HUNTING WITH AIR RIFLES: THE COMPLETE GUIDE. By Mathew Manning.

(2010) 2012 reprint. 4to (205 x 255mm). Pp152. Colour and b/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

This is a useful introduction to shooting small quarry with air rifles in the UK. Chapters include: Air rifles and how they work; Sights, mounting and zeroing; Ammunition and calibre selection; Shooting stances, techniques and practice; Clothing and accessories; Legal matters and permission to shoot; Hunting and field craft - rabbits, woodpigeons, collared doves and feral pigeons, grey squirrels, corvids - crows, magpies, jays, rooks, jackdaws, what to do with them afterwards; More tips and tactics - hides, hunting in company, garden pest control; Air rifles requiring a Firearms Certificate; Field preservation, preparation and cookery, with full step by step instructions and recipes for rabbits and woodpigeons; The hedgerow harvest - foraging on the way home and some more recipes. Now out-of-print and already difficult to find.