* *The Rifleman's Rifle, Winchester pre-64 Model 70, New 3rd Printing PB

The Rifleman’s Rifle by Roger Rule. This book has been considered the tome for collectors of Winchester Pre-64 Model 70s for 26 years. The original ad for the 1st printing read: The definitive work on the ‘Pre-64’ Model 70 authorized by Winchester (both Olin Corporation and U.S. Repeating Arms Co.) ( 11”x8.5”) with over 350 pages and over 500 photographs (many in full color) is an in-depth study of the Model 70, 1936-1963, and presents fresh information on the Model 54 and the new Model 70. Factory blueprints, records of ‘Net Orders Received,’ shipping ledgers, and the ‘Basic Nomenclature List’ were analyzed, catalogs for every year were studied. In short, this is the MOST COMPLETE REFERENCE BOOK PUBLISHED ON THE MODEL 70.” Both the original hard-cover first editions and second printings were printed in such limited numbers that they have become collectors’ items in their own right. Today, many Model 70 collectors want a copy of this book just for the reference material but do not wish to pay the exorbitant prices charged for either of these two volumes; and we have had many collectors who already own one or more of these books who just no longer wish to risk damaging the pages to look up their favorite passage, table or photograph. In answer to these needs, this 3rd printing of the book as it was initially intended, a great reference book, to be used as such, and to keep costs down these are being offered in soft cover…with a price of $ 99.95 for this introductory offer. Reviews: Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, “Let me tell you that I think your book on the Model 70 Winchester rifle is absolutely wonderful. The work you put into this book is astounding.” Frank De Haas, Bolt Action Rifles, “WOW, what a book! The Rifleman’s Rifle – it is grand. You were the right person to have written it…” Harry Chamberlain, U.S. Repeating Arms Co., “I never cease to be amazed at your knowledge and expertise on the Model 70.” C.R.Suydam, The Gun Report, “The ultimate necessity for collectors of any item is a book which tells them what they have and what they need… this book meets that need for the Model 70. American Rifleman, Books In Brief, “…the Winchester pre-’64 Model 70 rifle is covered in exhaustive detail -368 p.” [later in an article on the Model 70 – American Rifleman] “For those who would like to delve further into the history and development of the Model 70, we recommend The Rifleman’s Rifle by Roger C. Rule.” Lewis E. Yearout, Book Review, The Winchester Collector “A very definitive, concise, and exhaustive study of the complete history of the Winchester Model 70 Rifle… and it should truly remain as the Model 70 Bible.” Jack Lucarelli, Guns & Ammo, December 1987, “To learn the technical aspects of the “Pre-‘64” Model 70, I find the book The Rifleman’s Rifle by Roger Rule the easiest and most comprehensive way to absorb that all-important knowledge that you’ll need to avoid sometimes costly mistakes.” R.L.Wilson, Winchester An American Legend, “A Model 70 book with exhaustive information is Roger Rule’s The Rifleman’s Rifle, a tome every Model 70 collector must have.”