Make It Accurate: Get the Maximum Performance From Your Hunting Rifle [Hardcover]

Craig Boddington (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 27, 1999

Bursting with information on design, bedding, scope mounting, accuracy, sighting, and tailoring both factory and handloads to your rifle, this book is a must-have for any hunter who wants to optimize his rifle's performance in the range or field.

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No marksman should be without this latest book by master hunter and ballistics expert Craig Boddington. Tips on how to select the rifle, cartridge, and scope best suited to your needs are given, along with in-depth coverage on how to choose factory rifles, shop wisely for used rifles, and what to ask for in custom rifles. Also included are simple steps that can optimize any rifle's performance in the range or field: information on stock materials and design, bedding, scope mounting, troubleshooting for accuracy, sighting, and tailoring both factory and handloads to your rifle. A must-have for any hunter who wants to improve the accuracy of his rifle!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Safari Press; 1st Edition. edition (July 27, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571571507
• ISBN-13: 978-1571571502
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,131,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Accurate" summary of what you should do with your hunting rifles., May 10, 2011

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This review is from: Make It Accurate: Get the Maximum Performance From Your Hunting Rifle (Hardcover)

I like Craig Boddington. As a member of Safari Club International I have read many of his articles, and this book did not disapointed me at all.

You will find many practical guidelines to maximize your beloved tool for the different types of hunting that you will pursue: from an accurate description of a hunting rifle, to actions to chose, stocks, sights, cleaning, and troubleshooting accuracy. Additionaly you may also capitalize good advises regarding mounting scopes, bedding and sighting. All this in plain and easy to read English.

You may also like his book "How to shoot a Rifle Accurately Under Hunting Conditions.

In both of them, Craig puts a lot of his immense experience in hunting.

For your convenience, here you have the product link for both of them: Make It Accurate: Get the Maximum Performance From Your Hunting RifleShots at Big Game: How to Shoot a Rifle Accurately Under Hunting Conditions

Enjoy your reading!

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Nitty-Gritty, February 18, 2011

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This review is from: Make It Accurate: Get the Maximum Performance From Your Hunting Rifle (Hardcover)

Hardback with sewn binding in dustjacket. 273 pp. Illustrations throughout. Indexed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Hunting Rifle

Special Purpose or All-round?

Choose Your Action

Avoiding Cartridge Confusion

New, Used, or Custom?

Taking Stock

The Long and Short of Barrels

The Right Site

Mounting the Scope

Bedding is About Vibration

Functioning Foul-ups

Keeping it Clean

Troubleshooting Accuracy

To Brake or Not to Brake

Selecting Factory Loads

Handloading for Hunting

Sighting In

Preparing for the Field

12 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not on a par with Craig's other excellent books, September 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Make It Accurate: Get the Maximum Performance From Your Hunting Rifle (Hardcover)

Craig's rendering of rifle accurizing is not as concrete and fact-rich as his other books on hunting rifles and shooting. Nevertheless, he is his usual alert and entertaining writer and his fans like myself will enjoy the book.