Jim Carmichel's Book of the Rifle

Outdoor Life Books, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good . 9x7x1. Some edgewear to dustjacket. A classic work in the field from the Dean of Modern Gun Writers. As shooting editor of Outdoor Life magazine, Carmichel won the coveted Winchester-Western Outdoorsman of the Year award for 1979 based on his written contributions toward the promotion of hunting and shooting sports. He wrote six or seven feature stories a year with at least one monthly column, and published five books. Carmichael hunted on all continents, and tok several safaris to Africa. As a guest of the late Shah, he was one of the last outsiders permitted to hunt in Iran. While in the Himalayas, he once spent three days at over 21,000 feet searching for a deer believed to be extinct. Not only did he find the deer, but he made the only known photographs of its existence. Carmichael was confirmed by the Tennessee legislature as one of three members nominated by then Gov. Lamar Alexander to serve on the Tennessee Wildlife Commission. In 1998 he was the first recipient of The Jack Slack Award for journalistic excellence, and was a two-time winner of the Anschutz Gun Writers Award. In addition to his duties at OUTDOOR LIFE, Carmichel served twelve years as a member of the NRA Board of Directors, has authored five books: The Modern Rifle, The Compleat Just Jim, Do-It-Yourself Gunsmithing, The Woman’s Guide to Handguns and Jim Carmichel’s Book of the Rifle, and also co-authored other books. Carmichel’s successful cartridge designs include the .22, 6mm and 6.5 Cheetas, the 6mm CBR, .260 Bobcat, 6.5 Leopard, and 6.5 Panther, which was commercially adopted as the .260 Remington.