Shooting Sports for Women: A Practical Guide to Shotgunning and Riflery for the Outdoorswoman
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ISBN: 0312147333 / Publisher: St Martins Pr, January 1996
Provides information about hunting, shooting techniques, buying a gun, gun safety, what to wear on the field, basic ballistics, and a history of women and guns
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Shooting Sports for Women is the first book written especially for women interested in the shotgun and rifle sports. This comprehensive guide covers the fundamentals for beginners and provides the accomplished outdoorswoman with a wealth of valuable information about her specific sport, including sporting clays, trap, and skeet; precision rifle shooting; upland bird hunting; waterfowling; varmint hunting; and big game hunting.Chapters discuss shooting techniques for beginning, intermediate, and advanced shooters; buying a gun that's right for you and your sport; hunting with field dogs; gun safety outdoors and in the home; what to wear on the field, in the forest, or at the range; understanding basic ballistics; and a history of women and gunsComplete with an extensive directory that includes shooting instructors and schools, suppliers of outdoor clothing and gear, gun dealers and gunsmiths, shooting publications and suggested reading, and shooting preserves.
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