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| Title: |
John
Olson's Book of the Rifle |
| Subtitle: |
Rifles
"A
to Z" - Barrels, Actions, Stocks, Calibers, Cartridges, Ballistics,
Scopes, Mounts, Sights, Handloading, Gunsmithing, Muzzle-Loading
|
| Author: |
John
Olson |
| Type: |
Instructional
~ Technical |
| Copyright: |
1974 |
| Edition: |
1st
Edition ~ 1st Printing H |
| Publisher: |
J.
Phillip O'Hara, Inc., Chicago |
| Illustrations: |
Profusely
~ Nearly every page |
| Signed: |
No |
| Binding: |
Hard
Cover |
| Dust
Jacket: |
Yes |
| Size: |
8
1/4" x 10 1/2" x 1" |
| Pages: |
255 |
| Ex-Library: |
No |
| Condition: |
Good
~ No
rips or tears and only a couple of handwritten notations. Tightly
bound. Does have small amount of water
stains to the bottom of some pages. It does not affect the text. The
Dust Jack has chipping and shelf wear. |
Additional Information:
According to the Dust Jacket, this is the only book ever published that
is truly complete about the Rifle. It covers ever phase from design and
manufacture to shooting and performance. This book is full of
photographs, charts, graphs and drawings.
Contents:
- The Development of the Rifle
- The Barrel
- The Action
- The Stock
- The Deer Rifle
- The Varmint Rifle
- Magnum Rifles
- Table of Cartridges & Ballistics
- Fundamentals of Rifle Shooting
- Buying a Used rifle
- The Youngster's First Rifle
- Sight, Scopes & Mounts
- Sighting & Zeroing
- Handloading Rifle Ammunition
- Transporting the Rifle
- Home Gunsmithing
- Muzzle-Loading Rifles
- Catalog Section
Appendix:
Directory of Shooting
Organizations
Directory of
Manufacturers
Index
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