THE SHOTGUN STOCK: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND EMBELLISHMENT. By Robert Arthur.
1971 1st edition. Large 8vo (173 x 260mm). Pp175. B/w photographs and illustrations. Red cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.
The first book on the shotgun stock, now increasingly difficult to find. "This thorough and thoughtful book is written especially for the devoted shooter who wants to understand how to fit his own gun and do the actual fitting himself." Chapters include:- Stock length; The butt; Pitch; Cast; The grip; The fore-end; The comb; Cheekpieces; The body of the stock; Balance and recoil; Special shotgun stocks; Shotgun sights and ribs; The ballistics of shotgun sighting; Sighting-in the shotgun; Shotgun stock design; Fitting the shotgun stock; Experimental shotgun stocks; Gunstock woods; Gunstock finishes; Checkering and decorations of shotgun stocks.
The first book on the shotgun stock, now increasingly difficult to find. "This thorough and thoughtful book is written especially for the devoted shooter who wants to understand how to fit his own gun and do the actual fitting himself." Chapters include:- Stock length; The butt; Pitch; Cast; The grip; The fore-end; The comb; Cheekpieces; The body of the stock; Balance and recoil; Special shotgun stocks; Shotgun sights and ribs; The ballistics of shotgun sighting; Sighting-in the shotgun; Shotgun stock design; Fitting the shotgun stock; Experimental shotgun stocks; Gunstock woods; Gunstock finishes; Checkering and decorations of shotgun stocks.
£200.00
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Book Code
17501
| Author | Arthur (Robert). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 17501 |
| ISBN | 0498076210 / 0498076210. |
| Book Description | Very good in complete very good dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1971 |
| Publisher | A.S. Barnes and Co. |
| Place | South Brunswick and New York. |