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June 24, 2014, 11:12 AM | #1 |
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Must read material for any firearms enthusiast?
Aside from laws and material pertaining to the 2A and constitution, does anyone here have some suggestions on books or articles that you think any gun owner/enthusiast should look into?
To narrow down some topics here's a few I know if be interested on reading about. Training for shooting handguns and things consider for SD/HD scenarios Reloading and the basics Target shooting and introductions to training for competitions (handgun or rifles) Famous figures in the sporting history of firearms Historical developments regarding firearms or their influence in world events Some of this may be "gee wiz" material, but nice always found history to be the most intriguing and fascinating topic, especially when it comes to military arms, being it tanks or small arms. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Ideally if I can buy a book or something, that would be nice too. |
June 24, 2014, 11:19 AM | #2 |
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Anything by Robert Ruark.
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June 24, 2014, 07:05 PM | #3 |
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No Second Place Winner by Bill Jordan.
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June 24, 2014, 08:54 PM | #4 |
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AYUB is probably a must read for all gun enthusiasts
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In the Gravest Extreme by Massad Ayoob
Principles of Personal Defense by Jeff Cooper |
June 24, 2014, 09:40 PM | #6 |
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The gift of fear and other survival instincts. Shootout the author references anti gun sentiments a good time, there's a lot to be learned.
Also, meditations on violence. Two thought provoking books on self defense. Having never had to defend myself, I can't truly say how well they worked, but at least a good read in a related field
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Sixguns by Elmer Keith. It's about a lot more than revolvers.
Peter Capstick's books are a fun read if you're interested in big-game hunting.
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June 25, 2014, 10:02 AM | #8 |
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Robert Ruark: All of his works, still best to start with The Old Man and The Boy
Bob Brister : Shotgunning: The Art and the Science Fred Misseldine: Score Better at Skeet and Score Better at Trap Michael Plaxco: Shooting From Within
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June 25, 2014, 11:14 AM | #9 |
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W. H. B. Smith's & Dr. Clinton Ezell's Small Arms of the World
W. W. Greener's The Gun and Its Development
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June 26, 2014, 03:32 PM | #10 |
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Must reads...
Reloading: Col. Townsend Whelen's Why Not Load Your Own? A superb introduction, although the load data are somewhat dated. Next would be The ABC's of Reloading, latest edition, published by Krause Publications--XLNT coverage of all aspects of reloading.
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June 26, 2014, 03:44 PM | #11 |
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Awesome stuff here guys, thank you.
I'll have to see if these are available in book form. Though I'm assuming some of them are digital only? I typically prefer books for some odd reason. Maybe I'm old fashioned. If anyone else has more suggestions, please feel free to share. The more the merrier. |
June 26, 2014, 04:55 PM | #12 |
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I'll second Servo's Sixguns
Anything by Keith is good.
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June 26, 2014, 05:25 PM | #13 |
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Many of them can be ordered as books through Amazon.
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June 26, 2014, 05:48 PM | #14 |
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Go down to your local used bookstore, the kind that sells lots of history. They should have a few shelves of gun and hunting books to choose from, including the fancy leather bindings, at decent prices. Couple hundred bucks will get you ten or more books of your choice.
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June 27, 2014, 09:51 AM | #15 |
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My favorite all time gun writer is Skeeter Skelton, who used to write for Shooting Times. One of the dumbest things I ever did was to loan out my copies of his two collections of articles, " Hoglegs, Hipshots, and Jalapenos" and "Good Friends, Good Guns, and Good Whiskey".
They never came back, and even used copies these days are upward of $100.00. Some of his articles can be found on line at this site: http://www.darkcanyon.net/skeeter_skelton.htm For anyone who isn't already a fan, or for those who are who want a refresher on some of the best gun writing around, I recommend a look at this site. |
June 27, 2014, 09:54 AM | #16 |
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Also, besides the aforementioned Elmer Keith and Bill Jordan, check out Ed McGivern's book, "Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting", which is a classic.
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June 27, 2014, 10:50 AM | #17 |
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I’ve got a book titled, “NRA Firearms Sourcebook” which is pretty decent. It covers a lot of different topics in general and can answer a lot of questions. It includes four main sections Firearms and Society, Firearms Technical, Ammunition Technical and Reference Materials.
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Depending on if this sort of thing interests you, pick up a copy of "The Home Guide to Cartridge Conversions" by George C. Nonte, Jr. He gets into some extreme techniques in keeping rare/obsolete guns shooting with handloaded custom ammo. Things like extending case necks by soldering, crimping rims on cases, hydraulic berdan decapping & even making cases from scratch. Not too applicable these days but fascinating to read.
I also recommend "Handbook for Shooters & Reloaders" by P.O. Ackley. It is fun to look at all the wildcats with their crazy names. There are a lot of short articles by other gun writers like Warren Page & Homer Powley in Ackley's book. FWIW... ...bug |
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Hatcher's Notebook
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http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/...arpe/sortby/2/
Phil Sharpe's Complete Guide To Handloading. I have the 1953 version. Tons of historical info on reloading. All sorts of background history and loading data for common cartridges as well as wildcats. |
July 1, 2014, 03:12 PM | #21 |
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Really awesome stuff, looks like I have A LOT of stuff to read up on. I especially appreciate the material relating to reloading since it's a topic is really like to get into.
Thank you all so much again, I really appreciate it. |
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This essay is 21 years old,,,
This essay is 21 years old,,,
But the thoughts and attitudes he talks about,,, Are still very relevant to todays arguments about self reliance and defense. A Nation of Cowards By: Jeffrey R. Snyder Aarond .
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Here's my list. (Sorry for not cut&pasting it here, but it's long.)
http://www.corneredcat.com/article/mindset/good-books/ pax |
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