You can get this book from Dixie Gun Works. It is a good read of the "olde dys".
But while I like the old cartridges and rifles, most of his pokes at modern days guns is just "off the wall". this book was published after his death in 1958 (he died in '54 at the age of 104).
Not to put an old guy down or disparage the dead, but me thinks he was bragging and had a memory like Al Gore who invented the Internet.
The 45-70/90-110 are all good guns. So are the sharps rifles. But when he says "modern" he is talking about 30-30 or thru his hat. At 104 years old I'm not sure he ever shot a modern magnum cartridge. A decent '06 will out shoot them . I like heavy slow moving cartridges for deer. Tough to beat a 38-55 win high wall for deer in PA(with a scope). My eyes are now shot, but I loved those tang sight with a small aperature.
I agree that buffalo are stupid, but they are always dangerous IF you under estimate them and their speed.
Still a good "old West" reading book.
But while I like the old cartridges and rifles, most of his pokes at modern days guns is just "off the wall". this book was published after his death in 1958 (he died in '54 at the age of 104).
Not to put an old guy down or disparage the dead, but me thinks he was bragging and had a memory like Al Gore who invented the Internet.
The 45-70/90-110 are all good guns. So are the sharps rifles. But when he says "modern" he is talking about 30-30 or thru his hat. At 104 years old I'm not sure he ever shot a modern magnum cartridge. A decent '06 will out shoot them . I like heavy slow moving cartridges for deer. Tough to beat a 38-55 win high wall for deer in PA(with a scope). My eyes are now shot, but I loved those tang sight with a small aperature.
I agree that buffalo are stupid, but they are always dangerous IF you under estimate them and their speed.
Still a good "old West" reading book.
