SOMETHING ABOUT GUNS amp SHOOTING By "PURPLE HEATHER" This commendable
shooting title was first published in London in 1891, and is now a
highly prized item in the libraries of many shooting men. It is always
much sought after and has become increasingly expensive in its first
edition. Read Country Books has now re-published it in its entirety, as
part of their "History of Shooting" series, using the original text and
retaining the many illustrated gun, cartridge, and equipment makers'
advertisements. "Purple Heather" learnt the rudiments of shooting in the
days when breech-loaders were unknown and hammerless ejectors unthought
of. His name and his shooting articles were familiar to readers of many
sporting journals of the day. In this, his first book, he delves
carefully into the science and technicalities of a subject he has so
much at heart. The book's 188 pages are divided into thirteen chapters
including: Judging Distance - A "Joe Manton" - Flint and Steel
Percussion Guns. - Trials of Muzzle Loaders. - Fashion in Game Guns, and
their Loads. - Trials of Breech Loaders. - The Advantages of Good
Guns. - Correct Fit of Guns -"Cast Off." - Suitable Game Guns. - Chokes
and Cylinders. - Shot and Powder. - Shooting Trials Results and Loading
Tables. - Plus the author's entertaining notes on his own shooting
experiences. Each chapter contains a large fund of useful information to
votaries of the gun, and the whole is written in an attractive style.
This new edition has been produced to the highest standards in an
attractive soft cover format. Many of the earliest sporting books,
particularly those dating back to the 1800s, are now extremely scarce
and very expensive. READ COUNTRY BOOKS are reprinting these classic
works in affordable, high quality, modern editions. These editions are
republished using the original text and artwork.
