RIFLE AND GUN: FOR PRACTICE, COMPETITION AND SPORT. By L.B. Escritt.

1953 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 220mm). Ppxvi,305. B/w photographs, illustrations, useful bibliography. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt.

Interesting and readable analysis of successful markmanship, on the range and in the field. Chapters include:- Introductory; Ballistics; Accuracy; Gunpowders; Cartridges for rifled arms; Shotgun cartridges; The parts of a rifle; Metallic or iron sights; Telescopic sights; Sporting, target and military rifles: pistols; Shotguns; Processes of manufacture; The proving of guns; Gunfitting; Cleaning and maintenance; Some legal aspects of shooting; Accidents, bursts, etc; The National Rifle Associations; Range construction and rifle club formation; Marksmanship; Target rifleman's equipment; Clay pigeons; Firearms and fiction.