Black Powder Cartridge News 134 Summer 2026

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Black-powder enthusiasts will value the in-depth features and columns whether they are hunting, collecting or competing.

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About the Cover... 

Our cover this month features the excellent photography by Sheryll Garbe of our favorite 1874 Shiloh Sharps rifle, converted to the Freund’s Patent by Richard McKinney of Schuetzen Gun Works. This rifle is an old friend and has been used for serious match work before being converted. It is now used for occasional long range shooting as well as keeping the Garbe’s freezer full of deer and elk meat. Built up to represent what would be our desired rifle if we were hunting bison back in the 1870s, it is chambered in 45-100 / 2.6-inch Sharps Straight. If all this piques your interest you will enjoy the article in this issue about how this rifle came to be and our reasons for its features. It’s a great firearm and has given us many hours of pleasure both on the target range and the hunting field. Thanks, Sheryll, for a great image of a favorite rifle.

Table of contents:

In this Issue: From the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Steve Garbe

About the Cover ..............................4

Dear Sharps Rifle Company ................... 6

Steve Garbe

45-70 Government Is It Possible to Increase the Velocity - Part I .......12

Rick Moritz

Buffalo of the Great American Plains - Part III

Extermination of the Last Band of Eighteen of the North American Bison ....................16

Floyd B. Small

Submitted by Leo J. Remiger

The Bullet Fell Short from Wesson’s Ungainly Rifle ................22

Wayne R. Austerman

A Funny Thing Happened at the Range Today ..28 Bob Glodt Reflecting on the 44-40 - Part I ...............32

Mike Nesbitt

Inaugural 22 Rimfire Single Shot Rifle National Match .............38

Lon Morris

Letters from Readers ........................42

Product Reviews .............................46 

Accurate Molds’ No. 43-215C

Mike Nesbitt

Center Shot ..................................48

 Casting Shadows

Cashing in on the Roosevelt Safari

Jim Foral

Match Results ...............................54

Rifle Clubs ..................................60

Advertisers’ Index ...........................66