NCJ Number
36832
Date Published
1976
Length
176 pages
Annotation
THIS ILLUSTRATED MANUAL COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF HANDGUN USE, INCLUDING TARGET PRACTICE, CALIBER, AMMUNITION, BALLISTICS, CHOOSING A PISTOL OR REVOLVER, SHARPSHOOTING, SECURITY, AND ANTIQUE HANDGUNS.
Abstract
AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS EXAMINED ARE HOW TO SELECT A GUN CLUB OR TARGET SHOOTING SOCIETY; HOW TO BUY AND REGISTER A HANDGUN IN FRANCE; THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PISTOL AND A REVOLVER; GUNPOWDER; BULLETS; SHOT TRAJECTORY; CLEANING, LOADING, AND UNLOADING A HANDGUN; SAFETY RULES FOR THE HOME AND THE SHOOTING RANGE; ACCESSORIES. SUCH AS A PISTOL BOX HOLSTER, HEARING, PROTECTORS, AND SCOPES; AND OLD-FASHIONED BALL-AND-CAP PISTOLS. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE A GLOSSARY, LISTS OF GUN DEALERS AND SHOOTING RANGES IN FRANCE, TABLES ON GRAM WEIGHTS FOR RELOADING CERTAIN COMMON CALIBERS OF HANDGUNS AND METRIC-ENGLISH CONVERSION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, AND AN INDEX. -- IN FRENCH.