Shooting World War II Small Arms covers the small arms used by the major combatants in World War II, including rifles, carbines, handguns, submachine guns and their modern replicas and reproductions.
The focus of this publication is shooting these important and historical firearms. Mike s information on available factory ammunition and handloading data enables owners and potential owners to truly enjoy these collectible guns.
This extensively researched volume contains over 400 full-color and archival black-and-white photographs.
Table of Contents Chapter 1: American Infantry Rifles Models 1903, 1903A1 and 1903A3 Chapter 2: American Infantry Rifles Model 1917 Chapter 3: American Infantry Rifles M1 Garand Chapter 4: British Infantry Rifles SMLE No. 1 Mk III and No. 4 Mk I Chapter 5: British Infantry Rifles Pattern 1914 Chapter 6: Soviet Infantry Rifles Mosin-Nagant Model 91/30 and Finnish Variations Chapter 7: Soviet Infantry Rifles SVT40 Chapter 8: German Infantry Rifles K98k Chapter 9: German Infantry Rifles G43/K43 Chapter 10: German Infantry Rifles MP44 Sturmgewehr Chapter 11: Japanese Infantry Rifles Type 38 and Type 99 Chapter 12: Miscellaneous Infantry Rifles Chapter 13: Personal Observations on World War II Infantry Rifles Chapter 14: Sniper Rifles Chapter 15: Carbines Chapter 16: Introduction to Reloading Rifle Cartridges Chapter 17: Reloading: 6.5x50mm Japanese Chapter 18: Reloading: 6.5x52mm Italian Carcano Chapter 19: Reloading: 6.5x55mm Swedish Chapter 20: Reloading: U.S. .30 Carbine Chapter 21: Reloading: U.S. .30-06 Chapter 22: Reloading: 7.5x54mm French Chapter 23: Reloading: 7.62x54mmR Russian Chapter 24: Reloading: .303 British Chapter 25: Reloading: 7.7x58mm Japanese Chapter 26: Reloading: German 7.92x33mm Chapter 27: Reloading: German 8x57mm (AKA 7.9x57mm, AKA 7.92x57mm) Chapter 28: Reloading: 8.56mmR Hungarian Chapter 29: Cast Bullets Chapter 30: Accuracy Chapter 31: Sights Chapter 32: Handguns Chapter 33: Submachine Guns Chapter 34: Introduction to Handgun Reloading Chapter 35: Reloading: 7.62x25mm Tokarov Chapter 36: Reloading: 7.65mm French Long Chapter 37: Reloading: 8mm Nambu Chapter 38: Reloading: 9mm Parabellum Chapter 39: Reloading: British .380 Mk I and Mk II Chapter 40: Reloading: .45 ACP Chapter 41: Reloading: .455 Webley Chapter 42: Replicas and Reproductions Chapter 43: Rifle Caliber Full-Automatics Chapter 44: Factory Ammunition Chapter 45: Putting Them to Use Chapter 46: Battlefields - Conclusion