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Local release date: 29/10/2010
Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 152.00mm)
Weight: 460g
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Heres the perfect companion to that most popular starter rifle, the venerable .22. The best isnt always the biggest--and the .22 is not only the perfect first rifle, but also one that many hunters and shooters come back to and use throughout their days afield.
Wayne van Zwoll, a longtime expert on the subject, takes experts and beginners alike through the history, variety, and use of the classic .22. He writes appealingly about his first .22, and the ones he bought for later competitive use. He describes hunting with the .22, target shooting, and details the care and upkeep of the weapon. He discusses the evolution of the gun, and the refinements of the ammo that go with it.
Included are chapters on:
*The .17 *Practical scopes
*Squirrel rifles *Supports
*Browning *Getting to zero
*Winchester *Holding a rifle still
*Remington*The sling
*Cooper*Prepping for the field
*Ruger*A bullet’s way through the wind
*Savage*Cleaning
*Real gunstocks *Ballistics
*Better sights *. . . and more
The .22s accuracy, economy, and versatility have made it an all-time best-seller. Now theres a book to go with every one.
Wayne van Zwoll has published more than a thousand articles about the outdoors, for magazines such as Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, and Field & Stream. He is the author of The Hunters Guide to Ballistics and The Hunters Guide to Accurate Shooting, among others.
(1) Beginnings * First Obsession * The Sheep Pens * In the Big Woods * Run, Rabbit, Run! * Little Bears * Earl (2) Rimfires in Retrospect * What is a .22? * Squirrel Rifles * The Tiny .17 (3) The Makers * Browning Genesis) Cooper-- an Original * Comeback at Kimber * Marlin and its Marvelous 39 * Remington, our First Gunmaker * Ruger: a Genius for Guns * Arthur Savages Brilliant Idea * Winchester: the Unlikely Company (4) To Shoot a Rimfire * Real Gunstocks * Better Sights, Better Shots * How to Shoot with Irons * Rest that Rifle! * Getting to Zero * Holding a Rifle Still * Prepping for the Field * Surprise! The Bullets Gone * Cant * A Bullets Way Through Wind * Why Hunters Miss * Measure Your Marksmanship * A Stand-up Game * Cleaning Rimfires (5) Tales from .22 Country * Frank * Sallys Prize * The Coyote Trap
"There are perhaps half a dozen books that every serious shooter must have. This is one of them."--David E. Petzal, deputy editor, Field & Stream
"In 1972, I wrote a book called The .22 Rifle that was a modest, bare-bones guide for kids and new shooters. If my little volume was a dish of plain vanilla, Wayne van Zwolls new .22 book is a 7,500-calorie banana split. "--David E. Petzal, deputy editor, Field & Stream
