AFRICAN RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES BY JOHN TAYLOR

AFRICAN RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES BY JOHN TAYLOR. SAFARI PRESS, 1994, HARDCOVER, FULLY INTACT DUST JACKET, 431 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

John Taylor was a professional ivory hunter with some thirty years of continuous living in the African bush. He used and tested all the various calibers of British, American, and German rifles, and with them killed many species of big game found in Africa. Taylor's discussion on the practical application of ballistics includes: doubles, magazines, and single-shots; the practical value of steel jacketed bullets versus those covered with cupronickel; the faults of copper-tubed bullets; the actual effect of soft-point bullets with varying degrees of lead exposure; the necessity of modern bullets that will really stand up to the requirements when fired into heavy animals; as well as many other valuable tips and explanations about cartridges and rifles. There is also a wealth of information on the actual hunting of all African game, the habits of many species, and the practical handling and shooting of the different rifles under discussion. Taylor also included sections on gun building, stocking, weight, balance, fit, and the true worth of accessories and gadgets. There is also a section on sighting-in your rifle, as the author was a strong advocate of modern telescopic sights. Taylor spent a lifetime experimenting with ballistics, and this classic is acknowledged to be one of the finest reference works ever on the large-caliber rifle.