Contemporary Books on Competitive Shooting

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   I’m glad to see this new forum topic introduced. 
Thought I would kick it off with some good reading material that deals with shooting the Lee Enfield in competition. These four books are written by some of the best shooters, all have won the King’s and/or Queen’s Prize in UK NRA Service Rifle shooting. My own experience has shown much improvement by following the advice of these authors. It’s remains every bit as relevant today as it was when these books were written. Following these fundamentals will pay off in your scores. 

You may not be able to read the text in the photo’s, but the four books are:

The Elements of Rifle Shooting, BGen J.A. Barlow
Competitive Rifle Shooting, James Sweet
Essentials of Marksmanship, Maj E.G.B Reynolds
Target Rifle Shooting, Maj E.G.B. Reynolds and Robin Fulton

All four of these books include information for shooting with a target type aperture sight, such as the PH 5A or 5C. This may not be applicable to those shooting in “as issued” type matches. But valuable information nevertheless. 

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britrifles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: February 03 2018 Location: Georgia, USA Status: Online Points: 8404	Post Options Post Reply Quote britrifles Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: Contemporary Books on Competitive Shooting Posted: September 19 2024 at 7:34am
	I’m glad to see this new forum topic introduced. Thought I would kick it off with some good reading material that deals with shooting the Lee Enfield in competition. These four books are written by some of the best shooters, all have won the King’s and/or Queen’s Prize in UK NRA Service Rifle shooting. My own experience has shown much improvement by following the advice of these authors. It’s remains every bit as relevant today as it was when these books were written. Following these fundamentals will pay off in your scores. You may not be able to read the text in the photo’s, but the four books are: *The Elements of Rifle Shooting, BGen J.A. Barlow Competitive Rifle Shooting, James Sweet Essentials of Marksmanship, Maj E.G.B Reynolds Target Rifle Shooting*, Maj E.G.B. Reynolds and Robin Fulton All four of these books include information for shooting with a target type aperture sight, such as the PH 5A or 5C. This may not be applicable to those shooting in “as issued” type matches. But valuable information nevertheless.

Zed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: May 01 2012 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6460	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zed Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: September 19 2024 at 1:00pm
	a good investment Geoff! *Target Rifle Shooting*, Maj E.G.B. Reynolds and Robin Fulton : is currently 174 Dollars on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Target-Shooting-Edmund-George-Reynolds/dp/0214201724
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A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Online Points: 16997	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 25 2024 at 6:33pm
	cool library , ive not seen those before

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	Very nice, thanks Eric.
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