The Story of Pope's Barrels

Pope's finest work was with muzzleloading, lead bullet, soft steel, lowvelocity single-shot rifles. this book captures his story and landmarks him as one of thegreats of firearms development. A classic book of gun making history.

Harry M. Pope/ Biography/ George Schalck/ Metamorphosis and Perfection/ Pope and Stevens/ Westward Ho! San Francisco/ The Schuetzen Game/ Visual Education/ The Pope Rifle Barrels/ Handling the Pope Muzzle-Loading Rifle/ Rifles and Groups/ The Pope Tools and Appurtenaces/ Reflections/ Offhand Rifle Shooting/ Epilogue/ Bibliography of Harry M. Pope/ Appendix