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GUNSMITHING T HOME GUNSMITHING AT HOME Lock, Stock & Barrel Second Edition GUNSMITHING AT HOME Lock, Stock & Barrel Second Edition JOHN E. TRAISTER COVER DESIGN: ay Wate ah ey Ee ina epg ede in ge ‘ies tt as ri St ime hone ae “De wn toy ama vn etal Frente ane {Scedowronnat oui ede recite neg ne ma span ii “seis ia ner ieee enone sac Phy afCinrer Cau S090 PREFACE Somer or laer, almost evory shooter becomes in Ueigued by the mechanes of frearms and the metoxts of repsisinsimproving, custom:zing,andattering them, ‘8 few of these gun bus eventually become pres sional gunsmiths, But most simply improve thei per- soaal firearms — and their shooting, Whatever your goal may be, this book will bea valuahle adtion to your workshop library Gunsmithing At Home sans with some do's an don'ts ef home gunsmithing, und immedinely juatps ine setng up and equipping your shop. Cleaning and caring for firearms is one ofthe most important aspects of firearm enainenane. A complete cpteris devoted to this subject. Monrting and adtusting sights and making tigger aljustments come next. Both o these subjects can mean itor miss with any seeapon, ‘Torepair ieurms oisienly and keep them in good somditon, a person must have a fharough knowledge of “oubleshooting” — the technigue of determing the ese of any problem: ane eorecting ic sathout wasting lime or using uanecessury new pars, Troubleshooting ‘overs an enormons range of problems, fom replacing Amainepringin arevolver diagnosing why a repeating shotgun jams or a rifle fails ta shoot accurately, A systematic and methodical approsch is necessary foe troubleshooting, and tis technique shold he mastered by every gunsmith. The author cavers same of the common problems encountered ‘ith many types of sponting iearms Fess gun repair operations ane mere rewarding than sci 1usted and badly worn feat urn sta thing of beauty by using the chemical processes of either ‘uing, browsing or plating. Metal coloring i also an excellent way tb learn shout the operating charac feristies of fTearms because all must be vompletely Aisassembled prior o applying the chemicals, Chapters ae included in this hook Yo aid professionals and ab byiss in obtaining perfec gun-mtal uishes ‘The remaining claplersire devoted stock work — fiom guastock furnitareizstallatons to enmpletely 1 Finishing and checkering. gunsoeks, Repairing dam aged stocks is also covered “Although this hook is intended primacily For borne gunsmihs. i will be an extremely helpful des eter fence far professionals as well. Appremice gunsmiths wvll expecially Find the material valuable when used ‘vith other textbooks or vacation scout lessons. In fact, it will Le 4 useful manual for anyone who #5 itetested in guns and shooting ABOUT THE AUTHOR John Traister has an-hored more than 100 diferent thos and continues to site atthe rate of about tree fr four per year In 1978, ho launched a guna inggunsmnithing business ia is present hometown of Bentonville, Virginia — end continued t9 vite about the arms as well. Triste first fond the need for ‘gumsmithing at home when he hed to wait thirleen ‘mands wgeta simple wigaer spring replace in is ver Johnson shotgun. He finaly retrieved ke unrepaired un, onfoned the part from a dealer and did Ue jo Ihmself ina matt of minutes Actually. this was not Testes ist encounter with, junsmithing, He finshed the sek on an old beat-up ‘Remington Motel 12 before he was 19 years old, begat biuigg guns for neighbors using the hotvaterblving method when he was 13: and served as a apprentice xgunsiita for a professional in. Manassas, Virgins, ‘while stationed at the Mariae Corps fuss in nec Quansivo, “in chose ealy days." says raiser, Twas mot al lowed to use poster tots, Every hing hid tobe done by hand, I took nearly eo Weeks Of my spare time hand polish an old Main ever-action fle with oxtagonal ‘rurel, using umptoea dierent pits. ubnasve peper antl aa eveu, bright polish was obtained. I then took saother four a fve hours to obtain the desis finish ‘sing Steger's Old Connecticut Gun Islser (no longer avilable) As Trecall | received a otal of $5 for that fist bv job, andthe same fee for several ters 10 foliew. ‘While operaring his paat-ime gunsmithing business ‘rom, 1978 tw 1994, Tralster petfonned and supervised allypes of guusmithing operations from mounting bot telescopic and iron sighs w completely testving an- ‘sigue firearms. Mos a his wark, however, dealt with firearm repsirs — from inexpensive 22 caliber sngle- stots elaoorate English al European double guns He continues w work on his own Firearms fom time-to-time at home), mainly heeans fining «capa ‘ie professional who can do the work in reasonable length of ime is becomming harder and hate fit,
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