Handgun Hunting

Each year more and more hunters accept the challenge of bagging their quarry with a handgun. This book provides the information needed to hunt everything from jackrabbits to elephants.

Mark Hampton takes readers to North and South America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe to discover what game is available and what kind of firepower is needed to take it. His overview of available guns, effective hunting bullet designs, ammunition, handloading, and other hunting accessories gives hunters the edge they need for success.

Covers small game such as varmints, squirrels, rabbits, impala, puma, and klipspringer, and larger game such as deer, bear, moose, caribou, boar, mountain lion, elk, antelope, wildebeest, and kudu. Also features Africa's most dangerous beasts: leopard, lion, cape buffalo, rhino, and elephant.

Hampton has hunted on each of the six continents and taken more than 100 different species of game. He also owned and operated a game-hunting ranch for nine years, hosting more than 2,500 hunters.

• Covers hunting all types of game with a handgun

• Reviews available guns, effective hunting bullet designs, reloading, and other accessories

• Suggests specific calibers for hunting small and large animals

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There are a lot of handgun hunters who anxiously await fall big-game hunting seasons, and I'm one of them. Whether it's a local deer hunt, a trip out west for antelope or mule deer or an

African plains game safari, hand-gunning for medium-sized game is just plain exciting. Perhaps it's the challenge, or the pure mystic surrounding pursuit with a short barrel. Whatever drives us to pack our favorite handgun afield, it can be a memorable and rewarding experience. Most definitely it will add an exciting dimension to your hunting endeavors.