An edition of The shotgunner's book (1958)

The shotgunner's book

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Bonanza Books
Language
English
Pages
365

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Subjects

Shotguns, Shooting
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The shotgunner's book: a modern encyclopedia
1958, Bonanza Books
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Table of Contents

1. Today's Shotgun Picture
Page 1
2. How the Shotgun Is Made
Page 13
3. The Shotgun Is an Engine
Page 25
4. The ABC of Chokes and Barrel Lengths
Page 33
5. The Stock: The Link Between the Man and the Gun
Page 44
6. Stock Selection, Care and Repair
Page 55
7. Beginner's Gun: What Shall It Be?
Page 66
8. The Over/Under Shotgun
Page 73
9. The Ail-Around Gun, the Big 12
Page 80
10. The Continental Scatter Gun
Page 88
11. The English Contribution
Page 102
12. Six Barrels for the Price of One
Page 114
13. Is the 16 a Forgotten Gun?
Page 119
14. Is There a 100-Yard Duck Gun?
Page 124
15. Operation Auto-Fire
Page 132
16. It Takes Guts to Build a 2-Shot Auto
Page 148
17. The J. C. Higgins
Page 156
18. The New Remington Cooks with Gas
Page 163
19. Shotguns Are Growing Prettier
Page 170
20. How Good Is the Raised Rib?
Page 176
21. Are You Neglecting the Trigger Pull?
Page 180
22. The Woodshed Reblue Job
Page 185
23. Who Loads the Fastest Shot Shell?
Page 194
24. Operation Slug-Load
Page 199
25. Live-Bird Shooting on the Continent
Page 211
26. A Texas "Duke" Hunts in Spain
Page 216
27. Shotgunning in Indo-China
Page 226
28. Analysis of the Hunting Accident
Page 235
29. If You Can't See It You Can't Hit It
Page 240
30. Taking a Peek at the Crystal Ball
Page 246
31. Playing the Game
Page 252
32. Wing Shooting
Page 256
33. Psychology of Wing Shooting
Page 265
34. Correct Position
Page 273
35. Swinging and Snapping
Page 279
36. Aiming
Page 286
37. Lead
Page 295
38. Class, Form, Style, and Time
Page 303
39. Mechanical Execution
Page 311
40. Hitting vs. Missing
Page 318
41. Using the Second Barrel
Page 331
42. Flinching
Page 339
43. What Constitutes Good Shooting?
Page 344
44. Free Shooting
Page 352
Index
Page 359

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Dewey Decimal Class
799.2

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Pagination
365 p. :
Number of pages
365

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OL24400671M
Internet Archive
shotgunnersbookm00aski
OCLC/WorldCat
3682396

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Our taste in shotguns, like our taste for powerful autos, Bourbon whisky [sic] and loud shirts, is peculiarly American.
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