Covers everything from rifle types--how they work and their uses--to choosing a rifle; sighting systems; ammo choice; accessories; gun handling; the uses of camo; general fieldcraft; hunting seasons; hunting technique; preparation of game; safety; and more.

This revised 5th Edition, now expanded to over 400 pages in a larger 8 x 11 in. format, contains over twice as much information as previous editions. Featured in this 5th Edition are hundreds of digital images for most popular makes and models, making identification much easier. The Blue Book of Airguns contains both up-to-date 2005 airguns pricing information and detailed technical data on both todays high tech offerings and older, discontinued models. This includes domestic, foreign, and military airguns, modern commemoratives, and major trademark antiques! Also included are some valuable editorials by Dr. Robert Beeman and noted airgun journalist Tom Gaylord, as well as an extensive pictorial glossary. The 5th Edition Blue Book of Airguns contains more useful and up-to-date information than any other single airgun publication.

This book is devoted to a whole series of useful firearms, beginning with the well-known .22 Long Rifle. The venerable “twenty-two” hosts a wide array of interesting loads, including some ultra-quiet choices and fairly nasty high-speed rounds. Even hotter rimfire calibers include the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, plus three small-bore derivatives: the .17 Mach II, .17 Hornady Rimfire Magnum, and Winchester’s high velocity .17 Super Magnum. Careful shopping can provide us with a useful rimfire (or maybe even two) with which to quietly harvest small game or eliminate pests. An economical .22 LR firearm can also serve as a great high-powered rifle trainer if similar function is considered. In a pinch, it might even work for self-defense. The rimfires can’t do everything, but they can do a lot once fully understood. One trait is easy to overlook until you start shooting. They’re lots of fun! This book will lead the way from beginning to end.

Thoroughly explains American air rifles and their respective ballistics, sights, games, and pellets. Includes performance data for more than a dozen manufacturers. Studies and recommends calibers for specific game.

Detailed entries on more than 270 spring-air, pneumatic, and gas-powered guns contain complete description and technical information

The air rifle is a very effective weapon for the control of rabbits and vermin. This clearly written and fascinating book covers the following topics in a practical and thorough way. · Demonstrates how to learn to shoot an air rifle safely and accurately and how to construct your own forty-yard range· Discusses shooting techniques and all the firing positions· Considers the advantages and disadvantages of using air rifles for pest control and rabbiting· Analyses, and tests in the field, specific models of air rifle and considers what to look for when deciding to purchase a rifle· Covers ballistics, loading, scopes, zeroing, range finding, windage, the difference between good and bad mounts, ammunition, field craft, clothing and knives· Examines the characteristics of the various quarry species (rabbits, wood pigeons, feral pigeon, and rats)· Summarizes the law as it relates to air rifle hunting and considers the ethical aspects of the sport, including care of the quarry, how to track down and dispatch injured quarry, and how to dispatch rabbits humanely· Includes a detailed chapter on how to maintain your hunting rifle in good working order· Produced with the technical assistance of top professionals inthe field of gun and scope manufacturing AUTHOR: John Bezzant has written about terriers, ferrets and birds of prey for Gun Mart and has been a regular contributor to The Countryman's Weekly. John was given his first air gun in his early teens and has taken a keen interest in air rifle shooting ever since. John served in the RAF and was taught how to handle high-powered weapons by professionals. Combining his weapons expertise with his wealth of country knowledge, John became an accomplished hunter. He now lives in the Scottish Highlands on a five-acre smallholding. 121 colour photos