Shotguns and Shooting [Hardcover]

Michael McIntosh (Author), Eldridge Hardie (Illustrator), Gene Hill (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 21, 1995

This book captures the gun as a complex, fascinating combination of form and function -- told, as always, in McIntosh's relaxed, conversational style. The first part is about the art of guns and gun making, and the second section is devoted to the art of shooting.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 266 pages
• Publisher: Down East Books (June 21, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0924357487
• ISBN-13: 978-0924357480
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,082,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All you ever wanted to know about shotguns but were........., November 27, 1998

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Jamie Paterson ([e-mail]) (Rome, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shotguns and Shooting (Hardcover)

Michael McIntosh is rapidly becoming an Emeritus Professor of Shotguns. "Shotguns & Shooting" is a collection of previously published articles on technical aspects of shotguns and shooting. The book easily talks readers through a miriade of technials details from chokes to trigger pull weights, from shots size to home loads. If you own a shotgun, you will enjoy this book.

For wingshooters - take a look at McIntoshes chapter on shooting technique, he has some simple but effective footwork advice. On a sporting layout I went from regular 18/25 to 22/25 in three weeks of practice.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the info - half the technica, August 8, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Shotguns and Shooting (Hardcover)

Packed with information; easy to read, but not too dense. I've read Burrard (Modern Shotgun), and this book gets across much of the information (though not all) with much less technical material. Still, a few well placed charts etc. aid in understanding. So good, I have it on my shelf to read again in a couple months. As with everything by McIntosh or Hill, the writing is superb. Gene Hill will be sorely missed

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Michael 's The Man, July 2, 2004

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Mouse Hunter (Greensboro, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shotguns and Shooting (Hardcover)

Combination of magazine articles for lovers of fine shotguns.

Basic information about guns, loads, and especially good section on shooting techniques. Jack O'Conner wrote a lot about rifles, but McIntosh's speciality is the sxs shotgun. However, he has taken over the position that O'Conner once held.

You are what you read, and for the last several years I have been reading Michael's work in "Sporting Classics". I have been mainly a rifle guy for the past 25 years, but have now started back with shotguns. I blame Michael for this.

Not really anything new in this book; just more McIntosh. But in his case, more is better. I especially like his lead-ins to the chapters. Classy!! Classy guy !!