HTI (Hard-Target Interdiction) is the practise of engaging material-type targets that are considered theater strategic assets. Eliminating targets in the HTI mission scope would have a great impact on the ability of the enemy to wage war or defend itself against further strategic targeting.
- Dean Michaelis

This is propably THE .50 cal. book since there a very few others on the market that concentrate especially on 50. caliber rifles and their military applications.

It's only fitting that the book on big guns is big itself. The Complete .50-caliber Sniper Course Hard Target Interdiction has 563 pages of pure business. The picture quality in this book is quite bad occasionally, but fortunately the book has other virtues that make up for the poor visual quality.
The author clearly knows what he is talking about and writes from personal experence.

The book starts with a short history of HTI and quickly moves into introducing the equipment of HTI operator. The book covers a range of weapons and optics suitable for HTI purposes as well as other gear such as hearing protection mounts etc.
Chapter 3 is about rifle maintenance and covers range of check ups and maintenance procedures involved in heavy rifle shooting.
Chapter 4 deals with the problems and challenges of heavy rifle shooting and training. The point being made is that snipers traned with "small" .30 caliber rifles are not automaticly capable of operating a heavy rifle with the required precision.
Chapter 5 explains the zeroing process of the heavy rifle and chapter 6 goes into determining and correcting for meteorological and environmental conditions. This is the part it starts to get interesting (and difficult). When you move into chapter 7 that explains range determination methods and procedures you start to realize that there a few extra challeges to shooting a .50 cal compaed to the plain old 7.62...

In chapter 8 the author describes the HTI training process, its contents and considerations and chapter 9 moves into the actual application of fire. Chapter 10 is about field skills and tactical operations. Topics like camouflage, movement, tracking and hide building are cored under this chapter. In chapter 11 the author goes through target analysis ( the process used to locate, isolate and identify a specific target). As the books one major subject is anti-material interdiction, engaging non personnel targets is discussed in length.
Heavy rifle ammunition is much more complex matter than conventional sniper ammunition and chapter 12 has little over 60 pages of no nonsense information about ammo development and use.

The book also has a very usefull glossary section, reproducible forms and data pages, HTI Program of Instruction, 5000 meter Sniper Rifle concept and a .50 BMG Cartridge Tip Color Guide.

If you are interested in the military side of heavy rifle shooting this book is definitely worth reading.

CHAPTER 1:
Military History of Hard-Target Interdiction and Its Development in Special Operations
CHAPTER 2:
Equipment Used in Hard-Target Interdiction
CHAPTER 3:
Care and Maintenance of the Heavy Rifle
CHAPTER 4:
Introduction to tje Training Environment
CHAPTER 5:
Sight Adjustment and Zero of the Heavy Rifle
CHAPTER 6:
Determining and Correcting for Meteorological and Environmental Conditions
CHAPTER 7:
Range Determination Methods and Practices
CHAPTER 8:
Training the Hard-Target Interdiction Operator
CHAPTER 9:
Application of Fire
CHAPTER 10:
Field Skilss for Hard-Target Interdiction Sniper Teams
CHAPTER 11:
Target Analysis
CHAPTER 12:
Ammunition
CHAPTER :

Glossary
Acronyms

APPENDIX A:
Reproducible Forms and Data Pages
APPENDIX B:
HTI Program of Instruction
APPENDIX C:
5000 Meter Sniper Rifle Concept
APPENDIX D:
The Original Hard Target Interdiction COncept: November 1989
APPENDIX E:
.50 BMG Cartridge Tip Color Guide (Military Issue)