Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

In this book you will find over 6,000 drawings of shotgun cartridge head-stampings. The information on these stampings is as important to the cartridge collector as the markings on coins are to the numismatist (or coin collector). In the early days of breech loading, any information to be found on a cartridge was stamped onto the base of the brass head. Many of today's shooting folk do not realise the vast amount of history that has gone in to the making of the modern cartridge. One reason for producing this book is to record some of this history so that it will not be lost to future generations. Up until the first world war, most towns in the UK had at least one firm that bought in printed and often stamped cartridge cases. These old firms, gunsmiths, gun-makers and also ironmongers, would load the cases and sell their own celebrated brands of shotgun cartridges. The paper tubes were often printed, but for just a little extra cost they would have their name and that of the town stamped in to the brass heads. Not all firms that sold their own cartridges would go to this expense, but many did and this book provides a record of many of them for the enthusiast.

The Game Animals, Birds And Fishes Of North America: Their Habits And Various Methods Of Capture. Copious Instructions In Shooting, Fishing, Taxidermy, Woodcraft, Etc. Together With A Glossary, And A Directory To The Principal Game Resorts Of The Country.

Another excellent performance training product from Shooting-Performance (www.shooting-performance.com), this book will give you a complete and functional training program designed to introduce and dramatically increase skills needed to perform your best in practical handgun competitions. No matter where you are in your skill level, this book will take you higher. Dozens of competitive shooters have used this program to win their class, division, or regional titles It is a comprehensive program that contains: Planning/Goal Setting Concepts A Full Mental Training Routine Physical Fitness Guidelines Firearm Training Drills (including a full week by week training program) A Vision training section And more Don't forget to order the two-volume set of DVD's that compliment this book (Competition Handgun Training Program Skills and Drills volumes 1 and 2 on Amazon)"

Most U.S. presidents engaged in some sort of outdoor sport, prior to, during, and after their term of office. Without question, George Washington's main outdoor sporting interest was to be astride his favorite mount riding to the hounds in pursuit of Reynard the Fox. This sort of riding came easily to him after spending countless days on horseback surveying, participating in the French and Indian War in western Pennsylvania, the Revolutionary War, and at Mt. Vernon overseeing his plantation, visiting neighbors, and traveling. By all accounts he was a superb horseman. However relatively few sportsman-historians today appear to know that George Washington also hunted and fished below Mt. Vernon on the Potomac River and its tributaries. A fascinating account of George Washington's sporting life from his own journals! --Henry M. Reeves.

The Game Animals, Birds And Fishes Of North America: Their Habits And Various Methods Of Capture. Copious Instructions In Shooting, Fishing, Taxidermy, Woodcraft, Etc. Together With A Glossary, And A Directory To The Principal Game Resorts Of The Country.

Most U.S. presidents engaged in some sort of outdoor sport, prior to, during, and after their term of office. Without question, George Washington's main outdoor sporting interest was to be astride his favorite mount riding to the hounds in pursuit of Reynard the Fox. This sort of riding came easily to him after spending countless days on horseback surveying, participating in the French and Indian War in western Pennsylvania, the Revolutionary War, and at Mt. Vernon overseeing his plantation, visiting neighbors, and traveling. By all accounts he was a superb horseman. However relatively few sportsman-historians today appear to know that George Washington also hunted and fished below Mt. Vernon on the Potomac River and its tributaries. A fascinating account of George Washington's sporting life from his own journals! --Henry M. Reeves.

With Explanatory Plates and Woodcuts. Edited by the author's son, Major P.W.L. Hawker. The scope of Colonel Hawker's narration on hunting and firearms in this book is bewildering. It ranges through the great variety of guns, flints, powder, shot, dress for the shooter, varieties of dogs (including their diseases and recipes for medical treatment), game preservation (including trespassing and poaching), stanchion and punt gunning, shooting while under sail, wildfowl artillery, description of important game birds, wildfowl shooting in France, and advice for hunter's health and safety. This book belongs on the shelf, no, in the hands of anyone interested in hunting, especially of waterfowl as it was practiced in England during the 1800's and to a degree in North America as well.--Henry M. Reeves.

With retail prices of AR-15's at all time highs and with the accessory market flooded with high quality upgrades and add-ons there has never been a better time to learn how to build your own AR-15 rifle. Let's look at some of the benefits of building your own AR-15 rifle: -Save money by buying parts individually and assembling them yourself. -Avoid paying tax on the rifle from a dealer. -Avoid paying tax on parts bought online or at gun shows. -Build your rifle using only the components and accessories YOU want. -Invaluable knowledge of how the AR-15 works. -Ability to replace parts and repair rifle if needed. -Pride of ownership and the right to say "I built it myself." And best of all building an AR-15 is not nearly as difficult or as technical as you might think. In fact...If you can use a hammer and tighten a screw, then you can easily assemble your own completely legal AR-15 rifle in a matter of hours. The Build Your Own AR-15 Manual is a fully illustrated blueprint that will walk you step-by-step through the entire build process from start to finish. Inside the Build Your Own AR-15 Manual you will find everything you need to assemble your own completely tricked out black rifle in an easy to read format with every step backed up with a corresponding image. If you're serious about building the perfect AR-15 then, this easy-to-follow, step-by-step manual is your ticket to the custom AR-15 you've always wanted.

Professional Target Shooter's Diary & Journal - Combined diary and journal logs competitive events and practice sessions to absolutely increase scores. Jogs memory to not forget troublesome conditions that will cause a miss target and low score. Solves shooting problems by helping the sportsman find solutions quickly. Eliminates hopeless moods and negative thinking. Find out what works and what doesn't. No more guessing Slump busting data is recorded so you can remain psyched to win. There are no negative elements in this combined diary and journal to ruin self-esteem. Log only data that will help you Data entry is painless, easy and fun to use and most of all it works An added bonus is this book is tax deductible. Great for archery, trap shooting, sporting clays, helice, quick draw, silhouette, pistol, rifle paint ball, back powder including competitive sports of bowling, golf, etc. Get serious about the game you play and watch your scores rise. Get his book

Originally published in 1898, this early work contains a mass of varied and well digested information on the subject, and its value is further enhanced by a large number of finely executed illustrations. It contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Game Animals, Birds And Fishes Of North America: Their Habits And Various Methods Of Capture. Copious Instructions In Shooting, Fishing, Taxidermy, Woodcraft, Etc. Together With A Glossary, And A Directory To The Principal Game Resorts Of The Country.

The Game Animals, Birds And Fishes Of North America: Their Habits And Various Methods Of Capture. Copious Instructions In Shooting, Fishing, Taxidermy, Woodcraft, Etc. Together With A Glossary, And A Directory To The Principal Game Resorts Of The Country.

Shooting stands were permanent enclosed structures with connecting walls or embankments constructed along the shores of ponds and lakes of eastern Massachusetts for waterfowl hunting. Such stands were concealed by brush and reeds, and decoys, both live and wooden, were placed before them to attract passing ducks, geese, and other water birds. Stand owners often kept daily records of the species and numbers of birds shot, the participating hunters, weather conditions, and performance of decoys and retrieving dogs. John Phillips was well known and regarded in the Boston area sporting fraternity, so he personally knew or knew of many of the shooting stand owners. This facilitated his obtaining access to these precious records. The shooting stand records he gathered, edited, and published filled what otherwise would have been a significant void in the literature of North American waterfowl hunting. Phillips was closely associated with the Boone and Crockett Club, the American Committee for International Wildlife Protection, the International Union for the Protection of Wildlife, and other conservation organizations too numerous to mention. Of his varied interests, probably none surpassed that in waterfowl, and their hunting, history, and conservation.--Henry M. Reeves.

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Is it not time you become a professional sportsman? Perhaps you never thought it possible, but today is the very day you do It had to happen sooner or later. If not now, when? Never? It all begins the moment you use book. Here is how you benefit. You will take full tax deductions for the purchase of your sporting equipment, lessons, coaching, tournament entry fees, lodging, fuel, (including new guns, ammo, bowling, golf equipment and supplies), clothing, vehicle repairs, tires and oil changes, furniture, interest payments and much more You will save thousands of dollars each and every year. When you begin your professional sportsman adventure you are "in business" and it will be like getting a massive pay raise And if you are retired? You qualify. Everyone qualifies There are no age limits, young or old benefit. It's so easy and profitable you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner And what is amazing there is literally little more you need to learn. No fees to pay, no tricks, no gimmicks, no business licenses, no accountant or attorney needed. The book explains what you need to know and you can begin your tax deductions the moment you get the book into your hands. Today you step into the professional realm even if you are still in training striving to become professional. You don't need to be a recognized professional sportsman to take advantage of these wonderful deductions. Imagine all the brand new high-grade sporting equipment including practice and competitive entry fees, and the sporting supplies you can buy and receive huge tax rebate checks at year's end Amazing, but true. Buy this book, which is also tax deductible, and get started right away This book makes you money and pays for itself a thousand times over 260 p.p. 6x9 size perfect bound book.