ORIGINAL: nodog
Are there any good books a guy could get in order to learn about firearms? Not in a manual type, but more in a story like your coments above about elk hunting. More of a field testing format. I'd like to learn about it for obvious reasons to blow my brother away sometime when were just about to go to sleep before the morning hunt. We get together every year.
One good book I got many many years ago whenI because a member of the NMLRA was called
Muzzleloading... to begin with. It was written by
Don Davis. He discusses the traditional muzzleloader in his book in a very laid back fashion. I still re-read it from time to time as I find it a wealth of information for only being 75 pages long. If you could find that book I'd get it. I am sure there are many other books out there.
Another great way to learn about the traditional rifles is attend a Rendezvous in your area. Many of the people who re enact or attend them are just full of stories, and helpful ideas. Most of them are pretty easy to get along with. I used to do the Rendezvous wayfor about 20 years but finally gave it up. Sleeping on the hard ground in a lean too about killed me. Couldn't hardly get the old bones off the ground in the morning.