THE GUN DIGEST BOOK OF RIFLESMITHING: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF RIFLE GUNSMITHING. By Jack Mitchell.

1982 1st edition. 4to paperback (210 x 272mm). Pp256. B/w photographs and line illustrations throughout, bibliography.

A useful collection of long articles for the would-be maker and mender of rifles. Chapters include: Tools of the trade; Locking systems; Altering bolt handles; Barrelling the action; Stamp out reproduction; Jewelling rifle bolts and similar brightwork; Box magazine modifications; Custom alterarion of the Remington M700 recoil lug; shorter can be better - shortening the Model 170 Winchester action; Metal checkering; Restyling trigger guards; Trigger topics; Custom safety installation; Installing sights and scopes; The ins and outs of extraction, ejection; Stock woods; Inletting, shaping semi-inletted stocks; Bedding the action; A tip on foreends; Don't go bad on a pad; The finished look; Sling swivels; Wood checkering; Bibliography; Directory.