Building your gunsmithing library book

Midwayusa has just about everything you need for your diy project. Seventeenth printing, two volume hardcover set, both volumes have a faint skew to their binding, very slight bumps to spine ends and cover corners, a previous owners stamp to the title page and upper fore corner of front pastedowns, and a hint of mustiness to text blocks. A collection of the best gunsmithing articles from twenty years of rifle magazine. Shooting illustrated six musthave selfdefense books. Gunsmithing tips and projects second edition by wolfe. Welcome to the new gun digest gunsmithing center an online resource for aspiring and experienced gunsmiths. Build your sick custom ar15 assault rifle firearm with this web. Towsley is an awardwinning writer and photographer whose work covers a wide variety of subjects, but he mostly specializes in the fields of hunting and firearms. I was doing a lot of barrel work, such as chambering and fitting actions.

Stock modificationsaccuracy enhancementweather preparationa total rifle makeoverand much more. The master gunmakers guide to building boltaction rifles. Shooters, gunsmiths and collectors alike will find the revised version of this handy book a practical reference for disassembling and reassembling a variety of semiauto pistols. The auto sizing is your browsers way of keeping images entirely within the screen size you have set. Brownells is your source for handgun gunsmithing books,books at brownells parts and accessories. He gives detailed explanations and color illustrations for just about every aspect of gun repair. Gunsmithing tips that can save us all time and money slotting a small washer or a onecent piece to slip over the end of your long squareshanked, buttstock screwdriver, will fit over 90 percent of the buttstock holes, and will act as a guide to lead the screwdriver tip into the screw slot. Projects for the home gunsmith hardcover october 6, 2010. In 1983 alexander began writing the column the gunsmith of grenville county in. He teaches how to make the pistol function safely, reliably and accurately.

Luty locked up just before open heart surgery for downloading mr lutys ebook by clifford rutley. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The college has an extensive firearms library containing examples of common firearms found in the industry. Almost any project you might want to undertake is explained in this extremely wellillustrated 300page hardback book. Turn a junker bolt gun into a classy sporter make a cop tradein a pistol to be proud of build your skills machine tools welding woodworking finishing fully illustrated 445 pages.

For anyone interested in fixing or building guns, towsley s book is a complete education from a to z. Building a custom 1911 in garthwaites pistolsmithing class is more than how to make it aesthetically pleasing. If you own a gun or will ever want to own one then youll need this. You might even want to get a copy of ralph walkers blackpowder gunsmithing, since building your own blackpowder kit is a great learning experience. Watch as larry potterfield, founder and ceo of midwayusa, shows how its done.

See more ideas about guns, guns and ammo and firearms. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Bryce m towsley one of americas foremost experts on gunsmithing, bryce towsley is back again to provide even more projects for anyone interested in building, customizing, or maintaining firearms. The master gunmakers guide to building boltaction rifles holmes, bill on. This selfdefense book is a good place to start in building your defensive library.

Picked up a couple of gunsmithing books while i was in anchorage, first title is. Much of the information in this book is completely copied and pasted from other older gunsmithing books i. Filter by manufacturer agi 54 brownells 1 extreme accuracy institute 2 gun video catalog 1 guy lautard 1 lee griffiths 3 operation specific training 1 panteao productions 1 power custom 1 tjs custom 1 viper bench rest 1 wilson combat 1 relevance on sale most popular new products made in usa highest rating number of. Professional gunsmithing by walter howe is another older book with valuable information on tools and fixtures for working on rifles, shotguns and pistols. Gunsmithing modern firearms active response training. The most important tool a professional gunsmith or serious hobbyist can have is a good library. Answers to some common questions on the definitions of a gunsmith, licensing and recordkeeping requirements. Watch as larry potterfield, founder and ceo of midwayusa, shows how its.

Aug 09, 2011 whether youre a professional gunsmith or an interested amateur, youll find everything you need to know about keeping your ar perking in gunsmithing. This soft cover second edition has been expanded to 547 pages, filled with articles on modern and antique gunsmithing projects, suggestions for finishing wood and metal, improving accuracy, decorating stocks, selecting and improving tools for the serious gunsmithing shop. If youre considering purchasing this book, then youve probably heard of the american gunsmithing institute agi. Nixons secrets the rise, fall, and untold truth by roger stone hc dj bio.

A brief history of british gun control or, how to disarm the law abiding populace by stealth by p. Gunsmithing, pistols, revolvers, maintenance and repair, firearms. A gun guys guide to making good guns even better is the reference material you need to get started working on your own guns. Skyhorse publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms. A manual of instruction in the manufacture, alteration, and repair of. So to answer your question, i think the closest answer is building rifles. He has published six books on guns, gunsmithing, and hunting. Written by master gunsmith and ar15 expert patrick sweeney, this book is your onevolume guide to repairing, maintaining and modifying americas favorite rifle. Dunlap shows the skilled gunsmith how to produce professionalquality work in every phase of gunwork. Gunsmithing simplified macfarland paperback reprint 1950 nra library 1st edition. Written by master gunsmith and ar15 expert patrick sweeney, this book is your onevolume guide to repairing, maintaining and modifying americas.

Whether youre a professional gunsmith or an interested amateur, youll find everything you need to know about keeping your ar perking in gunsmithing. I started to research the subject in all the different books that i could find. If you have a question where will you get the answer. Regardless of your stance on point shooting, the book is interesting for its. Best gunsmithing books for beginners amazing outdoor adventures. Gunsmithing projects shotgun news gun project book format. Giveaway ended august 14, 2011, but check the blog often for more chances to win. Be very careful as there is some very serious misinformation in this book also e. Also, each book is assigned a one through five star rating. Projects for gunsmiths see all gunsmithing articles.

Beginning with shop design and maintenance, towsley builds on the. Get information about new releases for these contributors straight to your inbox. These arent your boring black and white military manuals but very beautiful full size full color volumes showing many photographies and schematics. Montgomery community college is one of only four gunsmithing schools in the united states to offer nra shortterm gunsmithing courses. Most of the modern gunsmithing, not to be confused with modern gunsmithing, books i dont really care for.

Gunsmiths bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives. Here, from one of americas foremost experts on gunsmithing, are featured tutorials on. Dunlaps classic book on making and repairing guns is reprinted here as part of stackpoles classic gun book series. Thats why books take up much space in the best shops. Here you can mark if you have read this book, reading it or want to read. The classics part 2, working with stocks having started your gunsmithing library with solid, basic texts, its time to expand into specifics, beginning with stock work. This portal will take you to gunsmithing articles, exploded gun drawings, and gun parts. The kuhnhausen books and agi videos are both top notch. Jun 24, 20 building a standard ar15 lower receiver is pretty straightforward. Midwayusa building your gunsmithing library book edited by. Gunsmithing and rifle books alaska outdoors forums. Building a standard ar15 lower receiver is pretty straightforward. Midwayusa building your gunsmithing library book edited by larry.

Stockmaking by alvin linden is one of the best books covering stockmaking. Jan 26, 2020 he gives detailed explanations and color illustrations for just about every aspect of gun repair. I buy books and notes from gunsmiths retiring or going out of business i dont think you can ever get enough. I like the books by bill holmes, as well as many books from paladin press, but the drawings. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.

List of how to guides for beginner reloaders, building an ar15, and ring heights for your scope. It is available from the publisher, paladin press, gun barrel tech centre, 7077 winchester circle, boulder, colorado, 8030505, usa. In 1983 alexander began writing the column the gunsmith of grenville county in the magazine muzzleloader. Im just getting started building my library, this thread will be a good reference for mecool. Additionally, the campus has an onsite firing range that is used for testfiring and training. Stepbystep photographs and clear, simple text make it easy to disassemble and reassemble a. Its usually cheaper than buying a used gun and hacking on it. Fortunately, you dont need a library of 100 books to get started, but you will want to.

I wish there was just one book on gunsmithing but it would have to be a big sucker. Neither the registered owner or any other person affiliated with this website shall be held liable or responsible, or in any way encumbered by the material posted on this page or any other unit subpage within this site. Beginning with shop design and maintenance, towsley builds on the knowledge he provides until ending with directions on rifle building from scratch. The general gunsmithing books tend to be a rehash of already published info or very basic gunsmithing projects, scope mounting, sling swivel installation, recoil pad fitting and the like. Towsley is a field editor for the nras american rifleman, american hunter, and shooting illustrated magazines. Home gunsmithing digest completely new 2nd edition by robert a. Kern following the original publishing of the previously discussed gunsmithing classics by authors such as howe and baker american gunsmith, october 2009, i think it is. This is especially true for those of us that work in small shops. Wesbroook is a stepbystep guide with complete photographic support for every detail of working wood into rifle stocks. We have yet to meet a gunsmith who knows all there is to know about. Wondering how to convert the safety on a remington 870 from right hand to left hand.

The gunsmith machinist book 1 gunsmithing gun building machining see more like this. A horror story from england by musket mike of montana. Gunsmithing and tool making bible introduction when i first interested in how barrels were made, i was a full time gunsmith in bucklin, kansas. One of america s foremost experts on gunsmithing, bryce towsley here provides the definitive guide for anyone interested in building or maintaining guns. Building the gunsmithing library american gunsmith. Dunlaps detailed instructions are illustrated with. The gunsmith machinist book 1 gunsmithing gun building machining. Articles on gunsmithing gunsmithing tips that can save us all time money. Before the class is over, students take their 1911s to the range to fit the sights to a particular load. Gunsmithing rifles by patrick sweeney, second title is an older book titled. If you wish to further your study of this subject, you may find my book expedient homemade firearms the 9mm machine gun a useful addition to your library.

A classic gunsmithing book reprinted in a new hardcover series format roy f. Introduction to modern gunsmithing by macfarland, harold e and a great. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. Professional stockmaking through the eyes of a stockmaker by david l. I want to learn the theory behind all the modifications inside the barrels or why some have channels inside etc and what helps to prevent malfunction or to dimish wear or increase the speed of the bullet or dimish recoil.