Book Review: Fine Shotguns – The History, Science, and Art of the Finest Shotguns From Around the World [Hardcover]
Guns are often called tools, and for many modern handguns and rifles this is very much the case. As such you don’t want the item to get scratched or dinged, but you know it comes with using it. Tools are meant to be used as tools after all. But there is an entirely different breed of firearms, those that are true pieces of art.
Author John M. Taylor explores these in his new book Fine Shotguns: The History, Science, and Art of the Finest Shotguns from Around the World (Skyhorse Publishing). Through 256 pages, which include dozens of color and black and white photographs he presents what makes a fine shotgun, exploring models from the United States, Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Taylor offers a concise history of the firearms, and offers expert advice on evaluating and purchasing a high-end gun, including tips on how to avoid pitfalls.
He further looks at accessories that are available and gives advice on how to choose the perfect traveling case. The book, whilst aimed at collectors, offers enough applying information for those who do more window shopping that shooting. And for those on a budget this holiday, this book is the next best thing to a well-stocked collection.
$60
256 pages
Hardcover
B&W and Color Illustrations
Published: December 15, 2010
ISBN: 978-1-61608-089-1
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Book Review: The Modern Day Gun Gunslinger
More than 12 years of research went into The Modern Day Gunslinger: The Ultimate Handgun Training Manual, by author Don Mann (foreword by Lt. Col. David Grossman), but it is the type of read you’ll get through quickly and want to turn around and read again. While aimed at – no pun intended – the experienced shooter, law enforcement and other professional shooters, Mann, a former U.S. SEAL, provides practical information for the average reader, while offering tips that you hope you’ll never actually need to use!
Through 24 chapters, the book provides insight on weapons and range safety, stance, marksmanship, how to take multiple shots, grip and trigger control as well as training fundamentals. Mann also offers an inside look at what it is like to have a combat mindset, and how to live in battlefield conditions. While the latter are something that hopefully few will have to experience firsthand, it further helps one understand Mann’s experience; this isn’t a Hollywood version, it is the real deal. Read more
