Synopsis
User Guide to the World's Most Popular Caliber This second edition of Gun Digest Book of .22 Rimfire is a complete handbook and user guide for shooters of the world's most popular caliber. Collectors and shooters alike will appreciate the comprehensive coverage of current and vintage firearms. Hardcore rimfire shooters will find technical details that reveal how they can use headspace, rim thickness, and other factors to enhance the performance of their equipment. This comprehensively revised edition incudes:Hands-on testing of the .17 WSM and other recent cartridges, with complete performance detailsNew rifles evaluated, including the Ruger American series, the Savage B-Mag, the Ruger 10/22 Takedown, CZ 455, and more!Expert advice to enhance performance of models that are amenable to alterationNew coverage of optics for rimfire firearmsBest ballistics introduction available! The author's experience and skill explaining important aspects to consider when choosing ammunition will help shooters make the right choice for the type of shooting they do. Reader feedback from the first edition of this book describes the information on ballistics as "the best introduction available"! With the rapidity of the introduction of new models and discontinuing of others, any book on rimfires is a snapshot in time of a field that changes rapidly. In Gun Digest Book of .22 Rimfire 2nd Edition, author James E. House provides thorough discussions of types of ammunition, ballistics, and firearms that will be of long-term use to rimfire shooters everywhere.
