Because It’s There - Climbing the North Face of the .410 - by Tim Woodhouse

Fans of the diminutive .410 shotgun have historically had to find information wherever they could. No longer, because ballistics expert Tim Woodhouse has brought together masses of information in this valuable new book, now in a greatly expanded second edition. It contains comprehensive information on loading, with much detail on components as well as a collection of published and newly developed ‘recipes’ for a wide variety of purposes.

There is a fascinating historical section and reviews of some currently available guns from the likes of Remington, Lincoln and Ugartechea. There is also masses of data on downrange performance and pattern quality and if you share the author’s passion for small-gauge guns then you will lose yourself in this for hours.

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