Simplified V Springs. Ravenshear
The late Kit Ravenshear created these gunsmithing manuals to share his workshop knowledge and experience acquired during his 50 years of practice. These 7-1/2 x 8-1/2" soft cover booklets of about 20 pages are aimed at the innovative craftsman. Mr. Ravenshear shows that you don't need highly technical equipment. His techniques are amazingly unsophisticated, but very effective to learn and use.
This booklet explains the secrets of making V-springs the easy way. Buying the right steel, with wide temper tolerance, will allow you to make a good springs despite home tempering.
Triggers. Newton.
Crisp line drawings illustrate triggers: plain, double simple-set, single-set and double-set for Jaeger rifles, longrifles, plains rifles and Sharps rifles. Dimensions are given, so a clever craftsman can make his own triggers. Learn the secrets of trigger geometry from this soft cover book
Woodworking: Part 1. A Gun craftsmanship Manual.Ravenshear
Volume one explains the steps in making a gun stock from a blank, setting up the parts, final shaping, and how parts dictate final shape. Volume one explains the steps in making a gun stock from a blank, setting up the parts, final shaping, and how parts dictate final shape.
Woodworking: Part 2. A Guncraftsmanship Manual.Ravenshear
Volume one explains the steps in making a gun stock from a blank, setting up the parts, final shaping, and how parts dictate final shape. Volume one explains the steps in making a gun stock from a blank, setting up the parts, final shaping, and how parts dictate final shape.
Tubes and Tools. The Guncraftmanship Manual. Ravenshear
This booklet discusses gun barrel work: install underlugs, sights, breech plugs, touch hole liners, attach under ribs, and learn to straighten barrels with confidence.
The second half of the book is a recommendation on which tools will be worthwhile for the gun maker, in the serious workshop.
GUN-GUIDES DISASSEMBLY & REASSEMBLY S&W M&P PISTOLS
DISASSEMBLY & REASSEMBLY GUIDE
Smith & Wesson® M&P Pistols & SHIELD
M&P9, M&P40, M&P45 and SHIELD Models
The only current printed manual that includes information on ALL models.
Easy to use -- Comb binding lies open and flat on your work surface.
20 pages & 52 high-resolution grayscale images.
Cardstock cover. Bright white paper
Gun-Guides, Mauser Rifle K98 M48 & All Variants Disassembly & Reassembly.
• Gun-Guides® are the #1 Best Seller and the only current printed manual that includes information on ALL models with up-to-date clear, concise information.
• 16 pages & 30 high-resolution grayscale images.
• Gun-Guides® have a brief history, complete disassembly and reassembly.
Please see our Table of Contents image for this specific Gun-Guide®.
• Easy to use - Comb binding lies open and flat on your work surface.
• Cardstock cover. Bright white paper.
Gun-Guides, Ruger .22 Automatic Pistols.
RUGER .22 Automatic Pistols 1947 ~ 2004
For your Ruger Standard, Mark I, Mark II, 22/45, Competition, Government, Slab-sides and all special models prior to the release of the new Mark III series introduced in 2005. So, you decided to disassemble your Mark pistol and now YOU CAN'T GET IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!
The only CURRENT printed manual that includes information on ALL models from 1947 ~ 2004 (Mark I, Mark II, 22/45, etc.)
Easy to use -- lies open and flat on your work surface
56 pages - 55 high-resolution grayscale images
Includes "rare" complete serial numbers and manufacturing dates from 1949 ~ 2004
CHAPTERS and TITLE PAGES
The Ruger .22 Automatic Pistol
Introduction
William Batterman Ruger
August 1949
Instant Success
Mark I Target Pistol
Military Models
Mark II Pistols
Mark II Government Models
Mark II 22/45
Ruger Turns 50!
Year 2002 and Beyond..
Gun-Guides Assembly / Reassembly 1903 Springfields.
The only current printed manual that includes information on ALL models.
Easy to use -- Comb binding lies open and flat on your work surface.
16 pages & 37 high-resolution greyscale images.
Serial number ranges with dates from all manufacturers.
Cardstock cover. Bright white paper.
Brief History
Exploded Part Diagrams
(68 parts - 2 Pages)
Disassembly
- How to use this guide.
- Clear Firearm
- Remove Bolt
- Bolt Disassembly
- Mainspring
- Firing Pin Rod
- Striker
- Safety
- Bolt Sleeve Lock
- Extractor
- Floorplate
- Magazine Spring
- Follower
- Upper Band
- Lower Band
- Front Sights
- Handguard
- Stock
- Trigger Guard
- Barreled Action
- Floorplate Catch
- Cut Off Screw
- Ejector
- Sear Pin
- Trigger
- Buttplate
- Rear Sights
Resassembly Tips
Accessories
Serial Number Ranges.
Includes Springfield Armoury, Rock Island, Remington, and Smith Corona. 1903 ~ 1944
Gun-Guides Assembly / Disassembly Buckmark 22LR
The only current printed manual for the Browning Buck Mark & Challenger Pistols!
Easy to use -- Comb binding lies open and flat on your work surface.
16 pages & 20+ high-resolution grayscale images.
Cardstock cover. Bright white paper.
Introduction:
Brief History
Safety First
Exploded Parts Diagrams
(2 pages - 73 Parts)
Disassembly
Sight Base & Hoods
Barrel
Recoil Spring Assembly Slide
Firing Pin Assembly
(Pre/Post 2001)
Extractor
Grips
Magazine Latch Disconnector & Spring Mag & Disconnector
Latch (Post 2005)
Stop Open Latch
Hammer Spring
Safety Click Plate
Hammer & Pivot Pin
Safety Assembly
Sear, Sear Spring,
Sear Spring Pin
Disconnector Pin
Magazine Latch & Trigger Pin
Trigger
Mainspring
Magazine Ejector Pin & Spring Ejector
Reassembly Tips
Date of Manufacture Codes
1985 ~ Current
Gunsmithing With Simple Hand Tools. Dubino.
Stackpole Classic Gun Book
Classic reference by a master gunsmith
How to repair, modify, and improve firearms
Before the advent of the lathe, shaper, milling machine, and surface grinder, gunsmiths used hand tools to produce classic firearms. Such tools can still be used today to modify any design a firearms enthusiast has in his collection. With detailed information on planning a workshop and acquiring the basic tools, this practical reference is a must-have for anyone interested in repairing and improving firearms. Topics such as metals, files, abrasives, small parts, and how to blue and polish a gun for a finished look are all covered in this informative guide.
Lock Stock and Barrel. Adams, Braden.
LOCK, STOCK, & BARREL
Making an English Shotgun & Shooting with Consistency
by Cyril Adams & Robert Braden
Robert Braden and Cyril Adams shot fine English shotguns for decades all over the world, and they are unashamed in their preference for an English-made shotgun. In this book they give the most complete description ever of the process of making a best-grade English gun from a lump of steel and a walnut tree trunk. Never before has this production process been described with such clarity, giving the reader a total understanding of what goes into such guns and why they are so expensive. The second section of the book contains the most practical advice on consistent field shooting with a double shotgun. In addition, professional tips are provided on choke, shot pattern, shooting distance, and other technical aspects. This is a superb shotgun and shooting book that is a must for all who own and shoot such a weapon. Foreword by Bob Brister. This book has received some of the best reviews ever of any of our publications. In addition, it was selected as one of the ten best sporting books of 1996 by Sports Afield!
The Gun and its Development. Greener.
1st published in Great Britain in 1881 & revised 9 times between then & 1910. Traces the fascinating history of weaponry. The classic, authoritative reference of interest to marksmen, hunters, gun collectors, & military or industrial history buffs. 400 B&W photos & engravings; 846 pgs.
Covers the obscure, ancient origins of the slingshot and the bow, the invention of the crossbow, possibly around 1000 AD; the introduction of gunpowder into Europe in the fourteenth century; the development of sporting and military guns over the centuries thereafter; and the rise of modern, mass-produced firearms in the early twentieth century.
Chapters cover early to modern handguns; gunpowder ignition methods from fuses and flintlocks to percussion fulminates; shotguns; hammerless guns; ejector guns; the history of the firearms industry; manufacturing methods and their development in Britain, America, and elsewhere; how to use and handle different types of guns; ballistics; the development of rifling and smokeless powder; and much more. Copiously illustrated with photographs and marvelous engravings.
Lock Stock and Barrel. Antique Gun Repair. McCrory
Practically every repair or restoration problem encountered with the muzzleloading gun is addressed. A partial list of topics include: Stock repair shows several typical damages, breaks, gouges, missing wood, illustrated and repaired. Wood finishing, cleaning, refinishing, spot finishing after local repairs. General information on metals, basics about metals used in old guns, iron, brass, hardening, tempering, and annealing. Lock repairs, typical lock faults and how to repair them. Barrel work, unloading, cleaning, removing breech plugs, lugs and sight. What to work on and what to leave alone. Soft cover format, 5 x 8" of 122 pages with 175 illustrations.
The Table of Contents includes the following:
Introduction
Stock Work
Major Breaks
Missing Wood
Inlay Repairs
Split Forend
Lengthen Forestock
Dent Removal
Wood Finishing
Cleaning
Refinishing
Bumps and Warpage
Staining
Spot Refinishing
Sealing
Metals-General
Steel
Annealing
Hardening
Tempering-Heat Treating
Brass
Annealing-Hardening
Castings
Welding and Soldering
Soldering
Welding
Silver Soldering
Screws
Figuring Out Threads
Making Screws
Worn Threads
Use of Taps and Dies
Removing Broken Taps
Screw Removal
Lock Repairs
Broken Sear
Tumbler Notches
Tumbler Shaft
Refacing Frizzens
Spring Replacement
Loose Hammer
The Missing Lock
Replacing a Flintlock
Replacing a Percussion Lock
Fitting Drum and Nipple
Reconversion to Flintlock
Lockplates
Pans
Frizzen
Frizzen Spring
Hammer Fitting
Top Jaw Fitting
Closing Drum Hole
Vent Hole
Barrel Work
Unloading
Removing Breechplug
Bore Cleaning
Barrel Relining
Crown Muzzle
Lugs and Sights
Ramrod Ribs and Pipes
Dent Removal
Metal Finishing
Rust Removal
Wire Brushing
Disc Sanding
Draw Filing
Brass-Cleaning and Polishing
Buffing
Spot Refinishing
Browning
Disassembly Notes and Miscellaneous Repairs
Pins-Keys
Barrel Band
Barrel Removal
Lock Removal
Spring Removal
Nipple Removal
Making a Hammer
Ramrod Pipes
Brass Triggerguard Repairs
Ramrods
Set Triggers
Proof Testing and Safety
Making Fuse
Fake Detection
Ethics
NRA Code for Gun Collectors
Note to Readers
Gunsmithing Made Easy: Projects for the Home Gunsmith. Towsley.
Bryce Towsley provides the definitive guide for anyone interested in building or maintaining guns. He gives detailed explanations and color illustrations for just about every aspect of gun repair.
Here, from one of America's foremost experts on gunsmithing, are featured tutorials on:
Stock modifications
Accuracy enhancement
Weather preparation
A total rifle makeover
And much more.
Gunsmithing, the Tricks of the Trade. Wood
How to Repair and Replace broken Gun Parts Using Ordinary Home Workshop Tools, 1982. 256 pages. Grips, Strikers and Firing Pins, Repair Tips Cleaning and Lube, Springs, Sites, Custom Alterations.
331 Tips and Tricks. Mowbray.
Secondhand, signed by author.
A full color guide to the exciting world of gun collecting, covering all of the tools and techniques you will need. This is a practical, hands-on approach that gives specific instructions and detailed, step-by-step photographs. Everything from gun photography to detecting refinishes can be found in this comprehensive new reference book.
Selecting and Ordering a Custom Hunting Rifle. Sisk.
Second Hand, good condition, slight scuffing
Selecting and Ordering A Custom Hunting Rifle
One of the projects John and I worked on last winter was Selecting and Ordering A Custom Hunting Rifle. Texas gunmaker, Charlie Sisk, is the brains behind the book, and asked all his favorite gun writer friends to contribute their thoughts. And while buying a custom rifle seems extravagant in these hard economic times, you have to ask yourself: wouldn't it be more economical to have one rifle that fits you perfectly, that you can use forever, than to buy and sell, and buy and sell. (Industry people call it 'churning' and it's 99.9% of their profits, so you know the only one losing money is the guy trying to sell a rifle quickly so he can buy the next great hope.)
John wrote several chapters and shorts, including ones on controlled-round feed vs. push-feed, reality vs. expectations when buying a custom rifle, wildcat cartridges, walnut stocks, and scopes for custom rifles. He also takes on the big question: Should you buy custom? And I wrote the chapter on fit, good fit, for both men and women.
Sisk says, "It may look like any idiot could do what I do, but it takes years of study and watching people mount and use guns to know what to look for and turn around and fix it right."
I've listened to Charlie's philosophy of fit for years, and shot his guns. Maybe this book should have been called Zen and the Art of Rifle Guns.
Gunsmithing : Rifles. Sweeney
Make your rifle shoot better than ever!
"Gunsmithing: Rifles" takes a look at all major rifle types and gives you practical information on how to make repairs, improve performance and modify your rifle to fit your needs.
In additional to practical information about keeping every rifle ready to shoot, "Gunsmithing: Rifles" provides specific projects to improve:
Mauser actions
AR-15s and their clones
The Ruger 10/22
The Remington Model 700
The Winchester model 70
Lever-action Rifles
Step-by-step instructions and plenty of photos guide you every step of the way.
As a practicing gunsmith for the past 20 years, Sweeney also knows enough to tell you what not to try. If an operation requires an expert, he'll tell you. He'll also tell you what questions to ask to help you make sure the person you hire is qualified.
If you're in the market for a used rifle, this book also includes tips on getting the most bang for your buck.
Colt Double Action Revolver Vol 2. Kuhnhausen
The Colt Double Action Revolvers: A Shop Manual, Vol. II
Colt Double Action Revovers Book CoverThe only gunsmithing and repair manual published on the new style Colt D.A. Revolvers. 100's of crystal clear photos and illustrations. Click here for a sample page from the book. Covers troubleshooting & problem solving, parts inspections, and the complete repair, rebuilding, and timing of the Colt J, V & AA Frame Revolver models (Mark III through Mark V Series) including: King Cobra, Trooper III, Trooper V, Official Police III, Lawman III, Metropolitan Mark III, Officers Model Match, Peacekeeper, and other Colts with similar lockwork.
The author places special attention on new style design features; differences between certain Mark III and Mark V parts; interaction of the hammer, firing pin, and safety connector; cylinder bolt fitting and the importance of smooth trigger return; correct cylinder rotation, and cylinder bolt drop. Provides a wealth of practical information on the new style Colt D.A. revolver actions.
Although some parts are different, the theory and fitting procedures in this book generally apply to the later large frame Colt Anaconda models.
Gunsmithing Pistols and Revolvers. 4th Edn. Sweeney
Working on your own guns can be both fun and economical, and in this all new fourth edition of Gunsmithing Pistols Revolvers, certified master gunsmith and bestselling gun writer Patrick Sweeney shows you how to avoid costly repairs and improve your handgun's performance. Hundreds of photographs give step by step instructions on how to perform basic maintenance and repairs on a variety of popular pistols and revolvers.
Completely revised and updated Projects for the beginner and advanced enthusiast Essential tools to own and mistakes to avoid Professional gunsmiths typically charge 5075 per hour for the same services and repairs detailed in Gunsmithing Pistols Revolvers, 4th Edition. Sweeney shows you how to save that money by cleaning, polishing, and making minor repairs on your pistols and revolvers.
Gun Digest Book of Maintaining and Accessorizing Firearms. Muramatsu
In Gun Digest Guide to Maintaining & Accessorizing Firearms, gunsmith Kevin Muramatsu answers the most common questions he gets from gun owners about caring for and upgrading their firearms. With an entertaining and user-friendly, DIY format, this book provides the basic steps that every gun owner needs to know to correctly clean, maintain and accessorize their firearms without damaging them.
The Art of Gunsmithing : The Shotgun. Potter
This volume is written about working on one of the finest sporting firearms ever invented - the shotgun. Included are types of shotgun from every man's dream gun, the sidelock ejector, to the every man gun, the humble economy single barrel.
Understanding Headspace . Zeglin .
A basic understanding of headspace and how it affects the proper operation of a firearm are necessary if you wish to call yourself a gunsmith. Otherwise all you will be able to do is change parts with the hope that somehow the problem will go away. The later is normally called an armorer, not a gunsmith. Many self proclaimed experts try to create fear and confusion around the subject of headspace. This subject, like most measuring processes, is simple and easy to understand if you are willing to educate yourself.
In a broad sense, headspace is a complex relationship between the cartridge, chamber, and firearm mechanism. The starting point for headspace is the cartridge case. The complex functions of the cartridge case include holding the cartridge components together, aligning the bullet in the bore, expanding to seal the breach from gasses, contracting in time for easy extraction, and removing heat from the chamber. Then of course we have to discuss the chamber and all its attributes. This booklet contains all the information a gunsmith needs in order to understand headspace and diagnose issuse that may arrise with ammunition and chambers.
