The BASC Handbook of Shooting - An Introduction to the Sporting Shotgun

This revised Handbook of Shooting, now in its seventh edition, covers shotgun safety, the basic rules of gun handling in the field, while travelling and at home. It outlines the law as it relates to shooting and also includes chapters on behaviour in the field, the role of gundogs and the part played by gamekeepers in habitat and game management. It should be required reading for anyone who owns a sporting shotgun.

'An absolute must for anyone who owns a sporting shotgun. It is rare to find a book that covers so many important subjects so comprehensively. but this book does so in an informative, easy-to-read way.' Shooting Times

About the author

An official publication for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation. Other BASC publications include BASC Handbooks: Wildfowling (978-1-84689-085-7), BASC Handbooks: Pest & Predator Control (978-1-84689-085-7) and in 2016, BASC Law and Licensing (978-1-84689-227-1).

Summary

Now in its seventh edition, extensively revised and expanded, The BASC Handbook of Shooting covers shotgun safety, the basic rules of gun handling in the field, while travelling and at home.

Product details

• Authors: British Association for Shooting Conservation
• Assisted by: British Association for Shooting & Conse (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781846892486
• ISBN: 978-1-84689-248-6
• Illustrations: 25 black & white halftones, 100 colour illustrations
• Series: BASC Handbook; BASC Handbook
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; SPORTS & RECREATION / Hunting, SPORTS & RECREATION / Shooting, Hunting or shooting animals & game, Hunting or shooting animals and game, Small firearms, guns and other equipment, Small firearms, guns & other equipment, Target shooting