Condition: Good – 191 Pages
This is a basic reference for safe tinkering, fixing, installing and conversions on rifles, shotguns and handguns. It enables the gun owner to safely do minor repairs and maintenance to their guns without the visit to a gunsmith. Enhanced by numerous pictures, drawings and data charts.
Includes the following topics:
- For Enjoyable Gun Fixing – Some Working Space and Tools
- Location
- Equipment
- Work Safety Considerations
- Understanding Rifles and How They Work
- Types of Actions
- Cartridge Nomenclature
- Correct Headspace is Important
- Rifle Barrels
- Tinkering with Bolt or Lever-Action Rifles
- Making Round Firing-Pins
- Removing Dents From Tubular Magazines
- Corroded Chambers
- Removing Rifle or Pistol Barrels
- Repairing Lever-Action Rifles
- Pumpgun and Semi-automatic Rifle Problems
- Repairing Pump Rifles
- Maintenance – Semi-Automatic Rifles
- Shotguns and How They Work
- Shotgun Gauge
- Choke
- Shot Patterns
- Shell Designations
- Types of Shotguns
- Simple Shotgun Repairs
- Single and Double-Barrel Shotgun Problems
- Pumpgun Problems
- Semi-Automatic Shotgun Maintenance
- Handguns and Their Intricacies
- Single-Shot Pistols
- Semi-Automatic Pistols
- Revolvers
- Simple Repairs – Colt and S&W Types
- Single-Action
- Double-Action Revolvers
- About Older Colts
- Smith and Wesson Principles and Parts
- Repairing Other Handguns
- Cures for Common Faults
- Semi-Automatic Pistol Problems
- Making Good Guns Last a Lifetime
- Cleaning Rifles
- Shotgun Cleaning
- Revolver Maintenance
- Using Touch-Up Blue
- Removing Barrel Obstructions
- Bullet Stuck in Barrel
- Cleaning Patch Lodged in Barrel
- Removing Unknown Obstructions
- About Soldering
- Soft Soldering
- Silver Soldering
- Installing New Sights and Mounts
- Attaching Sights, Mounts, Etc
- Making Dovetails
- Putting on Recoil Pads Is Easy
- Making Your Stock Fit You
- Cutting the Stock to Length
- Cutting Down the Pad and Touching Up the Stock
- Towards a Better Gun Stock
- Gun Stock Blanks
- Necessary Tools
- Inletting the Action
- Forming and Finishing the New Stock
- Installing Sling Swivels
- Converting Military Guns to Sporting Rifles
- Notes on Suitable Actions
- Readily-Available Accessories
- Enfield Improvements
- Glossary
Printed in 1969 – First Edition – 191 pages – Hard bound with dust cover. Condition: Good.
