The Top Shooter's Guide to Cowboy Action Shooting

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Summary: TOP SHOOTERS GUIDE
Review: Anderson's book is well thought out. It starts with the basics and covers how to choose your weapons and teaches in an orderly maner how to save time while shooting. Lots of photos to show what is being explained and he uses other top shooters in the photos to demonstrate what he is teaching.

Rating:
Summary: TOP SHOOTERS GUIDE
Review: Anderson's book is well thought out. It starts with the basics and covers how to choose your weapons and teaches in an orderly maner how to save time while shooting. Lots of photos to show what is being explained and he uses other top shooters in the photos to demonstrate what he is teaching.

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Summary: None like it! None better!
Review: Clear and concise, the author of this book has taken personal experience and knowledge to produce a manual of engagement not likely to be seen again. The depth of explanation truly gives the reader almost every side of the equation. Techniques, firearms,problems...litteraly the entire gamut of competition is laid out. This may well be the CAS "Bible" of field engagement. There are NO problems worthy of mention. Anderson may not be a mathematics professor, but his depiction of shooting planes and how to work safely within them during a run is 100% correct. Anderson provides fair and accurate information, giving both sides of any subject arguable. This book will serve those whom are just starting...to those who compete at the top national levels. You won't be disappointed!

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Summary: None like it! None better!
Review: Hunter Scott Anderson's book -- The Top Shooter's Guide to Cowboy Action Shooting -- does live up to the promise on the front cover -- proven tips to sharpen your skills. As other reviewers have mentioned, it is not a book that is directed at the novice. However, there are a few glitches in the book that bothered me enough to make me take some notice of them and pass them on to the reader. One of these concerns his misuse of the term "radius," when he is describing the "180 degree safety plane." He repeatedly uses the expressions "90 degree radius" and "170 degree radius." These are not the correct terms. A radius is a line of fixed length. The correct term would be axis or plane, but not radius. The other is in the drawings which accompany his depictions of the various safety planes. The 180 degree safety plane (which is the plane of absolutely no forgiveness, under SASS regulations) is drawn correctly. However, the 170 degree plane in his drawings is way off. In the SASS on-line handbook, the 170 degree plane is defined as follows: "The 170 degree safety rule means the muzzle of the firearm must always be straight down range +/- 85 degree." It has been this way for at least three years. His "170 degree safety plane" is much closer to 150 degrees and his 150 degree angle is closer to 120 degrees.

For as long as I have been a member of SASS, the 170 degree angle has been the one that must not be violated under any circumstances. The 180 degree plane has been the "point of no forgiveness."

He also mentions some rather iffy trigger pull adjustments. He states that trigger pulls of 24 ounces and less are common. This is awfully light. Some gunsmiths consider anything less than 2 pounds to be a hair trigger. I would rather have a good safe 2 pounds. That isn't going to slow anyone down. And it is far safer.

Finally, I found a few of the photographs illustrating safety violations to be a bit cryptic. Although they were explained in the text, the explanations were often on different pages from the photos. This was a case of bad layout. In photos illustrating safety errors, exaggeration is a good tool to use to drive a point home. This would have helped here.

In spite of these problems, the rest of the material in the book is good. And I think all CAS shooters should have it in their libraries.

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Summary: Basically a good book, but it has problems
Review: Hunter Scott Anderson's book -- The Top Shooter's Guide to Cowboy Action Shooting -- does live up to the promise on the front cover -- proven tips to sharpen your skills. As other reviewers have mentioned, it is not a book that is directed at the novice. However, there are a few glitches in the book that bothered me enough to make me take some notice of them and pass them on to the reader. One of these concerns his misuse of the term "radius," when he is describing the "180 degree safety plane." He repeatedly uses the expressions "90 degree radius" and "170 degree radius." These are not the correct terms. A radius is a line of fixed length. The correct term would be axis or plane, but not radius. The other is in the drawings which accompany his depictions of the various safety planes. The 180 degree safety plane (which is the plane of absolutely no forgiveness, under SASS regulations) is drawn correctly. However, the 170 degree plane in his drawings is way off. In the SASS on-line handbook, the 170 degree plane is defined as follows: "The 170 degree safety rule means the muzzle of the firearm must always be straight down range +/- 85 degree." It has been this way for at least three years. His "170 degree safety plane" is much closer to 150 degrees and his 150 degree angle is closer to 120 degrees.

For as long as I have been a member of SASS, the 170 degree angle has been the one that must not be violated under any circumstances. The 180 degree plane has been the "point of no forgiveness."

He also mentions some rather iffy trigger pull adjustments. He states that trigger pulls of 24 ounces and less are common. This is awfully light. Some gunsmiths consider anything less than 2 pounds to be a hair trigger. I would rather have a good safe 2 pounds. That isn't going to slow anyone down. And it is far safer.

Finally, I found a few of the photographs illustrating safety violations to be a bit cryptic. Although they were explained in the text, the explanations were often on different pages from the photos. This was a case of bad layout. In photos illustrating safety errors, exaggeration is a good tool to use to drive a point home. This would have helped here.

In spite of these problems, the rest of the material in the book is good. And I think all CAS shooters should have it in their libraries.

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Summary: He Cleaned the Stage!!!
Review: Most books about Cowboy Action Shooting are geared to the novice, and assume the reader knows little or nothing about the sport. These types of books are great because they help the sport grow by attracting new participants. However, these books are of little value to the experienced shooter. Bounty Hunter has instead written a book that shows even experienced shooters how to shoot smarter, faster, and perform better on the clock. The photography is exceptional, the examples very clear. You will find tips in here that you have seen no where else. This book would also be extremely useful for beginners as long as they only try to digest a little of it at a time. Bounty Hunter has an easygoing style which makes reading this work a pleasure. I highly recommend this book and give it a raised fist!!! (Clean Run)

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Summary: He Cleaned the Stage!!!
Review: Most books about Cowboy Action Shooting are geared to the novice, and assume the reader knows little or nothing about the sport. These types of books are great because they help the sport grow by attracting new participants. However, these books are of little value to the experienced shooter. Bounty Hunter has instead written a book that shows even experienced shooters how to shoot smarter, faster, and perform better on the clock. The photography is exceptional, the examples very clear. You will find tips in here that you have seen no where else. This book would also be extremely useful for beginners as long as they only try to digest a little of it at a time. Bounty Hunter has an easygoing style which makes reading this work a pleasure. I highly recommend this book and give it a raised fist!!! (Clean Run)

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Summary: Finally, a GREAT how-to Book on Cowboy Action Shooting
Review: This is the best book written on how to shoot cowboy action style. I own all of the other books, (and I'm an active participant in the sport) and this is the only one that shows you, in countless clear photo illustrations and understandable explanations, exactly how to participate in this sport and become a much better shooter. The author really knows his topic and is joined by world champions who offer their own tips and tactics. It covers just about everything a shooter will need to know to truly enjoy this sport and excell at it. There are detailed sections on all the topics I wanted to know, from selecting and using each gun and caliber to the best manner to shoot different stages found during competition. I particularly appreciated the many checklists and sections that showed common shooter errors and how to correct them. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, this is the one book to own if you are picking only one.