Modern Shotguns and Loads

This classic covers shotguns and shooting techniques. History, ammunition, handloading and the principles and terms of wingshooting are explained.

Foreward/ A Retrospect/ Double Mechanisms/ Special Mechanisms/ Double Shotgun Construction and Finish/ Engraving/ Stocks and Stocking/ Utilities, Fads and Fancies/ Choke Boring/ Choke Boring (Continued)/ Gages and Their Use/ Boring and Barrel Length/ Patterns/ Pellets per Load/ Popular Shot Sizes/ Factory Shot Shell Loading/ Factory Ballistics/ Testing Factory Ammunition/ Ammunition Performance at Long Range/ Velocity, Energy, Pattern and Range/ Range of Small Bores and Small Shot/ Range Based on Patterns/ Pattern Tests on Game/ Fitting the Cartridge to the Gun/ Smokeless Shotgun Powders/ Shot Stringing/ Hand-loading Shotgun Shells/ Special Hand-loading Problems/ Care and Cleaning of Shotguns/ Glossary/ Facts and Figures/ PART II: An Essay on Wing-Shooting/ Aiming/ Lead/ Swinging and Snapping/ Correct Positions/ Mechanical Execution/ Class, Form, Style and Time/ Psychology of Wing-Shooting/ Flinching/ Hitting Vs. Missing/ Using the Second Barrel/ What Constitutes Good Shooting?/ The Boy and His Gun/ The Woman Afield/ Free Shooting/ Index