Successful Rifle Shooting

Target shooting with the small-bore rifle or air rifle is a sport which can be pursued by almost anyone, male or female, of any age. David Parish here offers valuable advice and assistance to both the beginner and the more advanced shooter.

Successful Rifle Shooting instructs both the beginner and the more advanced shooter in the target shooting disciplines for the small-bore rifle and air rifle. There are chapters on the free, standard, and prone small-bore rifles, the air rifle, and the CO2 rifle. Other topics covered are cartridges, targets, equipment, positioning, firing the shot, safety and cleaning, and competition shooting and training. There is also information on the Olympic rules.

Excerpt from Rifles and Rifle Shooting The sword has been a practically useless arm all these three hundred years, yet it is car ried by military men and others simply be cause of its tremendous hold upon the imagina tion. The knight and his war-horse, his lance and his great two-handed sword are alive to day, just as they were a thousand years ago, though his immense blade has dwindled in modern hands to a mere toy to be carried on parade - for four hundred years popular imagination has kept it hung to the soldier's waist after its work was done. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Rifles and Shotguns: The Art of Rifle and Shotgun Shooting for Big Game and Feathered Game, With Special Chapters on Military Rifle Shooting And for the hunter it must be realized that systems, designed to make target scorers out general average of humanity, will not fit one for the crucial moment of big game shooting, nor will trap shooting ever make a wingshot who can knock down his bird with a swift snap in the thick brush. Lon-g experience, of the kind that must not fail to get the meat or else go hungry, as an alternative, has taught me what to discard and what to concentrate on in making of one's self a successful big game or feath ered game shot, The sights that will not fail you in the dense timber; the method of gun pomting that loses no instant before connecting shot charge and flying bird; details of gun fitting that count for accu racy; training that will prepare the novice so that he will not have to begin all over again when his profi ciency is actually tested out on game; these are set forth in this work so that the beginner can assimilate them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Master technique, improve accuracy, and achieve competitive excellence. In Rifle: Steps to Success, Olympic gold medalist, world record holder, and respected coach Launi Meili shares the training secrets used by the top shooters in the sport. Rifle: Steps to Success covers every aspect of the sport: Equipment selection and fitting Safe shooting guidelines Proven techniques for improved accuracy in the prone, standing, kneeling, and sitting positions Mental and physical training Shooting drills to increase all-around consistency Practice, prematch, and competitive routines As part of the Steps to Success Series—with more than 1.5 million copies sold—Rifle: Steps to Success will help you hit your mark every time. ContentsStep 1. Selecting and Fitting Equipment Step 2. Shooting Safely and Responsibly Step 3. Getting to Know the Rifle Step 4. Shooting Positions and Form Step 5. Aiming and Adjusting the Sights Step 6. Taking the Shot Step 7. Preparing for Competition Step 8. Competing in Matches Step 9. Practicing for Optimal Performance Step 10. Training Mentally and Physically Step 11. Continuing in the Sport

All other factors being equal, it is your ability to read the wind that will make the most difference in your shooting accuracy. The better you understand the behavior of the wind, the better you will understand the behavior of your bullet. Now, champion shooters Linda K. Miller and Keith A. Cunningham reveal everything they wish they’d known about reading the wind before they started shooting (instead of having to learn as they went along) in concise, easy-to-read terms and accompanied with handy ninety-five diagrams. The Wind Book for Rifle Shooters contains straightforward guidance on the simple thought process they use to read the wind, the techniques and tactics they use to win matches, and the underlying skills that support both. Let these champions show you how to put together a simple wind-reading toolbox for calculating wind speed, direction, deflection, and drift. Then learn how to use these tools to read flags and mirage, record and interpret your observations, and time your shots to compensate for wind. Other topics covered include: Analyzing shot placement Recording and record keeping Confidence and following your hunches And much more! The essential wind-reading basics taught in this book will absolutely improve your shooting skills, whether you're a target shooter, a plinker, a hunter or a shooting professional.