Fine Gunmaking

Author : Steven Dodd Hughes
Publisher : Down East Books
ISBN 13 : 146174508X
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Double Guns and Custom Gunsmithing written by Steven Dodd Hughes and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2007-08-24 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The burgeoning popularity of double guns (both over/unders and side-by-sides) in the United States is no secret, and few gunmakers know more about them than Steven Dodd Hughes, who has been building, repairing, and customizing these firearms for three decades.

Author : Steven Dodd Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873416016
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fine Gunmaking written by Steven Dodd Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the top custom gunmakers in the United States, author Steven Dodd Hughes shares his expertise with enthusiasts interested in owning a custom-made shotgun. This title is packed with more than 100 color and b&w photos which bring the world's finest shotguns to life.

Author : Vic Venters
Publisher : Down East Books
ISBN 13 : 0892729821
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gun Craft written by Vic Venters and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gun Craft examines today's artisanally made guns, as well as the craftsmen who make them. In it, the author takes the reader into the workshops and factories of the world's best gunmakers, making their sometimes-arcane craft skills accessible and relevant to anyone who shoots, owns or collects fine guns. Each chapter explores a separate topic; each has been chosen, however, to provide readers with a unified insight into the complicated task of making hand-made guns in both Europe and the United States.

Author : Michael McIntosh
Publisher : Down East Books
ISBN 13 : 0892728477
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Guns written by Michael McIntosh and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the best and most comprehensive guide for those new to the world of fine guns, and a standard reference for everyone, written with the precision and the seamless grace that is a Michael McIntosh's trademark style.

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312368234
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sporting Guns written by Chris McNab and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-11-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sporting Guns is an illustrated guide to the world's best modern sporting rifles and shotguns, from all-time favorites such as the Weatherby Mark V to the latest Beretta competition shotguns. Ranging from bolt-action rifles to turkey guns, the book examines some of the most exciting available types of long gun for hunting and target sports. Sporting Guns is divided into four chapters that cover the main types of recreational gun: breech-loading (break-open) shotguns and rifles, semi-automatic and pump shotguns, bolt- and manual-action rifles, and semi-automatic rifles. Within each chapter the guns are arranged alphabetically for ease of reference. Each entry takes an individual gun and explroes its key features, including its operating system, construction, hunting/target use, sighting options, price range and important variants. The book also offers essential advice on using sporting guns safely, whether on a shooting range or out in the wild. If you are interested in clay shooting, target practice, or outdoor hunting, Sporting Guns will help you find the right gun and keep informed of the best on teh gun market. Packed with color photographs, detailed descriptions, and full specifications for each weapon, Sporting Guns is the ideal handbook for both novice shooters and expert riflemen alike.

Author : John M. Taylor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 151070096X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fine Shotguns written by John M. Taylor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Fine Shotguns, expert John M. Taylor offers a global view of shotguns using photographs and descriptions of guns from the United States, Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, and Italy. Here are all types of shotguns: single barrel, double barrel, combination guns, hammer shotguns, paired shotguns, special-use guns, small-bore shotguns, shotgun stocks or shotguns with metal finishes, and bespoke shotguns. This all encompassing guide includes sections on how to care for and storage your weapon, what accessories are available for your model, and how to choose the perfect traveling case. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Terry Wieland
Publisher : Down East Books
ISBN 13 : 0892728434
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vintage British Shotguns written by Terry Wieland and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2008-12-16 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative guide to British-made shotguns looks at individual makers, their products, and the selling points of particular guns. In some cases Wieland also notes negative points or product limitations. While the book will be welcomed by gun collectors worldwide, it is particularly useful to those who are curious about British makers whose production was or is substantial enough that their guns would have crossed the pond into North America.

Author : Smith & Wesson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gateway to Fine Gunmaking written by Smith & Wesson and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Author : Lewis Potter
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1847975410
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Art of Gunsmithing written by Lewis Potter and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is written about working on one of the finest sporting firearms ever invented - the shotgun. Included are types of shotgun from everyman's dream gun, the sidelock ejector, to the everyman gun, the humble economy single barrel. It covers the work a gunsmith actually encounters, much of this information has never previously been published and may help the reader appreciate the complexity and great range of skills and knowledge a gunsmith needs, something unique in the 21st century.Topics covered include:Guns and Gunsmithing; Tooling & Equipment; Stripping & Servicing and examination for faults; Minor and advanced barrel work; Rejointing barrels to actions and lockwork; Minor and major stock repairs; Blacking, bluing, browning and engraving; Gun Proof and The Law. The shotgun is one of the finest sporting firearms ever invented.Includes previously unpublished information that will help the reader appreciate the complexity and great range of skills and knowledge a gunsmith needs.Superbly illustrated. Lewis Potter is a full-time gunsmith, rifle maker and field sportsman with experience stretching over forty-five years.