{"product_id":"shooters-bible-guide-to-extreme-stan-skinner-9781626360143","title":"Shooter's Bible Guide to Extreme Iron: An Illustrated Reference to Some of the World's Most Powerful Weapons, from Hand Cannons to Field Artillery","description":"The \u003ci\u003eShooter's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e is the most trusted guide to firearms in the industry. Now, for the first time, extreme weapons are given a chance to show what they can do. \u003ci\u003eShooter's Bible Guide to Extreme Iron\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive collection of all of the most extreme guns and cannons both in history and in the present. With poetic and flowing prose, author Stan Skinner provides information for awe-inspiring weapons, such as: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand cannons, also known as \"howdah pistols,\" which were used on the Indian subcontinent by tiger hunters on elephants' backs and today roar and thunder with power rarely seen in a handgun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltra big bore snipers, the roots of which reach back to the Revolutionary War and the Kentucky rifle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGatling guns, a hand-cranked, rapid-fire gun invented by Dr. Richard J. Gatling in 1861, a modern version of which is powered by an electric motor and has a four thousand-round-per-minute cyclic rate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuzzle-loading, smoothbore cannons, cast in bronze and iron, which dominated land and sea warfare until they were made obsolete by rifle Parrott guns and breech-loading cannons in the Civil War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGet fired up with the powerful weapons included in this addition to the \u003ci\u003eShooter's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e. Including historical facts and modern versions, this book is essential to any shooter's collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stan Skinner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626360146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626360143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 7.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Stan Skinner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896877703423,"sku":"9781626360143","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shooters-bible-guide-to-extreme-stan-skinner-9781626360143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}