ISBN: 9781571570208 - lock, stock & barrel: making an english shotgun and shooting with consistency (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1996). (1996) 2012 2nd edition reprint. 8vo (155 x 236mm). Ppxi,188. B/w photographs, illustrations, annotated bibliography. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. The authors "are unashamed in their preference for an English-made shotgun over all other makes." "In this book they give the best description ever of the process of making a best-grade English gun, and they take the reader from the very beginning - a lump of steel and a walnut tree trunk - to the ultimate product . . Never before has this production process been described so well and with such clarity. It will give the reader a thorough understanding of what goes into such a gun and why they are so expensive. The second section of the book gives the most practical advice on a variety of subjects . . technical aspects as well as how to shoot consistently while in the field." Chapters include: Chronology; Barrels; Locks and actions; Stocks; Choke; Various; Making a London Best Gun, the process; The hammer gun; Why the English shotgun?; The importance of style; Gun mounting, a key element; Lead and the left hand; Footwork is fundamental; Who says both eyes open?; Instinct versus tracking; Three shooting flaws; An extension of basics; Sporting clays; A primer on the tools of shooting with consistency; Selected annotated bibliography, Part I, the English shotgun; Selected annotated bibliography, Part II, shooting with consistency. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 198 pages. 9.25x6.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.