What happened to Peter Capstick

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	• Dangerous-Game Rifles Terry Wieland Countrysport Press, 2006 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 18 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

another Wieland masterpiece

Terry Wieland has written another masterpiece. His research was evident as his coverage of the subject was thorough and complete. Jim Garrett

The Ultimate Hardware.

This book is the pinnacle of seven decades of collective experience and sound theory in dealing with the biggest and baddest critters on hearth. It comes from a fine genealogy of big game hunting literature starting with John Taylor and "African Rifles and Cartridges" in 1948. The standard reference for anyone interested on big game in Africa in the first part of the XXth century. Four decades later "Safari Rifles" by Craig Boddington in 1988 came as a reflection that throphy hunting was back in vogue. A new wave of interest created a market for big game rifles and cartridges again. Then, "African Rifles", by Gregor Woods in 2002, delivered in print the hard won experience of an African born Professional Hunter, improving and summarising a century of knowledge.

Wieland's "Dangerous Game Rifles" comes now as the ultimate treatise on the most specialised type of firearms ever produced to hunt big animals: those that can fight back either by goring, trampling or bitting the hunter. His novel triad of cartrige+gun+optics sets a helpful criteria for introducing newcomers and experimented hunters in a workable approach for assembling a useful dangerous game hunting kit. Rifles, cartridges and bullets are dealt in depth as well as a good description of adequate practice and performance that a trophy hunter should achieve before starting a safari in Africa, Australia or Alaska. Wieland's book is good literatute as well as helpful advice. It is a must for those that choose to practice ethically and effectively one of the most dangerous and exhilarating sports.

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Dangerous Game Rifles

Very intelligently written book, learned lots about rifles and the types of bullets needed for this type of hunting. Wish there were more pictures of the fine rifles that were described in the book. I felt that the author was very well educated on the subject matter.

What happened to Peter Capstick

This is a very interesting book for the big bore rifle fan. I have no problem with the fact that it's filled with the author's opinions. That's what this kind of book is all about. Facts screened through an author's personal prejudices and experiences.

My big question though is while he pays homage to Bob Ruark and a number of other folks, like the always strongly opinionated, late, great, Jack O'Connor and Elmer Keith, Finn Aagaard and an old favorite of mine John Taylor,the author completely avoids any mention of the most prolific African hunting author of our time, Peter Hataway Capstick. The only time when Capstick's name is even mentioned is when it's used to describe the naming of a cartridge by Art Alphin as "...the unfortunately named .470 Capstick,". Hate him or love him, no one can argue that Capstick and his writtings are one of the greatest influences on African Hunting of all time. Wieland's neglect to mention him has me wondering if it was oversight, envy or dislike.

Overall a reasonably good book. Just a little odd in the above respect.

Terry, if you can explain the above I'd love to know your reason.

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Fine book, but...

The book is very interesting and certainly is a much better work than any of Craig Boddington's. It covers the subject of African Big Game rifles from every possible aspect, that includes the rifles themselves, cartridges, sights, bullets etc. What really annoyed me was a statement made by the author that "Americans build the finest bolt action rifles in the world, bar none, without exception, and without argument". I would expect this kind of misinformed and arrogant bold statement on a web discussion board, but I was dumbfounded to read it in a book that is supposed to be written by a subjective writer. I'd had no problem with him stating his opinion, but to tell us not to argue?? I appreciate the patriotism, but this is downright immature and a bit crude. As for the statement itself, well, I suggest that the author takes a look at bolt action rifles made by Hartmann & Weiss in Germany, Hambrusch and Fuchs in Austria, or James Purdey in England before making such misleading statement, then telling us not to argue!

3/5

A side note that has absolutely nothing to do with how I rate the book: the glue used to make the hardcover has a really strong bad smell. At the beginning I thought I was too fussy, but then two friends on two different occasions asked me "what stinks" in my book shelf. One of them could even pick it up from 10s of books as the source of the stench!!

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Though few hunters actually make the trip to Africa in pursuit of The Big Five - elephant, rhino, leopard, lion, and Cape buffalo - the popularity of rifles designed to take such dangerous game has burgeoned in recent years. Here, the author, a widely recognized firearms expert and a veteran of many safaris, explores in detail the rifles and calibers that are drawing attention from big-bore aficionados.

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