Shooting Game - Hardcover
. dw, 1972, 174pp
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- PublisherA & C Black Publishers Ltd
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0713613386
- ISBN 13 9780713613384
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages174
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SHOOTING GAME. By Michael Kemp.
Published by
A. & C. Black. London. 1972.
(1972)
ISBN 10: 0713613386
ISBN 13: 9780713613384
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Book Description Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1972). 1972 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 221mm). Pp174. B/w photographs by John Marchington, b/w illsutrations. Salmon-pink boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Signs of use but good copy in like dust-wrapper. "Shooting training is all too often a hotch-potch of friends' advice, shooting lore and limited personal experience. Michael Kemp has provided the beginner instead with a logical, step-by-step course to successful and enjoyable shooting. The particular value of [Kemp's] method is that it provides a foundation which can be relied upon in that bad patch which even the finest shot must suffer occasionally." Chapters include: Part One - Learning to shoot: The modern approach; Shall I be good enough?; A neat style from the outset; Handling and mounting the gun; Stance; Feet and head; The first clays; The smoke trail method; Oncoming birds; 'Tracking' and some new exercises; Higher oncoming birds; Does the oncomer still defeat you?; Over and past you; The end of the novice stage; Curing a bad patch; Advanced shooting; Something of the hidden mathematics; Which is the best method? Part Two - Guns, Equipment, etc; The cost and ways of taking up shooting; Choosing a gun for game; Fitting a gun; The kick of the gun; Proof marks; The care of a gun; Bad cartridges and good; Clothes and accessories; Finding somewhere to shoot. Part Three - In The Shooting Field: Walking-up for beginners; More advanced walking-up; The threshold of formal shooting; The first formal shooting; On driving pheasants; The first partridge drives; A tourist amongst grouse; Teamwork with a loader; Miscellanea; Range and the vulnerability of game. . Seller Inventory # 41423
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SHOOTING GAME. By Michael Kemp.
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Adam and Charles Black. London. 1972.
(1972)
ISBN 10: 0713613386
ISBN 13: 9780713613384
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Book Description Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1972). 1972 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 221mm). Pp174. B/w photographs by John Marchington, b/w illsutrations. Salmon-pink boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good in slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. "Shooting training is all too often a hotch-potch of friends' advice, shooting lore and limited personal experience. Michael Kemp has provided the beginner instead with a logical, step-by-step course to successful and enjoyable shooting. The particular value of [Kemp's] method is that it provides a foundation which can be relied upon in that bad patch which even the finest shot must suffer occasionally." Chapters include: Part One - Learning to shoot: The modern approach; Shall I be good enough?; A neat style from the outset; Handling and mounting the gun; Stance; Feet and head; The first clays; The smoke trail method; Oncoming birds; 'Tracking' and some new exercises; Higher oncoming birds; Does the oncomer still defeat you?; Over and past you; The end of the novice stage; Curing a bad patch; Advanced shooting; Something of the hidden mathematics; Which is the best method? Part Two - Guns, Equipment, etc; The cost and ways of taking up shooting; Choosing a gun for game; Fitting a gun; the kick of the gun; Proof marks; The care of a gun; Bad cartridges and good; Clothes and accessories; Finding somewhere to shoot. Part Three - In The Shooting Field: Walking-up for beginners; More advanced walking-up; The threshold of formal shooting; The first formal shooting; On driving pheasants; The first partridge drives; A tourist amongst grouse; Teamwork with a loader; Miscellanea; Range and the vulnerability of game. . Seller Inventory # 2450
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