Condition: Good – 351 Pages
The Book of Shooting for Sport and Skill includes all manner of shooting disciplines from pistol/rifle, target/hunting, bench-rest, silhouette, air guns plus more. Proper gun care and maintenance and shooting accessories are discussed. This offering is a collaboration of seasoned, successful shooters from both American and England. It is enhanced with numerous pictures and drawings. This is a must have book for those wishing to improve their marksman skills.
Topics include the following:
- The Evolution of the Gun by Frederick Wilkinson
- Guns for the Shooting Sport
- Making a Best London Gun
by David Winks - Care and Maintenance by Frederick Wilkinson
- Ammunition, Ballistics and Reloading by Major R Greenwood
- Gear: Equipment and Accessories
- Target Pistol Shooting
by John Chandler - Practical Pistol Shooting by Nigel Hinton
- Police Combat Pistol Shooting by Sgt James E Collins
- Metallic Silhouette Pistol Shooting by Elgin Gates
- Fullbore Rifle Shooting by Kenneth Brechin
- Three Position Rifle Shooting by Malcolm Cooper
- BB Guns and Plinking by Lee and Marilynn La Combe
- Metallic Silhouette Rifle Shooting by Roy F Dunlap
- Bench-rest Rifle Shooting by Dr Alonso Garcelon
- Air Rifle Shooting by Derck Robinson
- Air Pistol Shooting by Dr Lazlo Abtal
- Black Powder Shooting by John and Margot Bell
- Clay Pigeon Shooting by Norman F Cooper
- Game Shooting in the UK by Carey Keats
- Hunting in the US by Stuart Williams
- Ranges: Design and Construction by Brian D Kett
- Historic Shooting Guilds by DeWitt Bailey
- The Gun Law in England by David Penn
- The Gun Law in Scotland by Matthew Pumfrey
- The Gun Law in the US by Jan Stevenson
Printed in 1980 – 351 pages – Hard bound with dust cover. Condition: Good.