CO2 Pistols & Rifles (Paperback)

~ James House (Author)

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Product Description

Current safety trends encourage shooters to opt for guns of less power, especially CO2-powered guns. Several airgun shooters are not required to go through the traditional buying procedures of high-powered pistols and rifles, such as background checks and waiting periods. Plus, companies such as Colt, Smith & Wesson, and Walther manufacture high quality CO2 products that are visually indistinguishable from their traditional firearms.

In this new guide to CO2-powered pistols and rifles, James E. House offers a comprehensive history of CO2 guns, dating back to the 1930s, and a discussion of propulsion, pellets, and sights. Beginning shooters are introduced to the market with a complete analysis on performance and accuracy of currently available products. Airgun enthusiasts are reunited with CO2 classics no longer being manufactured. This book also offers additional sections on target shooting, games, and varmints.

* Offers a comprehensive history of CO2 pistols and rifles dating back to the 1930s * Includes a categorical review of BB pistols, .177 caliber pistols, .20 and .22 caliber pistols, and rifles * Discover products currently available only on the secondary market

About the Author

James E. House has been shooting airguns and firearms since he younger days. During his first two years at Southern Illinois University, he was a member of the Air Force ROTC rifle team. House has written three textbooks on chemistry and quantum mechanics, including one that he co-authored with his wife, Kathleen. Now retired, he enjoys traveling to mountain states and spending time afield with airguns. He has written several articles on airguns for such periodicals as Fur-Fish-Game and Predator Extreme. Plus, he has had articles published in Airgun Illustrated and The Backwoodsman magazines, both of which he is currently a contributing editor. House is the author of American Air Rifles, published by Krause Publications in 2001. He resides in Bloomington, Illinois.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 1St Edition edition (January 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873496787
• ISBN-13: 978-0873496780
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #837,794 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Reference Work on CO-2 Pistols and Rifles, September 1, 2008

By	Jeffrey R. Elver "jeff82" (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Mr. House has once again written an excellent reference piece on air guns. This time he has focused on CO-2 pistols and rifles. Those readers who are familiar with his other work on pneumatic and spring air guns, "American Air Rifles", will recognize well presented sections on ballistics and pellet types. In this book he reviews the many CO-2 pistols old and new, and spends time reviewing the very few CO-2 air rifles in the market. Until I read this book, I didn't realize how small the market for CO-2 rifles really is.

Readers will want to keep this book as a reference work on ballistics and CO-2 air guns, and can use it as a handy buying guide for future purchases. Once again, Mr. House has written a thoughtful and well research presentation on an under-researched topic. Another nice job!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good guide, May 21, 2009

By	Brent L. Bolin (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A very good guide on CO2 weaponry, maybe the best out there to date, (because of the rarity of volumes on the subject). it is because of the uniqueness of the subject matter that it fills a much-needed hole for those interested in this low-power form of pellet and BB propulsion. A revision does seem to be needed; yet, this is normally determined by sales, and one might imagine that there aren't as many people interested in this form of air rifles and pistols as compared to either pumps or pre-charged pneumatics.