African Rifles and Cartridges (Firearms Classics Library) by John Howard (Pondoro) Taylor - 1995

Fairfax, VA: Firearms Classics Library/National Rifle Association/Odysseus Editions , 1995 Firearms Classics Library/National Rifle Association/Odysseus Editions, Fairfax, VA. 1995. Hardcover. Reprint Edition for members of the Firearms Classics Library. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Green leather boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine; gilt decoration on the spine and boards; four raised bands on the spine. Gilt text block edges; ribbon page marker; green moire end papers. 431 pp 4to. The author was a big-game hunter of Irish descent. In Africa he experimented extensively using different types of rifles and calibers, which made him an expert in big game rifles. He is credited with developing the 'Taylor KO Factor' and wrote classic books. A professional ivory hunter with thirty years of 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 on the continent of 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 effects of softpoint 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; and many other valuable tips and explanations about cartridges and rifles. A clean pristine copy.