Thorneycroft to SA80 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thorneycroft to SA80 write by Jonathan Ferguson. This book was released on 2020-11. Thorneycroft to SA80 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reference work for all those interested in the history of military firearms. It charts the British love affair with the 'flipped' bullpup rifle and machine gun - weapons with their firing mechanism positioned behind the trigger - from a faltering start in the Edwardian period, through the controversy of the NATO rifle trials, to the troubled history of the current SA80 family.
Chassepot to FAMAS
Chassepot to FAMAS - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chassepot to FAMAS write by Ian McCollum. This book was released on 2019-09. Chassepot to FAMAS available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Guns of John Moses Browning
The Guns of John Moses Browning - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Guns of John Moses Browning write by Nathan Gorenstein. This book was released on 2022-05-17. The Guns of John Moses Browning available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A “well-researched and very readable new biography” (The Wall Street Journal) of “the Thomas Edison of guns,” a visionary inventor who designed the modern handgun and whose awe-inspiring array of firearms helped ensure victory in numerous American wars and holds a crucial place in world history. Few people are aware that John Moses Browning—a tall, humble, cerebral man born in 1855 and raised as a Mormon in the American West—was the mind behind many of the world-changing firearms that dominated more than a century of conflict. He invented the design used in virtually all modern pistols, created the most popular hunting rifles and shotguns, and conceived the machine guns that proved decisive not just in World Wars I and II but nearly every major military action since. Yet few in America knew his name until he was into his sixties. Now, author Nathan Gorenstein brings firearms inventor John Moses Browning to vivid life in this riveting and revealing biography. Embodying the tradition of self-made, self-educated geniuses (like Lincoln and Edison), Browning was able to think in three dimensions (he never used blueprints) and his gifted mind produced everything from the famous Winchester “30-30” hunting rifle to the awesomely effective machine guns used by every American aircraft and infantry unit in World War II. The British credited Browning’s guns with helping to win the Battle of Britain. His inventions illustrate both the good and bad of weapons. Sweeping, lively, and brilliantly told, this fascinating book that “gun collectors and historians of armaments will cherish” (Kirkus Reviews) introduces a little-known legend whose impact on history ranks with that of the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford.
The Dyslexia Debate
The Dyslexia Debate - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Dyslexia Debate write by Julian G. Elliott. This book was released on 2014-03-24. The Dyslexia Debate available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An examination of how we use the term 'dyslexia' and how this may undermine aid for struggling readers.
Rimfire Revolution: A Complete Guide to Modern .22 Rifles
Rimfire Revolution: A Complete Guide to Modern .22 Rifles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rimfire Revolution: A Complete Guide to Modern .22 Rifles write by Michael R Shea. This book was released on 2021-07-13. Rimfire Revolution: A Complete Guide to Modern .22 Rifles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The .22 Long Rifle caliber is the most popular ammunition and firearm chambering in the world. It's a backyard plinker, small-game hunter, tactical trainer and Olympic medalist. Along with its .17-caliber cousins, the humble .22 LR is undergoing a massive resurgence in the United States, and around the world, especially in places like the United Kingdom and New Zealand, which effectively ban centerfire chamberings. The rimfire rifle, an historic centerpiece of the shooting community, is trending in a big way, and this book brings the topic into current times. Every major gun manufacturer has brought at least one new rimfire rifle to the market in the last two years, and these models are covered in detail. A sampling of topics included in this full-color work: complete coverage of semi-autos and how they work; the magic of bolt-action accuracy; advice on sharpening up shooting accuracy; match shooting and how to succeed; DIY precision gunsmithing; hunting with rimfires; and the future of the rimfire market. And, to guarantee this work provides complete rimfire coverage, the author also goes deep into the capabilities of the "Might Mice," the .17s: 17HM2, 17HMR and 17WSM.
