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1 online resource (477 pages) |
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Part 1 An Approach to Gunsmithing in the Home Workshop; 1. Does That Firearm Need Work?; 2. Can I Fix It?; 3. Hand Tools; 4. Power Tools; 5. Work Area and Special Tool Requirements; 6. Parts and Supplies; 7. Thinking Like a Gunsmith; Part 2 Basic Maintenance and Repair; 8. Basic Firearms Maintenance; 9. Accuracy-How to Find Problems and Correct Them; 10. Crowning a Barrel; 11. Ten Easy Gunsmithing Projects; 12. Bedding an Action or Barrel; 13. Scope Installation. |
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Part 3 Disassembly, Repair, and Reassembly of Popular Firearms14. Remington 700 Bolt-Action Rifle; 15. Remington 1100 Semiautomatic Shotgun; 16. Remington 870 Pump Shotgun; 17. Winchester 94 Lever-Action Rifle; 18. Savage 110 Bolt-Action Rifle; 19. Marlin 336 Lever-Action Rifle; 20. Marlin 70 Semiautomatic Rimfire Rifle; Part 4 Advanced Techniques; 21. Installing Interchangeable Choke Tubes; 22. Repairing Stock Breaks and Splits; 23. Drilling and Tapping for Sight Installation; 24. Fitting a Recoil Pad; Part 5 The Final Steps; 25. Ammunition and the Gunsmith; 26. Testing the Repair. |
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27. Sensible Gunsmithing AlternativesAppendix; Directory of Sources. |
| Summary |
Diagnose and repair a broad selection of popular hunting firearms in the convenience of your home workshop and save money, too. Do-It-Yourself Gun Repair is an authoritative guide to maintaining, repairing, and improving rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Many of the repairs professional gunsmiths make involve replacing broken or worn parts, and you'll learn to identify and correct these common problems quickly, safely, and easily by following the detailed instructions and illustrations of gunsmithing expert Edward A. Matunas. Matunas teaches the home gunsmith a wide varie. |
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Print version record. |
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Firearms -- Maintenance and repair.
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Gunsmithing -- Amateurs' manuals.
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HOUSE & HOME -- General.
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Firearms -- Maintenance and repair.
(OCoLC)fst00925597
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Gunsmithing. (OCoLC)fst00949443
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Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Matunas, Edward A. Do-It-Yourself Gun Repair : Gunsmithing at Home. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., ©2013 9781620876961 |
| ISBN |
9781626363694 (electronic bk.) |
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1626363692 (electronic bk.) |
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