Gunsmithing - Pistols and Revolvers Author: Patrick Sweeney | Language: English | ISBN:
B005FN67EA | Format: EPUB
Gunsmithing - Pistols and Revolvers Description
Whether you're a professional gunsmith or just an interested do-it-yourselfer, you'll find what you need to keep your favorite pistols and revolvers perking in this revised 3rd Edition of Gunsmithing Pistols and Revolvers.
From basic disassembly and maintenance to more complex repair and customization techniques, master gunsmith Pat Sweeney explains in clear text and detailed photos how to get the very most out of your pistol or revolver. Whether you're wondering how to mount a front or rear sight, replace a cylinder, give your gun a thorough cleaning or perform any one of a hundred other essential procedures, you'll find it in this revised edition of Gunsmithing Pistols and Revolvers.
It's All Here:
- Hundreds of close-up photos
- Performance tips, tricks and techniques
- Special sections on the 1911, the Makarov, the vZ-52 and the Springfield XD
- And much more!
Gunsmithing mistakes can be expensive. Protect your investment--with
Gunsmithing Pistols and Revolvers!
- File Size: 15519 KB
- Print Length: 384 pages
- Publisher: Gun Digest Books; 3 edition (November 5, 2009)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B005FN67EA
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,671 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
This review is for the 3rd Edition (Dec 2009). I've read the book from cover to cover, and when all is said and done, I'm really not sure what to make of it.
1. This is not a textbook. It doesn't teach you anything about firearm internals, design, function, nomenclature, etc. You're assumed to already know that stuff, so this is certainly not a book for the novice.
2. Upon thinking it over, though, I can't really call this a "how to" book, either. Oh sure, there are descriptions of techniques on how to do certain things with your pistols/revolvers, but the steps are glossed over, often times vague, and sometimes lacking in detail. In fact, a good way to describe the procedures presented in this book is to say that they're the condensed Reader's Digest version, leaving it to the reader to fill in the remainder.
3. Speaking of "Digest"... I did not know this at the time I ordered, but this book is published by Gun Digest. You either love Gun Digest or you hate it, and I fall into the latter category; so had I known this in advance, I probably would have opted for something else.
4. I have to say that this book is exactly what I was expecting, but unfortunately that is not meant as a compliment. The author, Patrick Sweeney, is a regular contributor to gun industry periodicals such as Handguns Magazine (to which I subscribe). He has been writing articles for decades; and as I was reading through this book, I couldn't help but get the feeling that the contents were simply a conglomeration of several of his past articles that were thrown together and loosely (poorly) tied together. The cohesion from one topic to the next--or sometimes even from one paragraph to the next--wasn't always there.
This book may be OK for those who want to read about what one gunsmith thinks about gunsmithing but it is not an indepth source of knowledge for tackling the intricate problems. Too often, Patrick tells us to buy a new good magazine e.g., and not how to adjust, tune, and test the magazine on hand and actually make the thing work. He also says some things that don't make much sense. In one passage, he states that he has heard a lot of things about "throating" and still doesn't know what it means. Maybe Patrick should get a good book or DVD (like Gene Shuey's DVD on 1911s) so he can know of what he speaks. In another area he claims that machine and tool marks in feed ramps don't really matter and if all other things are right, they won't affect feeding and reliability. This is sheer nonsense. Rough, unfinished feed ramps are certainly no help at all in reliable, smooth feeding and any good pistolsmith knows or should know that.
This book is big on talk about pistolsmithing, but is a bit short on the actual methods for fine tuning, adjustment, tweaking, and improving things. There are numerous areas in 1911s e.g., where polishing and slight shaping will help reliability in feeding tremendously and make it essentially jamproof, like eliminating 3 point bind problem areas with shaping, smoothing, and polishing of feed ramps, transition area, the proper shape and tensioning of extractors and ejectors, etc. This is one of THE major big areas in making the run of the mill factory 1911 work reliably, and Patrick comes up short in those areas.
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