Tim Woodhouse has been studying ballistics since he was nine years old, starting with a bolt-action 9mm garden gun, then moving on to a .410 double then a 12 gauge. He currently shoots all gauges from .410 to 12 and designs shells as a ballistics consultant. As a foremost U.K. ballistics writer, Tim has appeared in many publications. His first book - "Climbing the North Face of the .410" is a study of the possibilities and achievable field performance of the .410 when carefully loaded for the job at hand.

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