Beginner's Guide to Guns and Shooting

This is a fantastic book for the beginner, or even the intermediate. It covers the basics of firearms and ammunition types, their respective mechanics, the nomenclature, and safety. It's not preachy and I feel is very comfortable to read, even if you're not planning on 'getting into the hobby'. If you don't know much about firearms, regardless of whether you're planning to own any, this book is fantastic for its basic introductory information. The first portion of the book even starts out with historic information on earlier firearms and how they evolved into the solid and reliable tools we have today. It talks about some broadly key features, such as barrel rifling, as well teaching specifics about the mechanical parts and controls and switches on various common types firearms. In addition to a specific section on safety, there is very good coverage of safety throughout, but it is not overbearing. In the later sections some more detailed topics are covered including cleaning and even reloading. And of course, there is lots of excellent guidance on how to actually shoot the different types of firearms, properly, safely. Unless I missed it, this book is very much non-political. It's a very good no-stress teaching tool for beginners. Although the glossary offers a definition of "Assault Rifle", this book is focused on being generally informative on the basics of guns. And considering that the term "assault rifle" nowadays seems to refer to rifles that differ little or not at all from many other rifles, the lack of focus on these does not detract from the coverage of the basics. The copyright on this book is 1988, but the content has not aged a day! I cannot recommend this book enough for everyone of all ages, sexes, and political views. If you love 'em or hate 'em, they're ubiquitous tools, and this introduction to them and their proper care and handling is an absolute must-read!

This book was given to me when I was 12. It helped form a strong base of gun safety for me when I was young. A must have for beginning marksmen and hunters. Over 200 pages of information on use, safety, cleaning, different styles of guns, and much more.