Author: Dave Henderson
Publisher: SKYHORSE, Aug 2011
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 1-61608-293-3
Synopsis
Explains the background, technology & use of the modern shotgun, bringing both novice & experienced shotgun owners up to date on the latest innovations in firearms & ammo. 280 Color photos, 3 B&W illus; 8x10.5 inches, 160 pgs.
More Information
Annually hundreds of thousands of sportsmen and women take to the fields and forests carrying some model of shotgun and hundreds of thousands more participate in shotgun sports such as skeet, trap and sporting clays.
Dave Henderson gives readers a nuts?and?bolts look at modern shotguns. He explains chokes, stocks, barrels, and optics, as well as cleaning and safety practices. He also discusses how to choose the appropriate shotgun, shotgun games, gun fit, handloading, and building your own specialty guns. Featuring plenty of explanatory photographs, Modern Shotgunning is ideal for beginners but not to be overlooked by veterans.
Contents
? Foreword by hunting expert Jim Zumbo
? Shotgun actions
? Gauges
? Barrels
? Chokes
? Gun fitting
? Loads
? Shotgun repair and troubleshooting
? Patterning
? Managing recoil
? Optics
? Slug guns
? Basics of wing shooting
? Cleaning and disassembly
? Handloading
? Specialty shotguns: turkey, deer, waterfowl and sporting clays