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EVR Participating Member Offline Posts: 15 Joined: Jun 28^th, 2026	Campbell's Books. Jul 30^th, 2026 at 9:44am	Print Post
	I recently bought & received Campbell's books WINCHESTER SINGLE SHOT RIFLES Vol's 1 & 2. They look excellent. I have a substantial arms library including a number of books on single shots, but am wondering what books you all consider worth getting relating to American Single Shots, in or out of print? Thanks.


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Win1906 Participating Member Offline Posts: 38 Location: altona,ny Joined: Mar 28^th, 2026	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #1 - Jul 30^th, 2026 at 10:03am	Print Post
	the jim grant books is a good starting point then others that have all the models.then the books that are on specific models.rollingblock,hepburn,ballard,bullard,tom rowe has taken thousands from me for his books all pretty good.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18161 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #2 - Jul 30^th, 2026 at 10:14am	Print Post
	No finer gun related book than John Dutcher's Ballard book. It's what all others should study before they put together a book on any type of rifle. Great details, and technical info. A wonderful index to look things up. Lots of descriptions of detailed changes and features.

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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4179 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #3 - Jul 30^th, 2026 at 7:36pm	Print Post
	I strongly agree with marlinguy. I got my (autographed) copy when the first came out. I also recommend the book on the Maynards by Remiger, Miller & Rowe. There were a couple of small paperbacks by Layman, one about Ballards and the other about Maynards. They are nowhere near as thorough as the two mentioned above, but they are easier to find and much less expensive. But remember, you get what you pay for! Another book I got early on was the Roberts and Waters book, I strongly agree with marlinguy. I got my (autographed) copy when the first came out. I also recommend the book on the Maynards by Remiger, Miller & Rowe. The Breech Loading Single-Shot Rifle. HTH ~ 🐸


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Bent_Ramrod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1591 Location: Southern Arizona Joined: Feb 8^th, 2006	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #4 - Jul 30^th, 2026 at 8:50pm	Print Post
	Most such books cover the historical and collector aspects of the rifles, and, as noted, are more or less thoroughly well done. The ones that uniquely cover the mechanical aspects are the books by Frank de Haas. If you gravitate towards collector-grade specimens, such books as recommended above, plus Marcot, et al's books on Sharps and Remington rifles, are valuable for understanding models, history and context. On the other hand, if your penchant is buying "embarrassed" specimens that need fixing up or maintenance for shooting, de Haas' books are absolutely necessary.


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craigd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2061 Location: midwest Joined: Feb 22^nd, 2009	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #5 - Jul 30^th, 2026 at 8:56pm	Print Post
	There are other Rowe books, such as Hepburn, and the Pope series. Jamieson has Bullard books and is working on others


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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 495 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #6 - Jul 30^th, 2026 at 9:24pm	Print Post
	If you are interested in how they were used and shooting them you should include Randy Wright's books

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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 495 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #7 - Jul 30^th, 2026 at 9:30pm	Print Post
	If you're interested in how they were used as target arms, you need Randy Wright's books. If you're interested in how the actions work Frank de Hass single shot rifle actions is a must have. Over the last 50+ years, since I was a teen, I tried to acquire them all

	J. Scott McCash&&New Braunfels, TX&&830-237-2376&&jsmccash@yahoo.com
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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2111 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #8 - Jul 30^th, 2026 at 9:58pm	Print Post
	Probably an impossible task, but a worthy endeavor.

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Oakdale Full Member Offline Posts: 116 Location: Maplewood, MN Joined: Jun 7^th, 2017	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #9 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 10:08am	Print Post
	How about a book covering the Stevens 44 1/2? Tom


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18161 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #10 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 10:15am	Print Post
	I was told by a great older fella at a local gun shop when I was just out of high school back in the 60's to buy gun books! He said I should buy good books that covered the guns I was interested in before buying the guns. Great advice that I tried to follow. I bought a number of Grant's books, Ned Roberts books, and many others. The great gun books were tougher to find back in the 60's and 70's as a lot more have hit the market in later decades than there were early on. Some I found were great coffee table books with lots of pretty pictures, but very little technical data. Some were fantastic with good images and data. I eventually built a wall to wall, floor to ceiling bookcase in our family room and it's been full for decades. The excess books are in separate bookcases and stored inside coffee and end tables. Some see constant use, but those with pretty pictures rarely move off the shelf.

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burntwater Oldtimer Offline Posts: 620 Location: Michigan Joined: Feb 5^th, 2018	Re: Campbell's Books. Reply #11 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 12:19pm	Print Post
	A picture or illustration is worth a thousand words and it's true. You can't have too many books so a Val points out they are worth the hunt. Myself there was a time when I was building a new book shelf every four to five years but I've slowed down a lot since then. I firmly believe that Randy Wrights publications are positively worth acquiring since nobody else in the field offers so many truly informative illustrations. As an artist/illustrator and competitor his drawings are worth pages of text. Good quality detailed illustrations can capture a theme that photographs generally can't and illustrating a book is time consuming and costly Rick


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