From the most trusted brand in outdoor sports, Field & Stream, this book is drawn from the Total Gun Manual, the latest in the top-selling series that began with The Total Outdoorsman (200,000 copies in print!). Author David Petzal is an award-winning gun writer with decades of experience shooting, in the US Army, hunting, and on the range. The magazine’s Rifles Editor, he is also a popular blogger, and co-host of the Gun Nuts show on the Outdoor Channel (sponsored by Smith & Wesson. When it comes to rifles, Field & Stream’s Dave Petzal is your go-to guy. With decades of experience and a uniquely opinionated voice, he is passionate about choosing the right gun, handling it safely, improving accuracy, and hunting pretty much anything you can shoot with a cartridge. Hints cover cleaning and troubleshooting your gun, doing target practice right, buying the best gun you can afford, and, of course hunting.

One of the most trusted brands in outdoor sports brings you the bigger and better gun reference—with new sections that reflect trends and developments. David E. Petzal and Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream’s shooting sports experts, are the top-rated writers working in the field today, due to their knowledge, experience, and their ability to communicate even complicated topics with clear, simple language and a dry and engaging wit. New hints cover range-shooting skills, the fastest-growing segment of the shooting world. For newbies and weekend shooters, the range offers a safe, affordable way to try out target practice and have fun with friends. The book also covers: Gun basics: Getting started, gun safety, choosing the right gun, and more. Handguns: Expanded handgun section covers range, target, and indoor shooting for the casual enthusiast and the serious shooter. Rifles: Whether for hunting or target practice, David Petzal has decades of experience and expertise, and shares it all with his trademark sense of humor. Shotguns: Phil Bourjaily is a year-round hunter as well as coaching clay and skeet shooting teams, so he knows his shotguns and how to impart tips and tricks. Gear up, shoot better, hunt smarter, stay safer with The Total Gun Manual. “If you’re looking for a new product for the hunter in your family, or someone who just has an appreciation for firearms, The Total Gun Manual is packed full of great tips and advice.” —BroBility

Shares insider hints, stories from the range and field, and hands-on guidance for the first-time gun owner and the seasoned veteran alike, offering advice on choosing the right gun, increasing shot accuracy, and staying safe.

From Field & Stream magazine’s deer-hunting experts, the authors of the Whitetail 365 blog on fieldandstream.com tell how to stalk and shoot whitetail deer in a variety of situations, with gun or bow, throughout the season. Handy guide is drawn from the pages of the Total Deer Hunting Manual. This handy field guide distills the hottest hunting hints from Field & Stream’s whitetail hunting experts. Whether you spend all year plotting and preparing for your ultimate whitetail season, or just enjoy a few hunting trips a year with your buddies, the 100+ insider hints in this little treasure will help you get the buck of your dreams. The authors interviewed hundreds of professional guides and prize-winning hunters, and this is the best of the best of those interviews. Whether you hunt with a traditional rife, a modern bow, or even an AR or stick bow, this is the book you need. Selected entries include: Buy the Best Rifle Use a Shotgun Muzzleloaders for Old-School Hunters Learn the Longbow The Crossbow Revolution Compound Bow Basics Early-Season Tactics Bowhunt with a Buddy Use a Decoy

One of the Shooter’s Bible 2018 series Gives advice on using pursuit binoculars, a pursuit rangefinder, a pursuit spotting scope, and more Useful for experts and beginners Whether you are a hunter, guide, target shooter, tactical user, sports spectator, or birder, optics play a key role in adding to and facilitating your profession or sport. To help you figure out which optics are best suited for your needs, and your budget, the Shooter’s Bible Guide to Optics lists every quality sporting optic on the market in 2018. Filled with color photographs, this book features a new products section that lists all new riflescopes, binoculars, rangefinders, and spotting scopes. It also has in-depth features on how to use binoculars, how to mount and sight in a rifle scope, and more.

Published annually for more than eighty years, and with over seven million copies sold worldwide, Shooter’s Bible is the most complete and sought-after reference guide for new products, specifications, and current prices on thousands of firearms and related equipment. The 103rd edition contains up-to-date handgun and rifle ballistic tables along with extensive charts of currently available bullets and projectiles for handloading, as well as a new products section. Complete with color and black and white photographs showcasing various makes and models of firearms and equipment, Shooter’s Bible is the perfect addition to the bookshelf of any beginner or experienced hunter, firearm collector, or gun enthusiast.

FIELD & STREAM, America’s largest outdoor sports magazine, celebrates the outdoor experience with great stories, compelling photography, and sound advice while honoring the traditions hunters and fishermen have passed down for generations.