Download or read book Classic Sporting Rifles written by Christopher Austyn and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the "best" sporting rifles built over the last 150 years.
Download or read book Gun Digest Presents Classic Sporting Rifles written by Terry Wieland and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest gun book of all time presents—the classic sporting rifles of all time! From David Crockett with "Old Betsy" to the mountain men and their Hawkens to the buffalo hunters and their Sharps and Winchester '73s—these are the rifles that fire the imagination of both hunters and historians. Now, Gun Digest presents a unique compilation of articles celebrating these iconic guns. Classic Sporting Rifles, written by a "who's who" of gun writers form the twentieth century, includes stories by: Col. Townsend Whelen (a.k.a. Mr. Rifleman) Elmer Keith Jack O'Connor Warren Page Jim Carmichel And more! Between the legendary writers—their fascinating lives, interests and adventures—and the iconic rifles, this volume has something for everyone.
Download or read book Sporting Guns written by Chris McNab and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-11-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sporting Guns is an illustrated guide to the world's best modern sporting rifles and shotguns, from all-time favorites such as the Weatherby Mark V to the latest Beretta competition shotguns. Ranging from bolt-action rifles to turkey guns, the book examines some of the most exciting available types of long gun for hunting and target sports. Sporting Guns is divided into four chapters that cover the main types of recreational gun: breech-loading (break-open) shotguns and rifles, semi-automatic and pump shotguns, bolt- and manual-action rifles, and semi-automatic rifles. Within each chapter the guns are arranged alphabetically for ease of reference. Each entry takes an individual gun and explroes its key features, including its operating system, construction, hunting/target use, sighting options, price range and important variants. The book also offers essential advice on using sporting guns safely, whether on a shooting range or out in the wild. If you are interested in clay shooting, target practice, or outdoor hunting, Sporting Guns will help you find the right gun and keep informed of the best on teh gun market. Packed with color photographs, detailed descriptions, and full specifications for each weapon, Sporting Guns is the ideal handbook for both novice shooters and expert riflemen alike.
Download or read book Sporting Rifles and Rifle Shooting written by John Caswell and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book WALNUT AND STEEL written by Bill Ward and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers 20 classic and vintage rifles from five different manufacturers. The rifles covered are among the most-used and best-loved rifles of all time. You will find information about each rifle and each manufacturer including: history and development, physical measurements and handling characteristics, accuracy testing, and current value. Plus, there are chapters on finding your own classic rifle, hunting with the .22, improving accuracy, and proper care and maintenance, and more.
Download or read book 45 70 Rifles written by Jack Behn and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As the day of the .45-70 recedes further into history, Jack Behn's book will become firmly established in the literature of American firearms."--William B. Ruger, former president of Sturm, Ruger & Company: A historical look at the .45-70 cartridge and the firearms in which it was used* Features guns used in the late 1800s and throughout the Civil War: From 1873 to 1898, the .45-70 was the official United States Army small arms cartridge. Gun makers developed new designs at a record pace to showcase the versatility of the cartridge for both military and sporting purposes. From the U.S. Springfield and Winchester to the Marlin and Ballard, firearms enthusiasts will discover a wealth of information pertaining to classic rifles and the cartridge that made them famous. The history of the .45-70 cartridge and the associations that surround it are sure to delight collectors and historians alike.
Download or read book Sporting Rifles and Rifle Shooting Classic Reprint written by John Caswell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sporting Rifles and Rifle Shooting Crimean War, stopping and shattering the ou rush of Russian cavalry? Does not the Win chester 44, our famous gun of the early seventies, recall the wonderful stories Of grizzly, of elk, buffalo, and deer, the arrival of our Industrial life at the last frontier Of nature? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Vintage Guns written by Diggory Hadoke and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2008-03-17 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a book that deserves a place on every shooting man's bookshelf." Michael Yardley, author of Positive Shooting and...
Download or read book Gun Digest Book of Greatest Sporting Rifles Terry Wieland written by Terry Wieland and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of articles introducing the greatest sporting rifles of all time, as they originally appeared in 'Gun Digest' from 1944 to the present. From historical hunting firearms to modern classics, it provides a unique perspective on firearms recognised around the world as classic hunting rifles.
Download or read book 101 Classic Firearms written by John Marshall and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Springfield 1903 Rifles written by William S. Brophy and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1985 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lifetime work of the rifle's premier authority. Exhaustive research has taken Brophy into some of the rarest collections in existence.
Download or read book Sporting Firearms of Today in Use written by Paul Allan Curtis and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Second to None written by John Culler and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 1990-09 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sporting Firearms Legacy Edition written by Horace Kephart and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Horace Kephart's Sporting Firearms is a classic handbook on shotgun and rifle shooting mechanics for hunting and field sports.
Download or read book The Sporting Rifle and Its Projectiles written by James Forsyth and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exceptional Sporting Guns Rifles and Vintage Firearms written by Christie, Manson, & Christie and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Modern Sportsman s Gun and Rifle Vol 2 of 2 written by John Henry Walsh and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Modern Sportsman's Gun and Rifle, Vol. 2 of 2: Including Game and Wildfowl Guns, Sporting and Match Rifles and Revolvers; The Sporting Rifle, Match Rifle, and Revolver Although, as I stated in my Preface to the First Volume of this work, I began to examine into the subjects connected with the shot gun and rifle a quarter of a century ago, I had not kept my knowledge on a level with the great progress made in the latter arm during the last few years. When Sir Joseph Whitworth promulgated the results of his experiments in 1858, I took considerable pains to ascertain their value, not only from a military point of view, but also from that of the Sportsman and for some years after the institution of the annual trial of small bores by the National Rifle Association, I carefully-attended them at Woolwich, and duly reported the results in the Field, as well as the shooting of the selected rifle at Wimbledon. After some few years, however, they ceased to be of much value to the sportsman, and the pressure of other matters induced me not only to forego all allusion to the trials, but also to discontinue the reports of the Wimbledon Meetings. The result was that, when, after the publication of the first volume, on the Shot gun, I had to turn my attention to the rifle, Ifound that I was several. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
