Book excerpt: This early handbook is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A concise look at rifles and ammunition that will prove of great interest to the hunting and shooting enthusiast. Extensively illustrated with black and white diagrams and drawings. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.