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| Gunsmithing Made Easy | 
 enlarge | Author: Bryce Towsley
Publisher: Stoeger Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 136409
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 158
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0883172941
EAN: 9780883172940
ASIN: 0883172941
Publication Date: January 2006
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Book Description
Gunsmithing Made Easy provides readers with the information hobbyists need to perform many common, practical repairs and modifications on today's firearms. Precisely illustrated, step-by-step instructions walk the hobby gunsmith through useful projects to improve the looks, accuracy and performance of popular hunting rifles and shotguns. Any enthusiast with average skills, affordable tools, and a modest budget will enjoy this instructive handbook. Projects include installing and adjusting a trigger, fixing common accuracy problems, improving an injection-molded stock, installing a recoil pad, and much, much more! Not only will readers enjoy performing these projects, they will also learn about the tools and skills needed to perform basic and advanced gunsmithing tasks—from basic tools such as screwdrivers, punches and files to more advanced tools including drill presses, sanders and lathes. Gunsmithing Made Easy offers anyone interested in working on their own firearms the key information that will get them started in this exciting and rewarding hobby.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Needs a different title March 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book covers a few of projects fairly well. It reminded me of a collection of magazine articles. A limited collection at that. You won't learn gun smithing from this book but you might learn how to install a pad, refinish a stock or one or two other things. A title that accurately reflects this books contents would have earned it a higher rating.
 Very Pleasant Read March 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I received this book a couple of days ago and I have read it from cover to cover, I must say that Bryce has some great knowledge in gunsmithing and yet he explains it so even beginners can understand and follow his instructions. Pictures are detailed with very good notations. He covers a few projects so you can pick up an old rifle and it up to a new rifle or just restore it a bit.
The only draw back is that I wished that he had more projects and it was a lot bigger book than it is. But anyhow a great valuable reference book to have.
Better books have been written January 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There are some helpful hints in Towsley's book, but don't be fooled by the nice binding and crisp color photographs. I'm not a master gunsmith, but I felt Towsley's book was lacking in professionalism. When I'm looking through my library for an article regarding a certain aspect of gunsmithing, I'd rather not be distracted by statements like "puke green carpet" and "trailer park trash" or "pimp my rifle." Nor do I feel it is necessary when captioning photographs and describing every firearm in the book that it was built by so-and-so, owned by so-and-so, and used to kill such-and-such big game or varmint. Luckily this book is reasonably priced. Otherwise, it wouldn't be worth purchasing, and I feel it has the potential to lead people astray from their path to becoming competent gunsmiths. If you really want to learn the art of gunsmithing, pick up any of the books by Patrick Sweeney and/or some of the books by Bill Holmes instead.
A book of common projects December 9, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I don't think I can add much to what has already been said, other than Gunsmithing Made Easy is a good book of projects almost any enthusiast would find useful. Some are very easy, like cleaning a bore to improve accuracy and some are more difficult, like fitting a short chambered barrel with handtools and not so expensive precision measuring tools. The language is concise and easy to follow, the supporting photography is excellent in quality and appropriate in support of instructions.
If I were to take exception and pick nits - I'd say bore cleaning isn't really gunsmithing and there are too many other sources that define this task and are free of charge. The second nit is the coverage of Ruger single action trigger repair. I thought the task was too unique to be included and the equipment used was more appropriate for a commercial shop. Like I said, nits. The book is inexpensive and the balance of the material was excellent.
gret book February 11, 2007
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Deeper knowledge about gun - or improvement it - knowing limitation - it is small science and special profession Gunsmith trade - which require longer time for study. Together with another book, Do-It-Yourself Gun Repair: Gunsmithing at Home (Outdoorsman's Edge) , which I recommend too, you can find many answer and way HOW to improve your sport or hunting tool. No one book can not cover all that problems and details what you can potentially find with a gun.. I found this book as very practical with so many advices. This books can help in your selection for purchase some new gun, or improvement some not too nice gun what you already have inside your cabinet.
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