DO-IT-YOURSELF GUN REPAIR: GUNSMITHING AT HOME. By Edward A. Matunas.

2013 1st edition reprint. 4to paperback (218 x 255mm). Ppviii,232. B/w photographs and b/w line drawings.

A new edition of "Gunsmithing at Home," this is an authoritative guide to maintaining, repairing, and improving firearms. Chapters include: Does that firearm need work?; Can I fix it?; Hand tools; Power tools; Work area and special tools; Parts and supplies; Thinking like a gunsmith; Routine maintenance and repair: Basic firearms maintainance; Accuracy - how to find problems and correct them; Crowning a barrel; Ten easy gunsmithing projects; Bedding an action or barrel; Scope installation; Disassembly, repair and reassembly of popular firearms: Remington 700 bolt-action rifle; Remington 1100 semi-automatic shotgun; Remington 870 pump shotgun; Winchester Model 94 lever-action rifle; Savage 110 Bolt-action rifle; Marlin 336 lever-action rifle; Marlin 70 semi-automatic rimfire rifle. Advanced techniques: Installing interchangeable choke tubes; Repairing stock breaks and splits; Drilling and tapping for sight installation; Fitting a recoil pad; The final steps: Ammunition and the gunsmith; Testing the repair; Sensible alternatives in gunsmithing.