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                    The Rifle                               By: Gary Paulsen      In the story “The Rifle” that took place in 1786 there was a gunsmith named Cornish McManus. He built a rifle that had the best accuracy and finish of all time. But a problem came up; he had a new wife to care for and had to sell the rifle. He sold it to a man named John Byam. He is a patriot fighting for independence in the Revolutionary war.      While he …show more content…

Byam had greased the rifle everyday making it shine so nice and when the kids found it, it was in mint condition. The father wanted to hang it over the fireplace because he thought it was so American. But his wife hated guns and made him sell the gun to an antique shop for 25$. The guy had ripped him off he later sold it for 200$ to a man from Kansas. The man from Kansas sold it for 350$ to a 35 yr. old man with a baseball hat on. The hat had a national rifle association on the front of it. He hated the government and the idea of welfare and tax’s. He knew everything about gun like the history and how they worked. He knew this was an extraordinary gun and he kept it in his closet and cleaned it all of the time. He had totally forgotten about the rifle and thought about the day’s news and how they burned all of the solders in action. He thought about how bad the government was screwed up and how he wished it would start over again. Later his car died right in front of a mechanic’s shop. It would cost him 400$ and he knew he had that but he lied and said he didn’t have the money. He hated to spend money and would do anything not to. He asked if he would trade and he did. He traded the rifle and thought he was lying when he said that it had been carried by a solder in the revolutionary war. The mechanic said it wasn’t enough and then Tim went into the RV and got out and

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