Filling the spaces on the bookshelf...

[Fred Fuller]

Over the years I have owned a good many shotgun related books.

Over the years a good number of them have gone missing- loaned out and never made it home.

This morning I finally got tired of all the spaces on the shotgun shelf, and wandered over to Alibris to see what I could do about it.

Here's what I did:

Tony Lesce- The Shotgun In Combat Paperback, 1984 $6.19

Bill Clede- The Police Shotgun Manual Hardcover, 1986 $2.95

Roger H. Robinson- Police Shotgun Manual Hardcover, 1983 $1.99

Bruce Canfield- The Collectors' Guide To US Combat Shotguns Paperback, 1992 $17.49

Chuck Taylor- The Combat Shotgun and Submachinegun Paperback, 1985 $14.55

Leroy Thompson- Combat Shotguns Hardcover, 2002 $11.24

David Butler- The American Shotgun Hardcover, 1973 $4.95

L. R. Wallack- American Shotgun Design and Performance $2.95

Massad Ayoob- StressFire II: Advanced Combat Shotgun $16.95

Steve Moses- Carbine and Shotgun Speed Shooting $13.29

Our mailbox at the P. O. is going to be a busy place for the next couple of weeks. And I'm looking forward to a full shelf again.

But this time, don't ask to borrow a book... without leaving a deposit anyway 8^).

So, anyone else care to list some favorite shotgun specific books? I might need to give the credit card another workout- there might be some spaces on that shelf I didn't know were there!

lpl/nc

 

[kentucky_smith]

Brister of course.

Michael McIntosh, Shotguns and Shooting.

 

[BozemanMT]

Michael McIntosh Best Guns


+1 on Brister

 

[Hornet 6]

My Favourite shooting book.

Kenzie: The Wild-Goose Man
By Colin Willock.
Wildfowling as it used to be.

Neil.

 

[PJR]

I reduced my picks to five favourites, one honorable mention and one dishonorable mention.

Best Guns, Second Edition by Michael MacIntosh. MacIntosh is as capable a writer as he is a shooter. This book covers all the big names on both sides of the pond. It's well written, entertaining and informative.

Shotgunning: The Art and Science by Bob Brister. This is a book for the serious shotgun crank but contained inside is some of the best writing on patterning and shotgun performance. Quote Brister and you'll always be smart.

The Shotgun Book by Jack O'Connor. O'Connor is better known for his rifle writings but despite the unimaginative title this is a good book to read. Despite it's age it's still current in many respects unlike his rifle book. It might be hard to find. I stumbled across one at a used book store.

Spanish Best, Second Edition by Terry Wieland. I went to Eibar and bought a shotgun 9 years ago. I had the first edition of this book in my suitcase. The second edition is better. The book is interesting, informative and a fascinating look at the Spanish shotgun trade.

The Lyman Shotshell Reloading Handbook, 5th Edition Even if you don't reload shotshells this book is a valuable reference. If you ever intend to reload your own start with this book first. It tells you everything you need to know and how to do it.

Bringing this list down to five meant passing over some very good books and authors currently sitting on my bookshelves. Boothroyd, Tate, Bodio, Churchill, Ruark et al all have good things to say.

An honourable mention:

"The Gun and Its Development" by William Wellington Greener. This book reminds me why I hated English history. An Englishman can make anything boring and Greener is no exception. But as you plow through the weighty and sometimes peculiar observations there is good information. It's just a chore to find it.

Dishonourable mention:

The Italian Gun by Laurie Morrow. One of the worst shooting books ever. If she had done half the job on Italian guns that Wieland did for the Spaniards this would be in the top five. Only this woman would make Berettas, Perazzis and Fabbris uninteresting.

 

[evbutler462]

Don't forget about "The Old Man and the Boy" by Robert Ruark. It has a lot of useful information in it.

"Use Enough Gun" by Ruark is another of my favorites.

Ruark's final "The Old Man's Boy Grows Older" is a wealth of good hunting information.

I have a couple of extra copies of "The Shotgun Book" by O'Connor that I could be persuaded to part with.

 

[Robert Hairless]

Threads like this one, with good information, are useful. Thanks to all.

 

[BruceRDucer]

Thanks for the narrowed suggested list. Because of you, I've just ordered:

"Shotgunning: The Art and Science" by Bob Brister

My choice is a GOOD USED copy, and at the low end of the spectrum, it cost a whopping $35.00

But I'm sure it will help me learn to shoot the 12 guage. I don't know if I'll find anyone here to take me out to a range, but ...