Independent Reading (Bassett)

American Gun by Chris Kyle is a a book about ten guns that Chris Kyle thinks are the gun that carved out the United States. I really enjoyed the book because I really like guns and the history behind them. The book goes into detail about the American Long Rifle, Spencer Repeater, Colt 45. Pistol, Winchester 1873 Rifle, Springfield M1903 Rifle, M1911 Pistol, Thompson Sub Machine Gun, 38. Police Special and the M16 rifle.  I really enjoyed learning about the Spencer Repeater because the Spencer was the first repeater. The Spencer was first introduced in The Civil War and was a great success. Abraham Lincoln was a big fan of the Spencer. He shot the Spencer many times at his personnel gun range on the White House Lawn. The Spencer was so special because in the Civil War the black powder muzzle loaders they used to a long time to reload. The Spencer was equipped with a lever action style lower receiver. You just move the lever down to eject the fired shell then pull the lever up to chamber the new round.  The Spencer held seven rounds in the stock and fired many more rounds per minute than the muzzle loaders. This is a great book for anyone who enjoys guns and history. I really recommend this book.