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soon 2 retire wrote:I hope you have a kindle because I just downloaded Roy Dunlap's book Gunsmithing for free. It's real hard to beat free.


Bob in Friday Harbor, WA

Not free no more.
Glad I got it downloaded.
Downloaded it from the Kindle to my Linux PC, but can't ead it there, but can store it

I hope you have a kindle because I just downloaded Roy Dunlap's book Gunsmithing for free. It's real hard to beat free. Bob in Friday Harbor, WA The wife does :) PS I read the reviews on Amazon and noticed the main complaint is about it being "outdated".... I am also an astronomer and a m...

So far I have bought

Bob Brownell's Gunsmith Kinks

and

Marlin Firearms: A History of the Guns and the Company That Made Them

I might wait a bit before buying more so the "significant wife" doesn't ask too many questions

I'd like to learn about Gunsmithing and was wondering if anyone would care to recommend a specific book. Mostly I want to learn about lever actions at this point. I'd like to learn about blueing and how actions work and basic tools etc.
Mostly Marlins are my favorite if that makes a difference