HANDBOOK OF SHOOTING: THE SPORTING SHOTGUN. REVISED EDITION. Edited by G.D. Turner.

(1983) 199 revised edition reprint. Large 8vo paperback (172 x 238mm). Pp144. Colour ident paintings, b/w photographs and line illustrations, location maps, proof marks.

This book was produced for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation as a textbook for BASC's Proficiency Award Scheme. An excellent introduction to shooting etiqette, quarry, sporting shotguns, the law and conservation. Chapters include: Understanding our sport; Shotguns and cartridges; Shotgun safety; The law relating to shooting; Behaviour in the field; Quarry identification; Rough shooting; Formal driven game shooting; Coastal duck, goose and wader shooting; The role of gundogs; Gamekeeping. Appendices include: Officially designated areas of landscape or conservation value; Conservation research studies conducted by B.A.S.C; British and Spanish proof marks; Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; Shooting a moving target.