2005 1st edition. The Lyons Press. Guilford, Connecticut. Ppxvii,238. Colour & b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, bibliography. Blue & brown boards. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper.
Notes: Guide to shooting flying birds of all species. "A complete primer ...with much of the interest to the intermediate and advanced shooter - an all-encompassing guide to the subtleties that make shooting so addictive". Much on marksmanship, technique and improvement, eye dominance, training the eye, gun fit, choosing your shotgun, choosing chokes and loads, sub gauges, ballistics, practical advice for shooting in the field in various situations. Covers wildfowling, driven shoots, partridge, pheasant and woodcock and clay target shooting. Ranges over the US, Britain and parts of the continent. Intelligent and wide-ranging book which packs a lot in.
