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Hunting Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns, & Gunsmithing

• Gun Digest 2005: The World's Greatest Gun Book ~Usually Ships Within 5 Days


-Ken Ramage, Editor / Paperback 560 pages, 59rd Edition / published July 2004
This 59rd edition of this very popular reference book has compiled the manufactures specifications, model information, authoritative articles and photos. Including a new full-color photo section with 30 outstanding photos of some of the best engraved and custom guns available today. Plus information on prices for over 3000 firearms. Plus info on ammunition, metallic sights, scopes and mounts, European guns, handloading for rifle and shotguns, and pistol reviews. The firearm catalog listings include specifications, factory options, model descriptions, photos, and retail prices. All major firearm brands are cataloged, in addition to other lesser-known brands. GUNDEX® lists each pistol, rifle, shotgun, and airgun alphabetically, so it's easy to locate specific models. And the gun collectors will want to know that The Arms Trade Directory is also fully updated. This catalog section provides illustrations highlighting the most recent models of handguns, rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and airguns, plus the latest accessories including reloading equipment, optics, sights, chokes, and brakes. With well over 2000 photographs.
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2005 Shooter's Bible: The World's Standard Firearms Reference Book
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-Jay Langston / Paperback 576 pages / Published June 2004
The original Firearms reference guide from Stoeger Publishers. Since 1924, the shooter's guide has served American sportsmen as the most complete reference guide covering new products, specifications, and up-to-date prices on literally thousands of firearms and firearms equipment. This popular reference and guide contains detailed specifications and retail prices for thousands of rifles, shotguns, handguns, and blackpowder guns. Including data and info on ammunition, reloading equipment, ballistics, and scopes. Includes feature articles, handguns, rifles, shotguns, blackpowder, sight & scopes, ammunition, ballistics and reloading information.
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• Shooter's Bible 2004: The World's Standard Firearms Reference Book
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Shooter's Bible 2004 (Shooter's Bible)
-Jay Langston , Wayne Van Zwoll (Editors) / Paperback 576 pages/ Published July 2003
This edition from Stoeger Publishing Company has not yet been released. Published annually for over 74 years, Shooter’s Bible is the most complete reference guide for new products, specifications, and up-to-date prices on thousands of firearms and related equipment. Shooter’s Bible is a must have for anyone interested in firearms and shooting sports.
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• Guns Illustrated 2005: The Standard Reference for Today's Firearms
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-Ken Ramage / Paperback 320 pages, 37th edition / Published August 2004
Every firearm enthusiast, collector and buyer will want this comprehensive reference with the most current information on today?s latest and greatest guns. This expanded 37th edition includes updated retail prices and gun specifications for revolvers, rifles, airguns, shotguns, and many more.
Includes up-to-date listings with over 1,500 photographs to aid in the identification and makes selecting and buying firearms easier. Feature articles examine the latest trends in the industry and other related topics. The ?Gundex? references listings for all the firearms, enabling readers to quickly locate a specific gun, and the Directory of the Arms Trade includes updated listings of firearms manufacturers and importers.
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• Guns Illustrated 2003: The Standard Reference for Today's Firearms
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-Ken Ramage / Paperback 336 pages, 35th Edition / Published September 2002
This is the sporting firearms industry's standard reference featuring the latest, greatest rifles, shotguns, and handguns available with exciting new product reports and a heavily illustrated, updated, and expanded catalog section. New product reports highlight the latest developments in handguns, rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders, and ammunition. Feature articles examine emerging firearms and sporting knives trends. The firearms catalog section provides separate listings for semi-custom/limited production arms and commercial arms. Both have been updated and expanded. Firearms listings include photographs, model names, available calibers and options, retail prices, and other factory specifications. The GUNDEX® lets readers quickly locate specific guns. The Directory of the Arms Trade includes updated listings of firearms manufacturers and importers.
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• Practical Gunsmithing ~Usually Ships in 2-3 Days


-Editors of American Gunsmithing / Paperback / Published April 1996
An excellent reference book on how to maintain, repair, improve, and customize firearms. Includes troubleshooting gun problems, such as misfires, shell loading, and more. Photographs and illustrations.
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• Gunsmithing: Rifles ~Usually Ships in 24 Hours


-Patrick Sweeney / Paperback 349 pages / Published October 1999
This book is a complete riflesmithing guide. Contains fourteen chapter covering tools required, locking systems, polishing and honing the action, altering the bolt handle, barrel working, rechambering, drilling and taping scope mounts and metallic sights, magazine malfunctions, trigger replacement and tuning, and much more.
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• Gunsmithing: Shotguns ~Usually Ships in 24 Hours


-Patrick Sweeney / Paperback 323 pages / Published November 2000
This well written book covers all styles of shotgun, pumps, self-loaders and double-barrels. And offers detailed step-by-step instructions with photographs for those who want to repair or upgrade their own shotguns. Covers how to repair common problems such as broken stocks or chipped butt plates and more complicated repairs such as restoring and tuning a Winchester Model 97 for Cowboy Action Shooting. Plus refinishing instructions for all major gun finishes.
Following in the footsteps of his other popular books on handguns and rifles, The author explains when to call a professional for help and what questions to ask before a professional gunsmith starts working on your shotgun. This is a valuable reference that will save the reader time and money on shotgun repairs.
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• Gunsmithing Shotguns : A Basic Guide to Care and Repair
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-David R. Henderson / Hardcover 256 pages / Published December 2003
This book is an attempt at expanding any hunter's knowledge of gunsmithing. Provides an overview designed to provide insight, ideas, and techniques that will give the amateur gunsmith the confidence and skill to work on his own guns. In clear and accessible terms, Henderson explains everything from setting up the small gunsmithing shop to building special purpose guns. Topics covered include: shotgun types and maintenance, general trouble shooting, common problems, special challenges, stocks and woodworking, soldering and brazing, basic metal polishing, barrel work, blueing and plating, trigger work, scope mounting, recoil reduction tips, and building a special purpose gun.
Whether you hunt big game, small game, or birds, or participate in shooting games such as sporting days, competently working on your own guns can add a satisfying and useful dimension to your sport.
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• Gunsmithing at Home Lock Stock & Barrel: Lock, Stock & Barrel
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-John E. Traister / Paperback 360 pages, 2nd edition / Published February 1996
This comprehensive book is a complete step-by-step guide to the art of gunsmithing. Gunsmiths repair, refinish and/or customize any type of firearm. Written as the do-it-yourself reference guide and "how-to" book for the home gunsmith and anyone interested in the art and craft of gunsmithing. Designed to give comprehensive assistance to many levels of expertise, including the professional gunsmith. Contains hundreds of photographs and illustrations that support the clearly written text that guides the gunsmith. Shows how-to set up a gunsmith shop and how-to solve the problems at hand, including cleaning firearms, installing and adjusting rifle sights, trigger adjustments and repairs, firearms disassembly, soldering and brazing, metal hardening and tempering, making and fitting replacement parts, rebluing and browning gun metal, metal polishing, stockwork-shaping, and much more. Contains the author's very latest techniques as well as his tricks of the trade in repairing handguns, rifles, and shotguns with complete illustrations.
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• Do-It-Yourself Gun Repair ~Usually Ships in 24 Hours


-Edward A. Matunas / Paperback 240 pages / Published August 2003
This book is a thorough and comprehensive technical coverage on most of the basics most books assume you already know. Learn how to to diagnose and repair a wide variety of hunting firearms in the convenience of your home workshop, and save yourself a bundle of money. Covers worn or broken parts, poor accuracy, woodwork in your gun stock, and much more. With the detailed information and clear, step-by-step illustrations in this authoritative guide, you’ll learn to identify and correct common problems quickly, easily and safely. Find out what tools you’ll need, how to set up your work area, which supplies to keep on hand, how to make basic and advanced gun repairs and more. You’ll also find instructions for the disassembly, repair and assembly of seven of the most popular firearms. Covers the Remington 700, 1100 and 870, Winchester 94, Savage 110 and Marlin 336 and 70. Much of which can be applied to other guns with similar actions. Each entry is complete with photos, drawings, exploded views, a parts list and more. This book is not only for the professional and amateur gunsmith, but also for the hunter or shooter who wants to keep a rifle, shotgun or handgun in top working order.
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• Choosing & Using Gunsmithing Tools and Techniques: Hands-On Information for Basic and Advanced Gun Work
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- American Gunsmith Editors (Editor) / Hardcover / Published June 1998
This book is from the American Gunsmith Library.
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• The Art of the Rifle ~Usually Ships in 24 Hours
-Jeff Cooper / Hardcover 104 pages / Published 1997
This excellent book is required reading for all persons that own or hope to own a rifle. This book explains riflemanship in a manner that is easily understood. Covers how-to properly handle, care for, sight, and fire a rifle.
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• The Ultimate in Rifle Accuracy: A Handbook for Those Who Seek the Ultimate in Rifle Accuracy
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-Glenn Newick / Paperback 210 pages/ Published October 1990
This book is intended for those shooters, and riflemen that aim for the best marksmanship. This book provides a great introduction to benchrest shooting. The book covers completely the sport of benchrest shooting and getting the best accurate rifles for hunting, varminting and sniping. For the beginning shooter wanting to upgrade his benchrest marksmanship this book is highly recommended.
Presents up to date information, techniques and procedures for getting the best performance from your firearms. Covers what is required for shooting accuracy, including synthetic stocks, custom actions, stainless steel barrels, high powered scopes, case preparation, loading for accuracy, bench techniques, shooting in the wind, correct shooting practice, troubleshooting, gun safety, and proper rifle maintenance and care. Includes index.
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• The Accurate Rifle ~Usually Ships by Special Order

-Warren Page/ Hardcover 256 pages / Published January 1997
An excellent reference book. Although some data may be dated, the book is well worth it's price.
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• Dead on: The Long Range Marksman's Guide to Extreme Accuracy ~Usually Ships in 24 Hours

-Tony M. Noblitt, Warren Gabrilska / Paperback 176 pages / Published October 1998
These NRA marksmen and competition shooters explain every aspect of long-range shooting in complete easy-to-understand terms. This hands on manual explains every step required to become a true long range marksman. Covers selecting a rifle, caliber, cartridges, selecting and using iron sights, mounting and zeroing a scope, sighting in, using range finders, and rifle care and maintenance.
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• The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual For Military and Police Snipers
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-Major John L. Plaster / Paperback 464 pages / Published January 1993
This excellent well written book by a leading authority on riflemanship is highly recommended for those who need to hit the target, every time.
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• How To Become A Master Handgunner : The Mechanics Of X-Count Shooting
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- Charles Stephens / Paperback 64 pages / Published December 1998
This tutorial offers reader a basic formula for mastering the sport of pistol shooting. National Champion and Master Handgunner Charlie Stephens explains how you can use the 6 steps to a successful shot. These key steps are grip, aiming as you pull the trigger, focus, controlled movement, stance and total follow-through.
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• Gun Rights Fact Book ~Usually Ships in 2-3 Days
  -Alan M. Gottlieb / Paperback 180 pages / Published January 1998
  An excellent handbook by the head of the 2nd Amendment Foundation. This is a well written source of key facts surrounding gun rights and gun ownership issues.
  
  
• Target Switzerland: Swiss Armed Neutrality in World War II

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-Stephen P. Halbrook / Hardcover 336 pages / Published August 1998
An excellent well written book about Switzerland during World War II and how a well armed, trained and determined citizenry kept that country free.
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• Armed Defense: Gunfight Survival For the Householder and Businessman
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-Burt Rapp / Paperback 214 pages / Published June 1989
This excellent book has practical proven armed defense tactics and techniques that may save your life. Covers home, workplace, or traveling. Legal considerations and concerns of surviving a gunfight are covered. Illustrated.
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• Firearms, Traps, and Tools of the Mountain Man
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-Carl Parcher / Paperback 470 pages / Published October 1977
This book discusses and explains the manufacture, use, and history of the tools that the mountain man made and relied upon for his living and survival.
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