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The Sporting Shotgun: A User's Handbook 2nd edition by Marshall-Ball, Robin (2003) Hardcover - Hardcover
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This is a book on 'working guns for the average shooting public' and it is crammed with invaluable information on the evolution of the modern shotgun, side-by-sides, over and unders, repeaters and automatics, shooting law, and much, much more. This is a 'must-have' book for every shooting enthusiast and is a companion to the acclaimed The Sporting Rifle (Swan Hill Press 1 84037 116 1) The history of the sporting shotgun began with Henry Nock's patent in 1787 and Robin Marshall-Ball's completely revised second edition of his classic work follows its development to the present day. This is a book on 'working guns for the average shooting public' and it is crammed with invaluable information on the evolution of the modern shotgun, side-by-sides, over and unders, repeaters and automatics, the workings of a shotgun, ballistics, shooting in Britain and overseas, shooting law, and much, much more. This is a 'must-have' book for every shooting enthusiast and is a companion to the acclaimed The
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"Particularly useful for new entrants to the sport, the book explains with clarity both the technical and the peripheral aspects relating to shotguns and their uses" The Shooting Gazette May 2003 "This is a book on working guns for the average shooting man or woman and is absolutely crammed with useful information" Countrylandowner May 2003
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- PublisherSwan Hill Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 190405708X
- ISBN 13 9781904057086
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages208
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THE SPORTING SHOTGUN: A USER'S HANDBOOK. By Robin Marshall-Ball. 2nd edition.
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2003). (1981) 2003 2nd edition. 8vo (176 x 243mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Robin Marshall-Ball gives a very readable account of the modern shotgun and its use, beginning with a brief history of the species, a chapter each on the shotgun's parts, the double-barrelled shotgun, repeaters and single shots. Game shooting in Britain, Europe and North America receive a chapter each, taking the reader through such things as huge bags of Spanish partridge and goose shooting with 8 bores, and a lot more besides. ".this edition has been completely re-written and re-illustrated to bring the work into the 21st Century." Chapters include: History of the sporting shotgun; Lock, stock and barrel; The double-barrelled shotgun; Repeating and auto-loading shotguns; The single-shot shotgun; Shooting in Britain; Shotgun shooting in Europe; The sporting shotgun in North America. Several appendices give details of shooting organisations and other sporting agencies in the UK, Europe and North America. PREVIOUS PRICE £20.00. Seller Inventory # 8693
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 2nd Edition. 192 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. The book shows the evolution of the shotgun, which began with Henry Nock's patent in 1797, and it traces its development from the military weapons of the Middle Ages to the present day. This book is crammed with invaluable information on side-by-sides, over-and-unders, repeaters and automatics, the workings of a shotgun, and ballistics. It provides a solid foundations of information while answering questions that so often confuse a novice. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Seller Inventory # 4326
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