by: Clair Rees
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Book Description -- In THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO HANDGUN HUNTING, author Clair Rees provides information about the basics of handgunning, as well as unique and thorough tips for veterans. Chapters include helpful and informative hints on hunting deer with a handgun; hunting moose, elk, pronghorn, and other North American big game; handgunning in Africa; the pros and cons of hunting dangerous game with a handgun; shooting prairie dogs, woodchucks, and other varmints with long-range pistols; calling coyotes, foxes, and bobcats within handgun range; hunting rabbits, squirrels, and other small game with .22 rimfires; handgun shooting techniques; and suggested field practice and safety tips. Recommendations regarding handgun type, caliber, loads, and sights for big game hunting are also included within each chapter. This extraordinary book also includes chapters from well-known handgun hunting experts such as J. D. Jones, Layne Simpson, and many others.
About the Author -- CLAIR REES, a handgun hunter since his teenage years, has written about guns and hunting for more than three decades. His articles have appeared in Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Guns & Ammo, Shooting Times, Guns, and other shooting and hunting publications. He is a regular contributor to Guns & Ammo, Handguns, Shooting Illustrated, Rifle, and Successful Hunter. Other books he has authored include The Sportsman's Handgunning Bible, Beginner's Guide to Guns & Shooting, Be an Expert Shot, and Matching the Gun to the Game. Rees makes his home in Utah, where he shot his first deer with a .44 magnum many years ago. He has hunted throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Mexico, South America, and Europe. He lives in Orem, Utah.
A complete work for handgun hunting -- The book opens with an interesting general history of handguns, then expands into in-depth coverage of the various types of handguns from autoloaders to bolt action, specifying with which are best for what handgun hunting applications. Cartridge/firearm combinations run from the rim fires to the Striker 300 WSM bolt gun. Proprietary cartridges are included, such as the JDJ line up produced by SSK Industries. There are excellent sections that address field steady holds and practice shooting required in preparation for hunting, and excellent coverage of the various sights on the market including scopes and electric dot. There is coverage of various celebrity, or near celebrity hunters in pursuit of various types of North American and more exotic African game. All good stories, lots of hardware detail and well defined circumstances of kills. Chapters addressing handgun customizing for hunting, safety and equipment maintenance are all worthwhile. The best way I could explain my reaction to the book is that when I finished, I dragged out all of my handguns that could be considered hunting pieces, to compare them and their sighting systems to what I had just read about in the book. Then I began digging around to see when was the next near opportunity to get out and do a little handgun hunting. Great read, well done.
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