Some books about the care of firearms.

From my library:

"Gunstock Finishing and Care" by A. Donald Newell.

This book has detailed introductions to various woods for selection on gunstocks. It also has instructions for methods of application amd treatments for early gunstocks, inculding militry, antique and early gunstocks.

"Bob Brownell's Gunsmith Kinks." Edited and Compiled by Frank Brownell.

This book is a hoot! But it is also filled with hundreds of hints and techniques that can be used by anyone! It comes from the correspondence between Bob Brownell and thousands of gunsmiths over many years.There is a complete section on the Gunstock.

"Gun Owners Book of care, Repair and Improvement" by Roy Dunlap.

This book has a complete chapter on the gunstock, with full details on inletting for the receiver and triggerguard assemblies.

"Professional Care and Finishing of Gun Metal" by John E. Traister.

This deals soley with the metal part of firearms. Lots of useful info in this book, inculding plating, browning and blueing gunparts.



I hope you find this helpfull. Sorry, no ISBN numbers, all the books are too old for that!:D

Two more books on gunsmithing that I have picked up :

"Learn Gunsmithing. The troubleshooting method."
By John Traister.
ISBN: 0 87691 317 6
This book is broken up into the different class of firearms, with an introduction and a chapter on 'Tools of The Trade' inculding detailed instructions on building a bench.

By action type, there are four chapters on 22 rimfire firearms, five on the various rifles, three on shotguns and one each on revolvers and pistols.

While the book is not a comphrensive manuel on your favorite firearm, it is a good reference for most types of problems you may encounter.

The second book is "Do-It-Yourself Gunsmithing"
By Jim Carmichel.
ISBN: 0 06 010638 7
This book is divided into six parts and an appendix.
Part one covers the basic gunsmithing tools and skills. Part two deals with stockmaking and is headed "The Custom Look". Part three introduces shuch items as checkering, carving and stock inlays! Phew!

Part four takes us into metalworking, and is headed "The Professional Look".

Part five is three chapters on building muzzleloaderfrom a kit, respectively; first a Harpers Ferry Pistol. Next a Brown bess Musket; And finally, a Kentucky Rifle. The forth chapter in this section is "A Fast And Accutate Way to Inlet Barrels and Locks."

The last part, Part Six, is two chapters on making, first a wood shooting bench and, second, a concrete shooting bench.

The appendix is sources of tools, supplies and equipment. This may contain some useful sources.

Dated, the book was printed in 1977, but a lot of usefull material in this book!