Range Officer’s Handbook, Book Review by Arms & Militaria Collector Magazine
Book Review by Arms & Militaria Collector Magazine of the ‘Range Officer’s Handbook.’ BOOKSHELF with Syd Wigzell in the Arms & Militaria Collector No. 27 The Range Officers Handbook This book is outside our usual domain for reviews in the ‘Collector’, however Ron Owen is a well-known firearms identity in Australia and with so many [...]
Range Officer’s Handbook Review in Guns Australia
Range Officer’s Handbook Review in Guns Australia by Nick Harvey Book Review – Guns Australia October/December 2009 Hard-bound 200x303mm, 523 pages, well illustrated with line drawings and photographs, index, glossary and list of contents. The name Ron Owen is well known to the majority of Aussie shooters as an indefatigable fighter for shooter’s rights and [...]
An Armourer’s Perspective .303 No 4 (T) Sniper Rifle and the Holland and Holland Connection.
An Armourer’s Perspective .303 No 4 (T) Sniper Rifle and the Holland and Holland Connection. An Armourer’s Perspective .303 No 4 (T) Sniper Rifle and the Holland and Holland Connection. by Peter Laidler with Ian Skennerton. FOREWORD from Major (Retd) Dougie T MABER, MBE Small Arms School Corps This is an excellent, well-researched and accurate [...]
Australian Antique Arms & History
Australian Antique Arms & History Australian Antique Arms & History by John W. Swinfield FAIHA, edited by Ian Skennerton. This compilation of forty-three years of John’s columns and articles in shooting and collecting magazines and periodicals, is so much more than just a useful reference and many hours of entertaining reading. The growth of collector [...]
Modern Reloading by R Lee
Modern Reloading By Richard Lee From the man who brought us the Lee Reloading Equipment that nearly every Australian shooter has used some of, at some time either before now, or sometime in the future. MODERN RELOADING Second Edition by: Richard Lee 720 very comprehensive pages. Ammunition reloading for the shooter, hunter and professional reloader, with [...]
Treatise On Amunition
Treatise On Ammunition, The War Office PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION. The general advance in the science of gunnery, which has proceeded with such rapid strides in the last few years, has caused the introduction of a quantity of Artillery materiel which renders a new edition of this ” Treatise” necessary. In preparing it some [...]
Saddle Up
‘Saddle Up’ by Rick Landers A Book For Military Collectors, Antique Gun Collectors or for Firearm Collectors. Australian Load Carrying Equipment of British, American & Local Origin. This reference by Rick Landers explores the full period of Australian issue, from the First Fleet in 1788 through the various colonial governments and the Commonwealth, through two world wars [...]
Accurizing & Shooting Lee Enfield Rifles
Accurizing & Shooting Lee Enfields By Brian Labadda & Ian Skennerton How to get the best out of the Lee Enfield rifles covers from the Magazine Lee-Metford, The Short Magazine Lee Enfield, The No 1 Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle, The No1 Mark III (*)Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rife, The No 4 Lee-Enfield Rifle and The No [...]
Hayes Hangun Omibus
The Hayes Handgun Omnibus A Cataloged Encyclopedia of Collective Pistols And Revolvers. Quality Photographs of the famous Ron Hayes collection of hand guns, the most complete Australian collection. A deluxe compilation of handguns from all around the world, the subjects are conveniently cataloged into National and Manufacturer classifications. The twenty six groups utilise each letter [...]
Textbook of Small Arms 1929
The British Army Textbook of Small Arms 1929 This book originally printed by the War Office, was intended for use by officers under instruction at the British School of Musketry at Hythe.They were also expected to take it back with them to their postings, in the regiments to teach small arms skills to the weapons instructors. It [...]