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Long Beach CA: Safari Press, 1996. 2nd ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG. 198 pages. History and details of design and construction of fine English shotguns. The second section of the book gives practical advice on the choke, shot pattern, shooting distance, and other technical aspects of shooting consistently while in the field. Bibliography. Second edition. Near Fine/VG. Book is tight, no wear. There is a bookplate inside the front board. Minor scuffing at corners and spine ends of the dustjacket. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E4039.
LOCK, STOCK & BARREL: MAKING AN ENGLISH SHOTGUN AND SHOOTING WITH CONSISTENCY by Adams, Cyril & Braden, Robert - 1996
by Adams, Cyril & Braden, Robert
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LOCK, STOCK & BARREL: MAKING AN ENGLISH SHOTGUN AND SHOOTING WITH CONSISTENCY
by Adams, Cyril & Braden, Robert
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USA: Safari Press, 1996. 198pp plus catalogue at rear, 700g packed/carded for post (why not add another & use up that 3kg allowance, maybe something by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, maybe a Robert Jackson?) Explains the process of making an English gun, and gives the reader advice on shooting distance, shot pattern, and other technical aspects of shooting. From the Publisher > Robert Braden and Cyril Adams have been shooting fine English shotguns for decades all over the world, and they are unashamed in their preference for an English-made shotgun. In this book they give the most complete description ever of the p rocess of making a best-grade English gun from a lump of steel and a walnut tree trunk. Never before has this production process been described with such clarity, giving the reader a total understanding of what goes into such guns and why they are so exp ensive. The second section of the book contains the most practical advice on consistent field shooting with a double shotgun. In addition, professional tips are provided on choke, shot pattern, shooting distance, and other technical aspects. A superb s hotgun and shooting book that is a must for all who own and shoot such a weapon. Faults? 1 inch closed tear on dj at rear top near spine.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 23.5cm.
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- Date Published 1996
- Keywords Adams Braden Shotgun Shooting
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Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Making an English shotgun and shooting with consistency
by Cyril Adams & Robert Braden
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Long Beach, CA: Safari Press, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/G, used, illustrated end papers, v-xi, 198pp. Interior clean, no marks, binding tight. Shelf rubbing to dust jacket, no chips or tears, corners rubbed as well as the head and tail of the spine rubbed. Not price-clipped..
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Lock, Stock, & Barrel
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Long Beach: Safari Press, 1996. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper. Bruised at the top corners of the boards. The contents complete, clean and tight.. Hardback in dust wrapper (red boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9¼” x 6¼” (1 kg); (xi) 198pp; Bibliography; Preface by Bob Brister; 2nd edition. Includes: Black & white photographs on individual leaves, and within the text; Chronological tables (1); Diagrams; Tables; Illustrated lining papers; Frontispiece; ISBN: 1-5715-7020-9 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #197815|| Condition:
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