rife-barrel

Updated: May 2, 2025

Many settlers, particularly those who handled the plow more than the rifle, sighted from a rest, and placed a piece of moss under the rife-barrel to prevent its spring at the discharge. The match began. Of the first six shooters Jonathan Zane and Alfred Clarke scored the best shots. Each placed a bullet in the half-inch circle round the nail. "Alfred, very good, indeed," said Col. Zane.

Zane Grey - Betty Zane