Advanced Gunsmithing: A Manual of Instruction in the Manufacture, Alteration and Repair of Firearms - Paperback

by Wayne F. Vickery (Author)

2015 Reprint of the 1944 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Still a classic work on gunsmithing, Vickery's "Advanced Gunsmithing" provides extended and detailed explanations on different gunsmithing tools, gun parts, and methods. Vickery's passion for tools, and the firearms he could manipulate with them, gives this book its spirit of resourcefulness and experimentation. Most aspects aspects of gunsmithing are treated in detail in the books twenty chapters, including; barreling, chambering, action, and other kinds of metal-working. The book is amply illustrated, with all photos reproduced in exacting detail.