lil hunter Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 I am gonna be making a christmas list before too long. So I was wondering, what are some good books about guns. History of them, ballistic info, etc etc. Anyone know of any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Re: Books about guns. There are a lot of good books on the market today. Pick a gunmaker or even a lot of popular guns and there are books on them. The old standby The Shooters Bible has been around for 80 years and has a catalog of many of the guns available, with retail prices, some articles on hunting/shooting, and has ballistics. Julian S. Hatcher's Hatcher's Notebook is a good book. It covers a lot of good information from gun design, ammo, ballistics, and more. I definately recommend it. Since you are a Remington fan, John Lacy's Remington 700 Book is a good read on the workd fameous Remington 700. It covers up to 1989, is hardbound, and has a lot of good data about the history of the gun. Ken Water's Pet Loads has a lot of good data on cartridges and history. Some of the reloading data is a bit out of date, but there is still a lot of information to learn from. Bob Forker's Ammo and Ballistics offers a lot of data for 125 different calibers of factory ammo out to 500 yards. John Walter's Rifles of the World has a lot of information on different guns, how they work, their strengths and weaknesses, etc. Gene Gangarosa, Jr.'s Complete Guide to Modern Rifles covers a lot of differnet modern rifles. There are a lot of others that will get more specialized into any particular section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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