Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders (Illustrated). Loading Data -- Theory Practice -- Wildcat Cartridges

Salt Lake City: P.O. Ackley, 1959. [First Edition]. Spiral bound wraps. Very good. 8vo., pp. 156. -- Light rubbing to the extremities, corners lightly bumped. -- Overall Condition. "Parker Otto Ackley (May 25, 1903 - August 23, 1989) was an American gunsmith, barrel maker, author, columnist, and wildcat cartridge developer. The Ackley Improved family of wildcat cartridges are designed to be easily made by rechambering existing firearms, and fireforming the ammunition to decrease body taper and increase shoulder angle, resulting in a higher case capacity. Ackley improved not only standard cartridges, but also other popular wildcats, and was the first to create a .17 caliber (4.5 mm) centerfire cartridge. -- Ackley began gunsmithing full-time in Oregon in 1936, but was interrupted by World War II. In 1945, he established a new shop in Trinidad, Colorado, and soon became one of the largest custom gunmakers in the United States. He was also on the staff of the magazines Guns&Ammo and Shooting Times, and was an instructor at the Trinidad State Junior College from 1946 to 1951, where he did much experimentation in the field of firearms".-wikipedia.