{"product_id":"9781628735383","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\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151838232816,"sku":"9781628735383","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781628735383_p0.jpg?v=1763866517","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781628735383","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}