Do you, as a hunter or sports shooter, know your hunting rifle inside and out? Do you understand how a hunting rifle is made, how the barrel, the lock, the trigger, and the many other precision parts come together under the hands of gunsmiths and hunting weapon mechanics? The study of hunting firearms provides detailed and knowledgeable information, while also being easy to understand. The author, an engineer and gunsmith with a wealth of practical skills and theoretical knowledge, presents the hunting rifle, particularly the break-action rifle: how it is made, how it works, what laws and principles govern its function, and how it can achieve high accuracy. It offers valuable knowledge for every shooter about internal and external ballistics, suitable propellants and primers, as well as the forces that act on the parts of the rifle during a shot.