Blackpowder Loading Manual (Gun Digest Blackpowder Loading Manual) (Paperback)

~ Sam Padera (Author)

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Product Description

This work provides a guide to loading blackpowder firearms. This edition contains data for 158 blackpowder firearms, basic instructional information, items on equipment and accessories, evaluation tests and a section on materials.

About the Author

Sam Fadala--technical editor for Rifle and Handloader magazines; blackpowder editor for both Buckmasters and Trapper magazines; and special features editor for Muzzleloader Magazine is a full-time outdoor/firearms writer. He is the author of more than 20 books, including The Complete Black Powder Handbook. Sam lives in Casper, Wyoming with his wife and four children, and has enjoyed many hours of shooting blackpowder firearms, as well as hunting both large and small game over much of the west. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: DBI Books Inc.; 3rd edition (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873491777
• ISBN-13: 978-0873491778
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #302,124 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars blackpowder Bible, November 2, 2002

By	"deathfromafar" (North Canterbury New Zealand) - See all my reviews

Fadela has done it again. This seminal work, now in its third edition is updated and better than ever. Anyone, who uses a blackpowder rifle , pistol or shotgun should be equipped with this due to its sheer range of information.

The book usefully covers the history of blackpowder rifles, what is avalible and basic care. Safety is emphasised, complete with enough horror stories to ensure one is always careful.

Basic loading techniques are covered- flintlock, and cap lock for all types of firearm. The illustrations are clear, and the text nicely liad out and readily understandable by even the most novice shooter. Even the expert would learn a lot from Fadala in some of his tips- I certainly did. The rest of the book covers loads for practically all (I certainly am unaware of any brand that has been missed) blackpowder and pyrodex muzzle loaders in the market today. Loads are suggested together with ballistics. I have checked the figures with my own rifle and they are spot on. Everything is covered from .75 Cal Smoothbore "Brown Bess" Flintlocks to .32 cal cap lock squirrel guns. There is no critism that can be made of this book but for binding which is a soft cardboard- yours will soon fall to bits as it is taken to ranges and on shoots. Other than that- highly recomended.

Grade: A+

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Black Powder Compendium, February 18, 2006

By	Trapshooter 13 (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Gun Digest Blackpowder Loading Manual (Paperback)

The author (S. Fadala) is a recognized expert in the area of black powder shooting sports. The manual is well planned, referenced and provides a progressive experience in the use and feeding of black powder firearms. All areas of loading and shooting are represented in the manual. However, as might be expected, emphasis is placed on the rifle and pistol loads. Unfortunately, this does not carry over to the muzzle loading shotgun(s). This is an area that requires further work and shooters in this discipline might feel slighted.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gun Digest Blackpowder Loading Manual, July 9, 2009

By	Reads Galor - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Gun Digest Blackpowder Loading Manual (Paperback)

Contains everything the average black powder shooter needs to know about shooting black powder rifles, pistols and shotguns.