The American Rifle: A Treatise, A Text Book, And A Book Of Practical Instruction In The Use Of The Rifle (1918) - Couverture souple
Synopsis
The American Rifle: A Treatise, A Text Book, and A Book of Practical Instruction in the Use of the Rifle is a comprehensive guide written by Townsend Whelen in 1918. This book covers everything from the history and development of rifles to the practical techniques and skills needed to use them effectively. The first part of the book is a treatise on the rifle, covering the various types of rifles, their components, and how they function. The second part is a textbook that provides detailed information on marksmanship, including stance, grip, breath control, and trigger pull. The third part is a practical guide that covers topics such as hunting, shooting at moving targets, and shooting in adverse weather conditions. Throughout the book, Whelen emphasizes the importance of safety and responsible gun use. He also provides tips and advice based on his extensive experience as a marksman and military officer. The American Rifle is a valuable resource for anyone interested in rifles, from beginners to experienced shooters.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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