Author Topic: forty years with the .45-70 by Paul Mathews (Read 1481 times)

Mad Dog · « **on:** May 17, 2004, 05:27:01 AM »

Has anybody read this book? Is it a good read? Is there good info in it relating to the .45-70? Thanks.

Mad Dog

ButlerFord45 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2004, 01:29:38 PM »

If it is a book about the 45-70 and is written by Paul Mathews, you can pretty much rest assured that it will not only be informative, it will be interesting reading. The man knows a lot about this subject and seems to enjoy telling about it. I didn't know of the book, but when I find it, I will have a copy.

HWooldridge · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2004, 01:35:25 PM »

I own it and can recommend it highly. Unfortunately, it's loaned out to a friend right now or I'd be reading it again!

Dutch Canyon Red · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2004, 09:17:56 PM »

Mad Dog,
I have it and have re-read it several times. It is a wealth of information about the 45-70 and will be a good addition to your bookshelf. As a matter of fact, I could say the same for all of Paul Matthew's books.
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Dan Chamberlain · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2004, 02:00:27 PM »

He learned by trial and error! Read it. It can save you a lot of headaches!

Dan C

cooper · « **Reply #5 on:** June 22, 2004, 03:43:25 AM »

Beware!!!!!

I bought that book about 10 years ago and it was so fascinating it started me down a completely new shooting path.

After reading the book, I promptly bought a Marlin 1895SS in 45/70, and then eventually worked my way into black powder with a Browning single shot in 40/65 and then a Sharps 45/100 (with another Sharps on order in 40/70 Straight). I started attending black powder gong shoots and silhouette shoots.

All my varmint and big game rifles are sitting in the safe. I still like to shoot them, but nowhere near as much as I used to. I find I no longer have much interest in the latest .300 short mag, or long mag, or extra long mag, or super super short mag, etc.

Instead I spend my money and time on bullet moulds, lead alloys, making blackpowder lubes, etc., and my interest has shifted to all the old blackpowder cartridges.

Luckily for me, Paul followed that book with several others on the blackpowder single shots, so I was able to develop my "blackpowder career" with the help of his books, at a time when very little else was being written about those guns.

But even if you don't think you'd be interested in the 45/70, Paul writes such an interesting story that the book is definitely worth reading.

Thanks, Paul!

R J Talley · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2004, 04:52:59 AM »

I bought all of matthews books and re-read them all from time to time. They are a treasure trove of facts accumulated over his many years of BPC shooting. Buy the book, you won't be sorry.

JCP · « **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2004, 03:52:52 AM »

I bought it and love it. I've been shooting a 45/70 for exactly forty years myself . All the books I have by Paul Matthews are good reads.