Category Archives: Firearms & Weapons

2009 Standard Catalog Of Firearms: The Collector’s Price and Reference Guide

This is the preferred desk reference and price guide to the world of antique, collectible, vintage and modern firearms. With over 25,000 model listings, and completely updated pricing, new photographs and an editorial section offering collecting tips and techniques, this … Continue reading

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The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings: 975 Isometric Views

This collection of “exploded guns” (line drawings showing each piece of a disassembled gun) is the perfect aid to anyone looking to identify and order replacement parts, or take a gun apart for cleaning and simple repair. 975 line drawings … Continue reading

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USMC Rifle Marksmanship, MCRP 3-01A

Every Marine is first and foremost a rifleman. MCRP 3-01A reflects this ethos and the Marine Corps’ warfighting philosophy. This publication discusses the individual skills required for effective rifle marksmanship and standardizes the techniques and procedures used throughout the Marine … Continue reading

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Wayne Goddard’s $50 Knife Shop

Outfitting a knifemaking shop doesn’t have to cost a fortune and Wayne Goddard shows hobbyists how to do it on a budget. Following on the heels of Goddard’s hot-selling how-to book, The Wonder of Knifemaking, this new book expands on … Continue reading

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Expedient Homemade Firearms: The 9mm Submachine Gun

The author provides clear, step-by-step instructions for and expedient 9mm submachine gun. It is easily constructed from readily available materials, primarily steel tubing; it does not require a lathe and milling machine and it can be built by just about … Continue reading

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More Workbench Silencers

Larsen’s latest is packed with fun, inexpensive and brilliantly simple designs, each with a detailed schematic. There’s an incendiary method of destroying inaccessible taps and bugs, circuits for detecting phone line cuts and usage, designs for undetectable phone taps, ways … Continue reading

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The New World of Russian Small Arms and Ammo

Under Soviet rule, Russian small arms designers developed some of the most innovative small arms and ammo in history: underwater weapons; weapons that used silent ammo; whole families of rifles, pistols, shotguns and grenade launchers of truly advanced design favored … Continue reading

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Silent But Deadly: More Homemade Silencers From Hayduke The Master

Despite what the Brady bunch might say, silencers serve some very civilized functions and contribute to a saner, quieter way of life, which is why a lot of folks like them. After reading The Hayduke Silencer Book, many readers shared … Continue reading

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Home Workshop Prototype Firearms: How To Design, Build, And Sell Your Own Small Arms (Home Workshop Guns for Defense & Resistance)

Master gun maker Bill Holmes shares what will and won’t work in designing and building rifles and shotguns from raw materials. Includes the fine points of creating everything from actions to sights, as well as tips on tools, materials, assembly, … Continue reading

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Pattern-Welded Blade: Artistry In Iron

Pattern-welded blades are among the most beautiful and durable creations to emerge from the bladesmith’s forge. Now, Jim Hrisoulas, author of The Complete Bladesmith, reveals the secrets of this ancient craft, from the welding of the starting billet to final … Continue reading

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