OPTICS FOR THE HUNTER. By John Barsness.

(1999) later reprint. 8vo (160 x 235mm). Ppx,255. B/w photographs. Yellow boards, spine titled in black.

A modern guide to telescopic sights for hunting, binoculars, spotting scopes and range finders. Chapters include: Bright scopes; Reliable scopes; Eye relief and field of view; Focus, reticles, and parallax; Variable scopes; Reticles; Scope mounts; Scope mounting; Scope adjustment and sighting-in; Binoculars: porro vs. roof prism; Magnification, price, and other matters; Testing for quality; Choosing a spotting scope; Glassing; High-tech rangefinders; Holograms, night vision, and others; Future and past.