The Complete Blackpowder Handbook - 5th Edition

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The Complete Blackpowder Handbook is the place for the latest information on blackpowder traditional and in-line guns, muzzleloaders and cartridge guns, as well as ballistics and techniques. Expert Sam Fadala's personal experiences, along with the results of his scientific testing method, present a very clear, user-friendly study of everything blackpowder.
21,5 cm x 26 cm, Soft-Cover, 446 Sites, Many black-and-white Pictures, Text in English, by Sam Fadala.

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The Complete Blackpowder Handbook

The Complete Blackpowder Handbook is the place for the latest information on blackpowder traditional and in-line guns, muzzleloaders and cartridge guns, as well as ballistics and techniques. Expert Sam Fadala's personal experiences, along with the results of his scientific testing method, present a very clear, user-friendly study of everything blackpowder.

Topics he covers, include:

Shooting
Tune-ups
Cleaning
Ballistics
Repairing
Do-It-Yourself

In addition to the desirable technical information, Fadala rounds out this blackpowder bible with bits of interesting blackpowder folklore and history. With The Complete Blackpowder Handbook, you won't be disappointed.

Content:

Chapter 1 - Your Blackpowder Guns
Chapter 2 - How They Work
Chapter 3 - Staying Safe
Chapter 4 - What You Will Need - The Accoutrements
Chapter 5 - Putting the Tools to Work
Chapter 6 - Non-Replicas
Chapter 7 - Replicas and In-the-Spirit Guns
Chapter 8 - The Modern Muzzleloader
Chapter 9 - The Custom Front Loader
Chapter 10 - The Blackpowder Pistol
Chapter 11 - The Blackpowder Revolver
Chapter 12 - The Smokepole Scattergun
Chapter 13 - Squirrel Rifles
Chapter 14 - Load 'em Right
Chapter 15 - Optimum VS Maximum Loads
Chapter 16 - The Deadly Lead Pumpkin
Chapter 17 - The Efficient Conical
Chapter 18 - Patches - What They Do and Don't Do
Chapter 19 - Flame of Life - Ignition
Chapter 20 - Rifling - A Twisted Story
Chapter 21 - Blackpowder Ballistics
Chapter 22 - The Chronograph Speaks
Chapter 23 - Blackpowder Propellants and Their Ways
Chapter 24 - Pyrodex and Triple Seven
Chapter 25 - Blackpowder Accuracy
Chapter 26 - Aiming Devices
Chapter 27 - Working With the Rainbow
Chapter 28 - Troubleshooting the Charcoal Burner
Chapter 29 - Taking Care of Your Friend - Maintenance
Chapter 30 - Substances for Shooting and Shooting
Chapter 31 - Two Great Guns of the Buffalo Runners
Chapter 32 - Lever-Action Blackpowder Rifles
Chapter 33 - Blackpowder Cartridges in Review
Chapter 34 - Running Ball
Chapter 35 - Rifled Musket Range and Power
Chapter 36 - Shooting Without Rifling - Smoothbores
Chapter 37 - The Big Thumpers
Chapter 38 - Silueta and Cowboy Action Shooting
Chapter 39 - Rendezvous - A Shooting Game
Chapter 40 - Blackpowder Knives and Hawks
Chapter 41 - Just for Show and Tell
Chapter 42 - Smoking Small Game and Varmints
Chapter 43 - Wild Turkeys And Other Birds With the Smokepole
Chapter 44 - Big Game with Charcoal Burners
Chapter 45 - They Made Muzzleloaders - The One-Man Shop of Yesteryear
Chapter 46 - They Make Custom Muzzleloaders - Today's Craftsmen
Chapter 47 - They Were After Ivory
Chapter 48 - Snipers of the American Civil War
Chapter 49 - Guns of the Fur Trade - The Mountain Men
Chapter 50 - Starting A New Shooter On Blackpowder
Chapter 51 - Read All About It - Blackpowder Books
Reference - Blackpowder Shooting Associations; Tables; Manufacturers' Directory; Glossary

21,5 cm x 26 cm, Soft-Cover, 446 Sites, Many black-and-white Pictures, Text in English, by Sam Fadala.

Author:	Sam Fadala
Language:	English