Book Collection - "The Ultimate in Rifle Precision"

"The Ultimate in Rifle Precision", The Bench Rest Shooter's Annuals of 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954 and 1958  - to my knowledge those were the only 5 published "year books", and a true unique piece of history from the early years of Bench rest shooting competition in the USA - took me about 3 years, many auctions and (re)searches, but finally got them all on my collection.

"The Ultimate in Rifle Precision", The Bench Rest Shooter's Annuals
1949, 1950, 1951, 1954 and 1958 (left to right)

The books were edited by Townsend Whelen (Colonel. U. S. Army, Retired, March 6, 1877 - December 23, 1961, nicknamed "Townie" ) - one of his best known quotes is "Only accurate rifles are interesting".

The 1949, 1950 and 1951 books were published by The Sportsman's Press at Washington, D.C., USA. The 1954 and 1951 books were published by The Stackpole Company at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Along with this "5 pack annuals", the other top recommendation as far as Benchrest History is concerned, and already on my collection, is the book "Modern Accuracy (in Bench Rest Shooting), The Story of Bench Rest Shooting", by L. R. Wallack (nicknamed "Bob"), published in 1951 by Greenberg Publisher, New York, USA.

"Modern Accuracy (in Bench Rest Shooting),
The Story of Bench Rest Shooting",
by L. R. Wallack, 1951