A Classic Handbook for Marksmanship and Upland Game Bird and Waterfowl Hunting This unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Charles Askins' Wing and Trap Shooting is a classic handbook on wing, trap, skeet, and general bird hunting and clay shooting. Originally published in 1910, Askins discusses maintenance and use of firearms for hunting, as well as multiple tips and tricks to make the most out of your hunting field trip. Over 100 years old, this antique manual is a wonderful study on the history of hunting, target shooting, marksmanship, and the long-lived sport of wing and trap shooting. This comprehensive guidebook for outdoors enthusiasts and hunters includes chapters on wing-shooting procedures and proper form, how to sight and aim firearms for birds, types of shot and patterns, psychology of shooting, speed of bird flight and mental calculations for shooting, hints on targeting different game birds, how to do clay bird shooting, and field etiquette. This vintage book includes timeless knowledge about bird hunting and life outdoors! Although this book represents thought from a former time, it also reveals much about the rich history of outdoors recreation, and many of the tips, tricks, and discussions are still relevant for study today! A part of The Classic Outing Handbooks Collection: Volume 13 This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of Wing and Trap Shooting is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book's original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge. About the Doublebit Press Legacy Editions Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency! As a part of the Doublebit Press Legacy Edition Collection, this unabridged volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any handcrafter's or outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Brad Varney, "The Shooter's Guru" is Maine's Premier Wing and Clay Shooting Instructor. With over 60 years' wing shooting experience and 45 years' instruction experience, Brad Varney teaches how to shoot safely, accurately, and naturally. This book will provide you with the best all-purpose wing shooting system. The reader will learn that good wing shooting and good instruction need not be complicated or confusing. As a frugal Maine Yankee, Brad likes to keep his teaching simple and efficient. This book is not about the history or types of firearms or their manufacture, maintenance or repair. Nor will you find information on hunting gear. This book is a how-to-do-it guide. The main focus is hitting moving targets, be they game birds or clays. What you will read will make you a better wing shot. The majority of this book is about the method Brad has used successfully on birds and in clay target competition, based on the cumulative knowledge of over 50 years of hunting, competitive shooting and teaching. Brad will show you how to use and trust your senses-all of them- foremost among them, your eyes. By reading this book and practicing this Super Instinctive Shooting Method you will learn in a few days a very simple but effective instinctive form of wing shooting.

The Orvis Wingshooting Handbook is a concise and clearly written guide to the fundamentals and intricacies of wing shooting. Chapters include an analysis of field shooting versus skeet and trap; a discussion of basic techniques; how to choose the right gun; how to aim properly; safety and etiquette; tools you'll need; and more. Black-and-white illustrations throughout help the reader gain a more thorough understanding of Bowlen's tips and techniques.

Mastering Sporting Clays is a perfect guide for all levels of sporting clays shooters, from recreational to competitor. Beginner and novice shooters learn essential first steps, including an easy to remember set of fundamentals and, equally important, a system for recalling those fundamentals. Advanced shooters, including competitive shooters, will benefit from target-specific tactics, allowing them to focus on improving their problem areas.