Rifle Guide

This comprehensive, fact-filled book beckons to both the seasoned rifleman and the novice shooter. Sure to become a classic in every gunner's library, the Rifle Guide covers the entire spectrum of the rifleman's world, starting with a brief history of the rifle in America. A pertinent reference for any rifle enthusiast. Illustrations. Index.

Shooters everywhere will find something of interest in the Rifle Guide, Sam Fadala's new and landmark work on rifles and rifle shooting in America. This comprehensive, fact filled book beckons to both the seasoned rifleman as well as the novice shooter. It is sure to become a classic volume in every gunner's library. The Rifle Guide covers the entire spectrum of the rifleman's world, starting with a brief history of the rifle in America. Fadala follows with a detailed discussion of all types of cartridges and bullets and the firearms designed around them. Separate chapters are dedicated to bullet stability; sights; rifles for small-game; brush/timer, mountain/plains, and varmint hunting; factory ammunition; wildcat rounds; the 270 versus the 30-06; blackpowder shooting; custom rifles and many more specialized ares. Indexed and profusely illustrated, the encyclopaedic-like volume is the result of a lifetime devotion to and an incredible knowledge of firearms and ballistics. The Rifle Guide is a permanent reference and guidebook for any rifle enthusiast. -- Midwest Book Review