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Joe Do... Oldtimer ASSRA Board Member ASSRA Journal Editor Offline Posts: 594 Location: 'burbs of Chicago Joined: May 19^th, 2012	Reference material for Maynards Nov 28^th, 2013 at 10:35am	Print Post
	Does anyone have a good reference for the 16+ different models of the Maynrad single-shot rifles? I've looked through old catalog copies in Satterlee's books but I am not finding it very clear. I may be out of the loop, but it would be great to have a reference like Roy Marcot's book on Rolling Blocks, or the anticipated Hepburn book. Any help is appreciated ... Joe


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Bent_Ramrod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1469 Location: Southern Arizona Joined: Feb 8^th, 2006	Re: Reference material for Maynards Reply #1 - Nov 28^th, 2013 at 2:47pm	Print Post
	George Layman has a booklet out called "A Guide To The Maynard Breechloader." Not an exhaustive treatise but it does get to all the models, IIRC.


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xtimberman Full Member Offline Posts: 172 Location: N. Texas Joined: Mar 26^th, 2010	Re: Reference material for Maynards Reply #2 - Nov 30^th, 2013 at 9:56am	Print Post
	The chapter on Maynards in James Grant's first book, Single Shot Rifles, covers the basic differences, barrel length options and cartridge options between the various models of the 1873 and 1882 versions. Not too much on earlier "percussion" types.


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Joe Do... Oldtimer ASSRA Board Member ASSRA Journal Editor Offline Posts: 594 Location: 'burbs of Chicago Joined: May 19^th, 2012	Re: Reference material for Maynards Reply #3 - Nov 30^th, 2013 at 10:42am	Print Post
	I am after the early cartridge models. Thanks guys ... Joe


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Longdistance1 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 433 Location: Amidon, ND Joined: Feb 11^th, 2013	Re: Reference material for Maynards Reply #4 - Nov 30^th, 2013 at 9:58pm	Print Post
	The Rifle in America by Phil Sharpe has 5 pages on the Maynard and different models no pics. Hope this helps. Longdistance1


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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4066 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Reference material for Maynards Reply #5 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 10:36pm	Print Post
	The main rule about Maynard rifles seems to be that there were no hard and fast rules. The model numbers seem to have been a jumping off point, but the buyer could order about any feature added or deleted to get exactly the gun he wanted. Pick a couple of the catalogs (available from a variety of sources... I like reprints from Abby at Cornell Publishing) and you have your starting point, then go on the assumption that whoever ordered whatever you are looking at did a little "fine tuning" on the configuration he found closest to what he really wanted, and Maynard built if for him. JMHO, of course, but it explains most if not all of the oddities I have encountered. Froggie


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