridge rifles designed before the 20th century, that’s what this site is all about. This encompasses a myriad of rifle designs that includes the Sharps, Browning High Wall, Remington Rolling Block, 1885 Winchester, Springfield “Trap Door”, and many others. These are either actual vintage cartridge rifles used in the mid to end of the 19th century, but more typically modern replicas and facsimiles. The calibers usually range from .40 through .50, using lead bullets with grease grooves or paper patching, and powered by either real black powder, black powder substitute, or smokeless powder. Sight systems are typically iron, in either long range vernier tang peep or barrel buckhorn. However, era-correct Malcolm type scopes are sometimes also used.
For more information about 19th century single shot rifles, particularly for folks starting out on a very limited budget and want to get in on large bore single shot rifle fun, and for youths and adults who may be recoil sensitive, please click on this PDF file link ~ 19th Century Single Shot Cartridge Rifles.
These are the types of rifles that were used by the buffalo hunters of days long gone to decimate the plains bison to near extinction. That act cut deep into the livelihood and culture of Native Americans, when buffaloes that originally tallied in excess of 40 million were slaughtered in great numbers from about 1850 to 1884. American conservation began with the establishment of Yellowstone Park in 1872. There, a small buffalo herd was preserved (of the remaining 1,200 to 2,000 bison), but still what few that were left outside of the park were being killed on Federal land. So, in 1894, the Lacey Act was signed into law, prohibiting the killing of any wildlife in federal preserves. The buffalo were saved from extinction and today it is estimated that there are over 150,000 bison on public preserves and in private hands.
Today, in the 21st century, we shoot these rifles for the sheer fun of it, for score at the target range, and for the ethical hunting of game for table fare.
Friends of the Gun
If YOU value YOUR American Constitutional right to bear arms, YOU have a responsibility to yourself, your family, your friends, and your country to defend YOUR rights by joining the NRA and GOA. There is NO BETTER way to lobby for YOUR interests in Washington. At the very least, visit the GOA website, sign on for the GOA alerts, and send YOUR message to the Washington politicos that are sponsoring anti-constitutional gun control.
Joel Persinger and GOA’s Erich Pratt
Popular Posts
Where To Use Massage Gun For Sciatica?
Rifleman’s Musket: A Brief History of the Weapon That Changed Warfare
How Old Do You Have to Be to Go to a Gun Range?
How Long Does A Glock Last?
Can You Drink Alcohol While Hunting? (State Laws and Regulations)
Where To Buy Rifle Shipping Boxes?
How to Find Someone’s Revolve Favorites (Complete Guide)
How To Make A Knex Gun?
Where Are US Optics Scopes Made? (A Complete Guide)
Can I Shoot A Gun On My Property In California?
How To Report Stolen Firearm?
The Best Arca Swiss Rifle Mount for the Ultimate Shooting Experience
Can You Ship Airsoft Guns?
How to Rifle a Barrel for Accuracy and Precision
How to Register a Gun in Your Name in North Carolina (NC)
Where to Buy Guns in Starfield
What is a Short-Barreled Shotgun and Why is it Legal?
What Is The Correct Way To Cock A Crossbow Manually?
Can You Store Guns in a Storage Unit? A Guide to the Laws and Regulations
Are Muzzle Brakes Legal in NJ? (The Ultimate Guide)
How Much Does it Cost to Open a Gun Range?
Will Crossbow Kill Grass?
How to Make a Crossbow Out of Paper for Kids: A Fun and Easy STEM Project
Will A Psa Dagger Slide Fit A Glock 17 Frame?
When Does Deer Hunting Season Start in Oklahoma?
What Gun Did Rick Grimes Use?
How To Measure Length Of Pull Shotgun?
What is a Replica Gun? (A Guide for Beginners)
What Does RMR Stand For on Guns?
How To Buy A Gun In Nh?