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You might add "Gunsmithing Tips and Projects" from Wolfe Publishing - collected articles from Rifle magazine.
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You might add "Gunsmithing Tips and Projects" from Wolfe Publishing - collected articles from Rifle magazine. +1 ... another very good book!
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You might add "Gunsmithing Tips and Projects" from Wolfe Publishing - collected articles from Rifle magazine. +1 ... another very good book! Added to the list...
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I have Des Mills book, bought it back in 87 when i was still in school. Its good, but basically its just stripping and cleaning a boxlock and a sidelock, some other good information in it, i used his bluing solution to good effect over the years, but its not worth the huge prices its fetching on the market now.
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I wouldn't take a pretty for my copy of this one. There are many, many guns in it I would never need to take down, but when you get ready to strip-down one that is unfamiliar to you, it is priceless. There's 275 different rifles and shotguns contained, with pics and procedures to disassemble and re-assemble. For $24.95 it's hard to go wrong. https://www.nrastore.com/gifts/books-and...otguns-bk-01616 SRH
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Here is the updated list compiled without reference to my personal library. I believe I've included all recommended books. Thanks to all of you for the input. Greener, WW....... The Gun and Its Development 1910 Vickery, WF....... Advanced Gunsmithing 1940 Howe, James....... The Modern Gunsmith 2 Volume Set 1941 Howe, Walter J.... Professional Gunsmithing 1946 Hatcher JS ....... Hatcher's Notebook 1948 Dunlap, Roy....... Gunsmithing 1963 Brownell, RF...... Gunsmith Kinks vol 1-4 1969-2001 Carmichel, Jim.... DIY Gunsmithing 1981 Bish, Tommy L .... Home Gunsmithing Digest 1984 Mills, Desmond.... Amateur Gunsmithing 1987 Spearing GW ...... The Craft of the Gunsmith 1988 Westbrook, David L. Professional Stockmaking: Through the Eyes of a Stockmaker 1994 McIntosh, Michael.. Shotguns and Shooting 1995 Hughes, SD......... Fine Gunmaking: Double Shotguns 1998 Trevallion, David & McIntosh, Michael. Shotgun Technicana 2002 Yardley, Michael... Gunfitting: The Quest for Perfection for Shotguns and Rifles 2006 Roberts, Joseph B.. Rifles and Shotguns The Official NRA Guide to Firearms Assembly 2007 Wieland, Terry..... Vintage British Shotguns 2008 Hadoke, Diggory.... Vintage Guns 2008 Various ........... Gunsmithing Tips and Projects from Wolfe Publishing 2010 Venters, Vic....... Gun Craft: Fine Guns and Gunmakers in the 21st Century 2010 Crudgington IM..... The British shotgun 2011 Treadwell, T....... An English Gun-making Tradition: Vintage English Shotguns and their Restoration 2012 Hadoke, Diggory.... The British Boxlock Gun and Rifle 2012 Hughes SD ... ..... Double Guns and Custom Gunsmithing 2014 Kypridemos, Nikitas ... Linseed Oil Finish: The simple, fast way to a hand rubbed oil finish 2016 Other Resources: https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/articles/https://www.theexplora.com/category/publications/Thread regarding traditional British oil finish (From Ernie aka Damascus): http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=415289#Post415289Video Playlists: General Gunsmithing videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBh4uEWS8_ubeV67Ki5lHosi6rIZY8ek8Jack Rowe by Midway https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEUyTWz75c-r96hvqhOuKFxJ0w8uvRP2nJack Rowe by Brownell: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBh4uEWS8_ubNPeqVDClG0_y3pYA_giHXGeneral Gunsmithing with Larry Potterfield: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1597A9911EB61B5A
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+3 on shotgun technicana, if you are looking for more than a reading list, nothing beats a good cheap gun to "experiment" and develop your skills with... while books and videos can keep you entertained till 3 am in the morning, NOTHING beats getting your hands dirty on project
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I agree, brother! I love doing and I learned it all by reading and doing.
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Treadwell, T.......An English Gun-making Tradition: Vintage English Shotguns and their Restoration 2012 All of the resources folks mention are excellent. My favorite right now is Treadwell's book. I feel a kinship to his explanation of "sympathetic restoration", and wish I could have had the chance to discuss this with him.
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Treadwell, T.......An English Gun-making Tradition: Vintage English Shotguns and their Restoration 2012 All of the resources folks mention are excellent. My favorite right now is Treadwell's book. I feel a kinship to his explanation of "sympathetic restoration", and wish I could have had the chance to discuss this with him. Bill's work has reminded me of Tony Treadwell's practice of "sympathetic restoration"...Geo
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