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Gunsmithing - Rifles
Gunsmithing - Rifles

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Author: Patrick Sweeney
Publisher: Krause Publications
Category: Book

List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 reviews
Sales Rank: 277408

Media: Paperback
Edition: 8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8

ISBN: 0873416651
Dewey Decimal Number: 683.422
UPC: 083222006654
EAN: 9780873416658
ASIN: 0873416651

Publication Date: October 1, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference for the Novice   July 25, 2008
This book is well written and contains excellent information ... with the caveat that if you are a grizzled veteran in gunsmithing, it's not for you. Having said that, fairly experienced "do-it-yourselfers" might still pick up some info they don't already know. Simply look over the Table of Contents and decide. I would say that the chapter on how to examine used guns alone makes it worth the price. Of course, this book gives a lot more such as scope mounting and trigger adjustments. So if you like to do things yourself, but need a little guidence in unchartered territory, this book is for you. One last comment. This book does not delve into any hardcore work requiring machining, such as truing an action or the like.


3 out of 5 stars Average   September 6, 2001
 18 out of 29 found this review helpful

This book is perhaps a good introductory text for those who do not have or do not wish to invest in gunsmithing equipment. Topics covered are largely mundane and include: scope mounting, bedding, boresighting, etc. Much of this information could be had from the instructions that come with the materials listed. There are a few genuine jewels of information that probably make it worth its' modest price. It is a superb book for the neophyte, or someone who simply wishes to be an informed consumer of Gunsmithing services.


5 out of 5 stars a wealth of information at a very small price   May 2, 2000
 95 out of 95 found this review helpful

"Gunsmithing: Rifles offers an abundance of quality, useful information in the form of specific instruction for home shop projects. I'm not suggesting the book's contents are simplistic, but rather the range of information spans from detail to conceptual, which provides a good foundation of knowledge before projects are attempted.

There are virtually no chapters that would not be of value to the average firearms enthusiast, so I didn't feel I purchased the book only for the contents of one or two good chapters. There is a section on refreshing hunting rifles. The coverage includes correcting poor accuracy, refinishing wood and metal parts, drilling and taping scope mounts and metallic sights. But the information continues on into action/bolt lapping, rechambering, changing a bolt handle, installing a new safety....

I would have purchased the book just for the coverage of trigger work. Finally, a current, inexpensive book that provides detailed coverage of trigger replacement and tuning, by rifle manufacturer, including do's and don'ts for each model. I followed the book to clean up the trigger on a Winchester M70 that's been waiting to get dropped off at the gunsmith for the past 8 months, and had excellent results.

Great book

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