When I ordered my 'Spanish Best' by Weiland I also ordered 'Shotguns and Shooting Three' by McIntosh. I have read his articles and his book 'Best Guns' and like many others admire his work. I was checking Amazon today to order the other 'Shotguns and Shooting' books.

One of his titles, 'More Shotguns and Shooting' goes for $190.00, What's up with that? Why would this book be so expensive, it must be another one of the 'shotgun things' I need to learn. Any help appreciated!

It's not a shotgun thing, it's a book thing. Many of this kind of book, appealing to a niche market, is printed in small runs only. Then when they go out of print there isn't enough of a market to justify another print run (second printing) but there still are a few people who want the book badly and bid the price up of any remaining new copies or used ones that come to market.

This is a very common phenomenon.

Try searching on:

www.abebooks.com and www.bookfinder.com but in general you'll find that prices are pretty uniform in this day of a near-"perfect" used book market.

Frank answered the question. It's just a book market thing and has nothing to do with the author or shooting.

You might want to check your local public library as I found a copy at mine. I liked the 1st book, thought the 2nd book was even better and still have not read the 3rd. What are your thoughts about the 3rd book?

...And while you are at it, take a look at Ned Schwing's definitive book on the Browning Superposed. I purchased mine for a sizeable discount from the cover price ($49) and within a couple of months, they were trading for nearly $500. I have seen them available for upwards of $1200 (http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwo ... t%20Legacy)!

When that becomes the standard I will have to trade sell my mint copy off and use the cash towards another shotgun. The only thing better than reading about a venerable and classic shotgun is owning one, and yes there are still more than a few I would like to own in my lifetime!

PatB: I like number 3 because MM agrees with me about so much (perhaps it is I that agree with him). I like his treatment of my favorite the 28 gauge and his disdain of the 410. Like much of his writing it is full of facts and written in a style that I enjoy.

I have all three of this series. Great reads and just chuck full of great info. I also agree with what he says. He is a great writer and great gun authority.

You can't go wrong with his works.

All the best!

Greg