ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1988.
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Lov i ribolov
Autor: Strani

London, Velika Britanija 1988. Tvrd povez, zaštitni omot, bogato ilustrovano, engleski jezik, veliki format (31 cm), 192 strane.
Knjiga je veoma dobro / odlično očuvana.



— A magnificent encyclopedia of modern target and hunting weapons
— Comprehensive coverage of rifles, shotguns and handguns
— Authoritative text and data for more than 150 of the world`s most popular sporting guns
— Featuring 54 highly detailed double-page colour photographs of guns, ammunition, and accessories




Sporting and competitive shooting is a source of pleasure to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. The variety of activities involving sporting guns are legion, ranging from hunting game with highpowered rifles to `black powder` competitions involving the use of vintage muskets and flintlocks, from the fast and competitive world of skeet and clay pigeon shooting to the extremely demanding discipline of precision pistol events, This magnificently illustated book explains clearly and concisely the current uses of sporting and competition guns, and describes how they have evolved to suit specific competition or huntng needs.
The book is divided into seven main sections: six of them concerned in turn with huntig and target rifles, handguns and shotguns, and the seventh with black powder and vintage weapons. Each section begins with an introduction that examines the use of particular types of firearm in relation to their sportig function, whether it be hunting game or target shootig in one of its many guises. The illustrations here include cutaway drawings of the weapons, colour photographs of their use `in the field`, plus related colour diagrams of actions, courses of fire, shooting techniques, and associated equipment.
Within each category a selection of the most important guns are then shown in a series of specially commissioned double-page spread colour photographs which allow the gun lover to examine the weapon in minute detail — the next best thing to having it actually in his hands. Each gun is photographed with its appropriate ammunition and a variety of related equipment, and described in detail in an extended caption. Full technical data on each weapon are also included. The book includes 54 of these fantastically detailed colour close-ups which feature a fully internatonal selection of more than 150 different weapons.
In vivid coverage of the subject and its innovative use of colour photographs and artwork, this book stands out from the general nm of firearms publications. Its combination of breadth of scope allied to detailed examination of individual guns means that it will appeal both to the specialist interested in one particular shooting discipline, and to the general gun enthusiast who is fascinated by the whole world of modern sporting guns.


Sadržaj:
FOREWORD / Jan Stevenson
HUNTING RIFLES / Clay Harvey (Introduction) and Jan Stevenson
TARGET RIFLES / Nigel Hinton (Introduction) and Jan Stevenson
HUNTING PISTOLS & REVOLVERS / Ken Warner (Introduction) and Jan Stevenson
TARGET PISTOLS & REVOLVERS / Jan Stevenson
HUNTING SHOTGUNS / Norman Cooper
TARGET SHOTGUNS / Norman Cooper
BLACK POWDER & VINTAGE FIREARMS / Richard Munday (Introduction) and Bill Curtis
GLOSSARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX