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That is a huge question.
What are you interested in?
Hunting, Precision shooting, Antiques, or design?
I am interested in firearms design and history, my list would probably be boring.
There is one book that I found interesting and is a Classic in its own right: African Rifles and Cartridges by Taylor. Basically a pre WWII book (though written in 1948) about Big game hunting and cartridge performance in Africa. Interesting read.
Anything by Elmer Keith is an interesting read.
What are you interested in?
Hunting, Precision shooting, Antiques, or design?
I am interested in firearms design and history, my list would probably be boring.
There is one book that I found interesting and is a Classic in its own right: African Rifles and Cartridges by Taylor. Basically a pre WWII book (though written in 1948) about Big game hunting and cartridge performance in Africa. Interesting read.
Anything by Elmer Keith is an interesting read.
Books that I found useful for highpower rifle shooting: This is a sport concerned with precision shooting standing, sitting and prone. It is fired from 200, 300 and 600 yards. Skills learned from highpower will be useful in accurate shooting in other disciplines, highpower rifle does not teach field craft or police SWAT. In its essence, it is about removing all variables down to where sight alignment and trigger pull are the only things you are doing when you break the shot.
These books are mainly concerned with the sport of Highpower shooting, so there are chapters on iron sight alignment and adjustment that may be of little use to someone using a scope.
However anyone using a scope will find that consistent eye position due to proper stock weld is just as critical. A solid repeatable shooting position is needed for all shooting, and I believe the three loop sling is still an excellent aid to precision shooting, though the market seems to be going to heavy bipod arrangements. When I hunt, I don’t use a heavy bipod and I find that a sling from a sitting position gives me a rock solid position and is high enough to clear scrub brush.
AMU SERVICE RIFLE GUIDE
http://estore.odcmp.com/store/catalog/catalog.aspx?pg=catalogList&cat=BKS
Reading the Wind and Coaching Techniques
Sight Alignment, Trigger Control and the Big Lie
Leather Sling and Shooting Positions
http://www.jarheadtop.com/
These books by MSGT James R. Owens a service rifle champion.
These books are mainly concerned with the sport of Highpower shooting, so there are chapters on iron sight alignment and adjustment that may be of little use to someone using a scope.
However anyone using a scope will find that consistent eye position due to proper stock weld is just as critical. A solid repeatable shooting position is needed for all shooting, and I believe the three loop sling is still an excellent aid to precision shooting, though the market seems to be going to heavy bipod arrangements. When I hunt, I don’t use a heavy bipod and I find that a sling from a sitting position gives me a rock solid position and is high enough to clear scrub brush.
AMU SERVICE RIFLE GUIDE
http://estore.odcmp.com/store/catalog/catalog.aspx?pg=catalogList&cat=BKS
Reading the Wind and Coaching Techniques
Sight Alignment, Trigger Control and the Big Lie
Leather Sling and Shooting Positions
http://www.jarheadtop.com/
These books by MSGT James R. Owens a service rifle champion.
Kingcreek
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Art Alphin's (sp?) A-Square book is a reloading manual plus a whole bunch of additional useful info on the rifle. Craig Boddington also has a couple good books.
kBob
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Take the NRAs Basic Rifle Marksmanship class and keep the text.
Barring that order the text and read it cover to cover.
The 1960 version of the Boy Scouts Merit Badge book on Marksmanship.
Some version of US Army Field Manual FM 23-9 preferably one on the rifle you plan to use.
Look for older ROTCMs (Reserve Officers Training Corps Manuals) again from the 1960's or very early 1970's on marksmanship such as ROTCM145-30 Individual Weapons and Marksmanship.
Without the baisc fundamentals all the fine tuning in the world doesn't mean squat. Think of the parable of the man that built upon shifting sands verses the man that built upon the rock.
I try to drop back and read and practice from one of the above every year to see if I have developed bad habits or gotten lazy. Even rocks get cracks in them from time to time that have to be found and stablized.
-Bob Hollingsworth
Barring that order the text and read it cover to cover.
The 1960 version of the Boy Scouts Merit Badge book on Marksmanship.
Some version of US Army Field Manual FM 23-9 preferably one on the rifle you plan to use.
Look for older ROTCMs (Reserve Officers Training Corps Manuals) again from the 1960's or very early 1970's on marksmanship such as ROTCM145-30 Individual Weapons and Marksmanship.
Without the baisc fundamentals all the fine tuning in the world doesn't mean squat. Think of the parable of the man that built upon shifting sands verses the man that built upon the rock.
I try to drop back and read and practice from one of the above every year to see if I have developed bad habits or gotten lazy. Even rocks get cracks in them from time to time that have to be found and stablized.
-Bob Hollingsworth
TexasRifleman
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Go to Fred's and order the How to be a Rifleman starter kit or whatever he calls it.
You get several pages of shooting tips and some targets.
Well worth it, 20 bucks or so seems like.
http://www.fredsm14stocks.com/catalog/acc.asp
You get several pages of shooting tips and some targets.
Well worth it, 20 bucks or so seems like.
http://www.fredsm14stocks.com/catalog/acc.asp
dirtyjim
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modern gunsmithing by clyde baker, well in 1933 it was considered modern.
you can usually pick it up on amazon for around $15
you can usually pick it up on amazon for around $15
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