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Summary: Lots of errors
Review: I can not recommend this book. There are entirely too many errors, in addition the quality of the photography is very poor.
Rating: 
Summary: I Think the Editor Fell Asleep...
Review: Overall, I enjoyed this book as an informative, relatively concise primer on military and civilian sporting rifles. Most of the well known rifles of the twentieth century as well as some of the more famous rifles of the late eighteenth century are covered here, with a wealth of information, pictures and history of each rifle's development. As a collector of WW2-era military rifles, I was happy to see many of the rifles famliar to me covered in this book. Arisakas, Mausers, Mosin-Nagants, Springfields, Enfields, and Garands are all in here, as well as some of the more modern designs, such as the M16 series, and the famous (infamous?) AK-47 family. Also, some really classic rifles like the Winchester Model 1894 are covered in detail. The author also has pictures of the targets he shot with each rifle, commenting on its accuracy and operation. My main problem with this book is that small details are overlooked. While not taking away from the overall usefulness of this book, I felt that I should point them out nevertheless. For instance, in the section for the M-1 carbine, the heading for the technical specs box reads "M14 specifications", instead of M-1 Carbine specifications. This oversight was repeated several times in the book. Also, the SVT-40, of which I am an owner, has a 20-round magazine according to the book, when everyone familiar with this rifle well knows that it only has a ten-rounder. Again, small details, but enough for me to take away one star.
Rating:
Summary: I Think the Editor Fell Asleep...
Review: Overall, I enjoyed this book as an informative, relatively concise primer on military and civilian sporting rifles. Most of the well known rifles of the twentieth century as well as some of the more famous rifles of the late eighteenth century are covered here, with a wealth of information, pictures and history of each rifle's development. As a collector of WW2-era military rifles, I was happy to see many of the rifles famliar to me covered in this book. Arisakas, Mausers, Mosin-Nagants, Springfields, Enfields, and Garands are all in here, as well as some of the more modern designs, such as the M16 series, and the famous (infamous?) AK-47 family. Also, some really classic rifles like the Winchester Model 1894 are covered in detail. The author also has pictures of the targets he shot with each rifle, commenting on its accuracy and operation. My main problem with this book is that small details are overlooked. While not taking away from the overall usefulness of this book, I felt that I should point them out nevertheless. For instance, in the section for the M-1 carbine, the heading for the technical specs box reads "M14 specifications", instead of M-1 Carbine specifications. This oversight was repeated several times in the book. Also, the SVT-40, of which I am an owner, has a 20-round magazine according to the book, when everyone familiar with this rifle well knows that it only has a ten-rounder. Again, small details, but enough for me to take away one star.
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