celticwar 1 Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 well thought i would start a chat about books ive read (air rifle hunting by john darling ) great read , easy reading nice info ,text nice size ect (total airguns by pete wadeson ) again great read if not better book is full of info text slightly smaller . but good read has any body else read good book ???? Quote Link to post
leeclackster 0 Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 well i read both of them.....good books .......i think theres a book called advanced airgun hunting not sure who wrote think his name is somthing darcy..But thats all i know of....p.s john darling was and is a f*****g legend he was the man..........and i aint even open to discussion on this one guys....... Quote Link to post
Edgar 1 Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 I have got John Darlings book on air rifle hunting and it is a cracking good read, what amazes me most is that he found time to write a book on sea fishing as well. Quote Link to post
Guest buster321c Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Read the book and got him on dvd ( John Darling ) aint he dead now ??? Quote Link to post
celticwar 1 Posted May 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 yep he is thats why hes a legend Quote Link to post
Coney 3 Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 yep he is thats why hes a legend Quote Link to post
fin and fur 2 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Read both books both are really good reads and Johns book must clearly rate as a 'must have' reckon John Darling is responsible for the near legendary status of the HW80, that venom tuned rifle of his sure looks the bizz Quote Link to post
leeclackster 0 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 some rifle that hw was. did you know that john darling perfected shooting rabbits on the move'come on lets face it john could do things with that venom tuned hw80 that would leave most of us mezmerized.. wow wish i could have had a cup of tea and chat with j.d the guy was a very good journalist Quote Link to post
fin and fur 2 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 some rifle that hw was. did you know that john darling perfected shooting rabbits on the move'come on lets face it john could do things with that venom tuned hw80 that would leave most of us mezmerized.. wow wish i could have had a cup of tea and chat with j.d the guy was a very good journalist Yep i would second that, a top photo journalist and author, and that book just dont seem to look out of date inspite of being written 20 odd years back definatley a Bible of all things airgunning, i seem to learn something new each time i read it Quote Link to post
leeclackster 0 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 some rifle that hw was. did you know that john darling perfected shooting rabbits on the move'come on lets face it john could do things with that venom tuned hw80 that would leave most of us mezmerized.. wow wish i could have had a cup of tea and chat with j.d the guy was a very good journalist Yep i would second that, a top photo journalist and author, and that book just dont seem to look out of date inspite of being written 20 odd years back definatley a Bible of all things airgunning, i seem to learn something new each time i read it i know what you mean mate 'some could know all there is to know about airgun hunting' but they couldent explain it like john .....its this book that i base my hunting on . j.d had morrels the right morrels and the right way of thinking Quote Link to post
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 well i read both of them.....good books .......i think theres a book called advanced airgun hunting not sure who wrote think his name is somthing darcy..But thats all i know of....p.s john darling was and is a f*****g legend he was the man..........and i aint even open to discussion on this one guys....... Jonathan Darcy is the moderator on the Running Dog section. He's here guys. Quote Link to post
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