A guide to various branches of the shooting sport. This text contains sections on game shooting, pigeon shooting, wildfowling, stalking and clay shooting, including information on natural history and, where appropriate, rearing, preservation, as well as advice about weapons and basic equipment, and a summary of the law as it effects shooters.
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"The New ABC of Shooting" is a fully revised edition of the classic handbook, providing a concise and authoritative guide to all branches of the sport.It contains sections on game shooting, pigeon shooting, wildfowling, stalking and clay shooting, including information on natural history and, where appropriate, rearing, preservation, plus essential advice about weapons and basic equipment, and an updated summary of the law as it effects shooters, "The New ABC of Shooting" will prove invaluable to the beginner and expert alike. This lively and informative text is book is one that can be dipped into time and time again.
Colin Willock is regarded as one of the leading writers on outdoor subjects and natural history. His previous books include The New ABC of Fishing which is being simultaneously being reissued with this edition.
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