Burke, Desmond T.: (970). Canadian Bisley Shooting, An Art and a Science.

[mike16]

can these and other books be scanned and submitted to our "Lee Enfield Knowlege Library Collection" . If someone were willing to lend me these books secured by a refundable deposit I would gladly volunteer the effort to scan them and submit them.

[Frederick303]

Might be a copyright issue to consider, as with at least Demond Burks book, he passed in 1973 if my memory serves me correctly. Good old Ed Horton ran into that problem years ago with Sweets books, the copyright had not expired yet.

[newcastle]

"AG's Book of the rifle" and AG Banks "Random writings on rifle shootigng" are both well read in my library.

[mike16]

here are some more current books that may bring your lee enfield shooting experience up to date

Remeber! Its only a suggestion

On reloading;

Precision and Reloading Guide 2nd edition 2005 edited by Dave Brennan and published by the late grate publisher, Precision Shooting magazine.

Matellic Cartridge Handloading, The Persuit of the Perfect Cartidge, 2013, M.L."Mic" McPherson, published by Safari Press


One of these two are on shooting bench rest in general but Wadham's is all about the Lee Enfield

The 2012 Complete Book on Lee Enfield Accurizing, 2012, Roger Wedham.

The Benchrest Shooting Primer; Precision Shooting Magazine 1982-1996,2011. Edited by Dave Brennan editor of Precision Shooting Magazine

Also

From Author and Engineer Bryan Litz of Applied Ballistics LLC:

some excellent books and video's

Books

Accuracy and Precision for Long Range Shooting

Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting

Ballistic Performance of Rifle Bullets

Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting vol's I and II

The Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting comes with a very handy program that allows you to do some serious calculations with ease pop it in your computer, plug in your numbers and bingo!

The DVD series includes a 3 disc instructional set and a complimentary additional dvd

Putting Rounds On Target with Bryan Litz 3 dvd set

and

complemenary dvd

Long Range Competition: Its Worth It.

The two books mentioned above published and edited by Dave Brennan through Precision Shooting magazine are no longer available, Too bad because he published some impressive books. Maybe Ebay or Amazon. every one I know who has these two books kinda laugh when I ask if they are for sale.

Mic's reloading book is also increadable and still available

Bryan Litz need no introduction, His books are difinitive in the shooting industry. And currently available

If I was short of cash I would buyWedhams Lee Enfield book, Mic reloading book and Bryans books and dvd.

Bryan Litz also has some excellent You Tube video's

and an excellent web site, Applied Ballistics LLC.com

none of these books are more than 13 years old

Nuff said

[bigduke6]

mike16,

Have you looked in the Knowledge Library ? link below should get you there

https://www.milsurps.com/list.php?r=.../Books-(All)/1

[mike16]

Knowledge Library?

[mike16]

published by Precision Shooting magazine

Rifle Accuracy Facts, published in 2009 by Precision Shooting magazine, and Written by Harold R. Vaughn.

Sadly, this book is no longer available except in the used book market, Amazon or Ebay.

but its another top 10.

It is interesting because through this book you recognise much of what the Fulton boys and the Parker-Hale gang were trying to do and succeeding. Vaughn even recommends the cardboard with graphite bedding technique.

A century or so later Ballistic Engineers working for organisations like NASA, Ames Research labratory, DARPA and Lockhheed-Martin pretty much confirm the genius of the team that designed the Lee-Metford/Enfield. It was never in doubt but its nice to have your beliefs confirmed by qualified engineers using modern test equipment and analysis.

Nicer still because the information is shared and that makes it available to us.

[Mk VII]

Good to hear it. Somebody should mention them to that blowhard who was mouthing off about 'obsolete sources' around here a while back.

[mr.e moose]

Shoot to Live by Johnson is a great book for the fundamentals.

[mike16]

Good to hear it. Somebody should mention them to that blowhard who was mouthing off about 'obsolete sources' around here a while back.

Guilty as charged

I did a price check on those obsolete sources. You could pretty much buy every book I recommended for less that the cost of those top three of those obsolete sources. I would have to buy them on three different continents over a 2 year period for an awful lot of money. talk about a slow learner!!

The sources are obsolete, the recommendations in them are not so much.

I'm not that control freek or gate keeper. I like a level playing field because almost every one on this site either shoots thier rifle or will shoot it soon enough. and we all want them to shoot better. I dont seek power by keeping everyone else ignorant. I like an intelligent informed dialogue. If we cant afford those obsolete sources and nobody is willing to share them then why not look elsewhere? More sources. current sources, available sources, affordable sources. How is this a bad thing?

Roger Wedham's book is a summation of those obsolete sources and is available from him as a digital down load. Cheap, available and very informative. Because it was available to me I was able to recognise and appriciate the other sources I now recommend. If I waited until I could afford those obsolete sources and if they were even available....I would still be waiting. and I would not yet have been able to recognise where the fulton/parker-hale evolution was going. they are a point. we need additional point to draw a line in a direction. These current sources are those additional points. Take it or leave it but dont deny it to others.

Can you imagine a 1st grade student who wants to learn how to read, coming up to thier teacher and asking her to teach him to read and she tells him " tell me what you need to read".

I have taught every grade level from pre-school through university. everything from the three "r's", special education, ESL through university level engineering class'. I cannot imagine where I would be or where my students would be today if I was only taught to read what I my self though I needed to read as a 1st grader. Knowledge is the greatest leveler of the playing field. That loss of power scares some gate keepers....alot.

I too am that Blowhard.

Guilty as charged.