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WINANS, WALTER: The Sporting Rifle - The Shooting of Big and Little Game, Together With a Description of The Principal Classes of Sporting Weapons.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1908 1st. edition
Tall 8vo. (21 cm x 27 cm). Blue cloth gt. 217 pp. Engraved frontis.portait of the author (with rifle), signed in facsimile. Profusely illustrated with mostly photo.plates. 5 fold out diagrams. In good condition. Spine slightly darkened and rubbed at top with small chip near bottom. Small marks on part faded covers. Several slight separations at gatherings. Else a clean copy. The author describes the process of shooting from stalking to dressing correctly to the best gun for the game. He covers rook, rabbit, hare, deer, and wild boar. His writing is based on personal experience. He contrasts target and ‘practical’ shooting and the best methods for both.
Price:
125.00 GBP
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