A guide for the amateur and professional gunsmith in the design and construction of firearms.

Many modern gunsmithing books focus on off–the–shelf parts and aftermarket accesories. Not so Howe’s book. From selection of which action to build a rifle around, to diagrams for Double–set triggers, to full instructions on the making of barrells, it is the best modern book available.

With this book, the amateur gunsmith has all the information he requires to equip himself with excellent hunting or target weapons.

393 pages of excellent, detailed, professional instruction and tips, including clear and precise working diagrams and machinist drawings.

VOLUME I

:: The Workshop, Tools and General Equipment

:: Special Home-made Tools and Equipment

:: Materials, Metals and Supplies

:: The Use of Tools

:: Reading and Making Drawings

:: 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 Sighting 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

Volume II picks up where Volume I left off with 450 additional pages of information and sketches to gun repair and construction.

VOLUME II

:: 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

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