CONTENTS INCLUDE:

• This was originally a limited edition printing by New Roberts who believed very little had changed the rules set down by Chapman. Those ideas he felt needed updating he added at the end.
• Improved American Rifle 1848
• John R. Chapman’s Supplement by Major Ned H. Roberts
• To the Young Marksmen of the United States, This Treatise on Their Favorite Weapon is Humbly Dedicated by their Fellow Marksman, John R. Chapman
• Others writing inadequate on the Subject
• Wesson Rifle improved
• Method of Obtaining the Curve of the line of flight
• Oenetration of Flat ended Picket bullets
• Defence of target shooting as a rational amusement
• Characteriestics of the European, continuental and English Rifles
• Pecularities of the American Rifle
• Description of Wesson’s target rifle
• Different Sights
• Prices of the Wesson Target Rifle
• Description of the 12 inch Wesson Pistol
• Cost of sights made my Mr. James, Utica New York
• Description of moulds, caps, the swedge, starter
• Wooden targets, wind flags
• Requirements for making a good marksman
• Method of calculating variations of sights
• Target shooting in windy weather
• Fair meaning of off-hand
• The Mississippi off-hand doge
• Shooting matches at Syracuse, Sherburne and Tropy
• Recommenditions of Wesson and other makes
• The Causes of error
• Why Dupont and English powders do not perform well
• Theoretic principles upon which Acurate Performance are founded
• Dr. Ure, Robins
• The twist
• Conclusion

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