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Everything you've ever wanted to know about America's favorite handgun cartridge! Designed nearly a century ago, the .45 ACP cartridge has earned a well-deserved reputation as a superbly accurate, slap-em-down handgun cartridge. An honored veteran of two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and lesser...

Reload your own! Drawing from decades of experience, author Philip Massaro provides detailed instructions to help you successfully reload your own rifle and pistol ammunition. Inside this practical guide: Step-by-step instructions describe how to reload rifle and pistol ammunition...

The popularity of rifles designed to take big game has never been greater. Terry Wieland, a widely recognized firearms expert, explores in detail the rifles and calibers that are drawing attention. This second edition covers what has changed in the field since the first edition was published-new calibers,...

While much has changed in the world of shotgun shooting—from new gun models to new ammunition—certain fundamentals have stayed the same. Successful Shotgun Shooting, originally published in 1971, remains one of the most thorough and clear primers on the art and science of shooting the shotgun....

Whichever way you travel—whether you follow the main lanes of our country or its byways—you will get far more fun out of your experience if you are thoroughly familiar with the use of map and compass. This Handbook of Orienteering is the result of many years of personal experience in this fascinating...

In this excerpt from the Gun Digest Book of the Revolver, Grant Cunningham teaches his secrets for mastering the double action trigger, shooting accurately with a pistol, one-handed shooting and clearing malfunctions.

This elegantly written and compelling work portrays the way the Japanese demand for giant bluefin tuna has altered the lives of Cape Cod fishermen. In telling the story of one man's passionate hunt for giant bluefin, Douglas Whynott details the competition and camaraderie in the bluefin fishery, the...

Thanks to well-known fishing expert Mike Marsh, North Carolinians finally have a definitive guide for the entire state in one handy volume. Fishing North Carolina is the only book that covers the multitude of fishing opportunities in all of the state’s regions: mountains, Piedmont, and coastal plain....

Where and how to fly fish within two or three hours of downtown Boston. Terry Tessein, a veteran of a lifetime of fishing the New England coastline, shares those years of experience in the first detailed guidebook to the multitude of fly fishing possibilities within easy reach of downtown Boston....

Un viaggio nella tecnica del Nordic Walking, spiegata nei minimi particolari e documentata con molte fotografie e utili esercizi per diventare padroni del gesto tecnico e per una scelta consapevole della necessaria attrezzatura e del corretto abbigliamento. Una parte significativa del volume è dedicata...

Volete l’avventura vicino a una grande città? Ecco le guide sui luoghi segreti a due passi da Roma Esse non sono paragonabili ad altre in commercio. Danno infatti informazioni su luoghi segreti che vengono tralasciati dalle altre guide escursionistiche. Esse sono anche un complemento per le altre...

Collection of highlights from twenty-one Appalachian Trail blogs.

Trail magic; kindnesses from the hearts of strangers add magic to hiker’s journeys. This magic is often small – a bottle of water, a ride into town, a candy bar. Sometimes the generosity is a meal or a bed for the night.The Holman’s, day hikers themselves, live near the Pacific Crest...

Classic reference by a renowned expert. Invaluable information for shooters, gunsmiths, collectors, ballisticians, and hunters. Includes new foreword.