A former English professor and Shakespearean scholar, Michael McIntosh was also widely known as one of the best-known gun and sporting writers in the world. Collected here for the first time are all three volumes in his acclaimed Shotguns & Shooting series. It includes the original volume Shotguns & Shooting, plus More Shotguns & Shooting and Shotguns & Shooting Three.

A comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to modern sporting rifles and how to use them, cartridges for small, medium and big game, barrels, stocks, sights, scopes, shooting techniques, where to hit them, modern shotguns and how to use them, double, pump, automatic, shotgun stocks, shells, chokes, care of your shotgun, history of sporting rifles and shotguns, complete glossary, PLUS Jack O’Connor’s Seven Lesson “How to Shoot Course”.

Provides guidance on shotgunning and offers advice and solutions to problems shotgunners encounter, discussing cross firing, recoil, triggers, barrels, choosing chokes and loads, velocity, forward allowance, and other related topics.

From one of the country's foremost experts on shotgunning comes the all new Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Shotguns. Rich in history and filled with information useful for every shotgun owner from beginner to expert, this book explores the makers, the uses and the trends in shotguns past and present. Inside you'll find information on: The shotgun through history, from its humble beginnings to its iconic status today. A complete examination of shotgun and shotshell types. Advice on loading your own shells. Games to play and game to hunt with your favorite shotgun. Hundreds of beautiful, illustrative photographs. The Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Shotguns has all this and more. Whether you own an everyday Remington 870 or a British double worth more than your car, Wieland's insights and tasteful writing cover the gamut. Truly a must-have for any shotgunner's library.

The sportsman's complete guide to choosing and using shotguns &break;&break;The shotgun in unsurpassed as a sporting tool and it has enjoyed a long and storied history in the hands of hunters and marksmen around the world. Yet, the novice shooter is often overwhelmed by the choices he faces when selecting the right gun for his favorite activities: Which gauge is best? Should they shoot an over-under, side-by-side, autoloader or pump? What about chokes? And is lead or nontoxic shot better - and in what sizes? &break;&break;Fortunately, Layne Simpson has a lifetime of shotgunning experience to share with you and his sage advice will help answer all these questions and many more. Part technical guide, part loving tribute, this book will make you look at shotguns in a totally different light. &break;&break;Explore every common gauge of shotgun - 10, 12, 16, 20, 28, and .410 bore and discover the best for you &break;&break;Compare and contrast double-barrel guns, autoloaders, pumps and bolt-actions &break;&break;Reviews the shotgunner's favorite game species - quail, pheasant, grouse, ducks and many more - and learn which gun and loads are right for the job &break;&break;Learn how to fit, pattern and maintain your guns &break;&break;Above all, the shotgun is the centerpiece of all stories about wonderful days spent in the field?of North Woods' logging trails and ruffed grouse exploding into golden-tinged woodlands?of foggy mornings in a duck blind shared with good friends, a trusty 10 gauge and your favorite retriever?of corn fields, cold wind and the cook pheasant's crackly as you insticvively shoulder your favorite autoloader?this is the shotgunner's world.