156 pages, about 11" x 8", glossy soft-cover in full color. New re-print restored and digitally enhanced from a nice original. Printed on high quality 20# 97 bright acid free paper. Fully Illustrated.

This is the first Handbook Ackley attempted. We also reprint the 1962 version (562 pages) which is often referred to as Volume I and Volume II of the Handbook.

Contents - Index:

• Pages: 156

• Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders 1959
• By Parker O. Ackley
• A Simple Chronograph
• Ballistic Table
• Barnes Line of Cartridges
• Bore Capacity
• Chamber Specifications
• Comments on Time of Flight
• Expanding Bullets on Big Game
• Foreign Imports
• Headspace and Cartridge Design
• Killing Power
• Light and Heavy Bullets
• Loading Data
• Notes on Sectional Density
• Sights
• Standard or Custom Stocks
• What is the best Rifle for you?
• Wildcat Cartridges
• Winchester Tolerances