The Modern Gunsmith
Volumes 1 & 2
Want to learn how to make your own gun? There is no better place to start than these two classic books. Learn the basics of gunsmithing. Learn how to build a firearm. These two volumes are packed with information. Combined over 850 pages of info!
- By James Virgil Howe
- Volume 1 Published in 1941 Approx. 393 pages
- Volume 2 Published in 1958 Approx. 458 pages
- These books come on the Gun Warrior’s Bible and are in PDF format
readable by ANY computer with a CDROM drive.
A guide for the professional and amateur gunsmith in the design and construction of firearms, with practical suggestions for all who like guns.
Chapter titles of Volume One:
- The Workshop Tools and General Equipment
- Special Home-made Tools and Equipment
- Materials, Metals, and Supplies
- The Use of Tools
- Reading and Making Drawing’s
- Safety With Firearms
- Selection of Woods
- Designing the Gun Stock
- Laying Out the Stock – Inletting the Action
- Modeling and Shaping the Stock
- Bedding Barrels and Actions
- Giving the Stock Its Final finish
- Checkering, Carving and Inlays
- Stock Surgery
- Laminated Woods for Gun Stocks
- Modernizing Military Small Arms
- Fitting of Sightinq Equipment
- Replacement of Small Working Parts
- Hand-forging and Heat·treatment
- Revolver and Pistol Repairs
- Problems of the Trigger Pull
- Amateur Etching and Engraving
- Stripping Actions, Oiling and Minor Repairs
- Minor Repairs and Adjustments
- Miscellaneous Formulas and Methods
- Soldering, Brazing and Welding
- Field Repair Kits and Devices
- Experimental Factors Governing Small-arms Ammunition
- Mechanical Definitions and Phrases
Chapter titles of Volume Two:
- Machinery, Power, and General Tool Equipment
- Special Gunshop Tools and Accessories
- Tools and Methods of Tool Making
- Die Making
- Whims and Fancies in Firearms
- Principles of Iron and Steel
- Heat-treatment of Steel
- Rifle Barrel Design and Fitting
- Barrel Tools and Their Construction
- Barrel Drilling and Reaming
- Rifling Barrels
- Barrel Turning, Chambering, and Headspacing
- The .22 Caliber Hornet -Design and Conversion
- Relining of Rifle Barrels
- Striking Barrels and Polishing Gun Parts
- The Art of Bluing and Browning
- Care of Firearms: Cleaning Bores and Removing Obstructions
- Lapping Barrels and Polishing Shotgun Bores
- Special Gun Parts and Their Construction
- Manufacture of Gun Sights
- Spring Making
- Bullet Swages and Case-resizing Dies
- Bullet Moulds
- Restoration and Preservation of Antique Firearms
- Shotgun Repairs
- The Art of Gun Engraving
- Appraisal of Craftsmanship
- Review of Military Small Arms
- Glossary of Chemicals and Substances
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