This booklet is the first of many planned works that provide instruction in the correct and safe methods of gunsmithing.
In this treatise we discuss in detail Ackley Improved cartridges and how to headspace them correctly. Correctly headspacing Ackley Improved chambers will deliver better accuracy and allow the use of factory ammo from the parent cartridge to fireform, and in a pinch to save a hunting trip... It is imperative that the gunsmith whether hobby or professional learn to do the work correctly.
If you need to learn how to install a barrel or chamber it look for our title; "Chambering Rifle Barrels for Accuracy" There are many books about gunsmithing and those that contain any great amount of technical information are long outdated. Still more of them are written by writers who have never made a living gunsmithing. All such books provide interesting information and some methods remain unchanged. However, as tools and technology change so does the process of gunsmithing.
In many gunsmithing books subjects are spoken of in such a general way that the novice has a difficult time deciphering just what is intended. When you’re learning a complicated process a clear understanding of the basics is equally as important as learning the nuances of advanced concepts. This booklet and those that will follow in the “Gunsmithing Student Handbook Series” are designed to be of value to gunsmiths at all skill levels.

Chambering for Ackley Cartridges (Gunsmithing Student Handbook)

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A basic understanding of headspace and how it affects the proper operation of a firearm are necessary if you wish to call yourself a gunsmith. Otherwise all you will be able to do is change parts with the hope that somehow the problem will go away. The later is normally called an armorer, not a gunsmith. Many self proclaimed experts try to create fear and confusion around the subject of headspace. This subject, like most measuring processes, is simple and easy to understand if you are willing to educate yourself.
In a broad sense, headspace is a complex relationship between the cartridge, chamber, and firearm mechanism. The starting point for headspace is the cartridge case. The complex functions of the cartridge case include holding the cartridge components together, aligning the bullet in the bore, expanding to seal the breach from gasses, contracting in time for easy extraction, and removing heat from the chamber. Then of course we have to discuss the chamber and all its attributes. This booklet contains all the information a gunsmith needs in order to understand headspace and diagnose issuse that may arrise with ammunition and chambers.

Understanding Headspace (Gunsmithing Student Handbook)

Z-Hat Publishing

In these days of instant data transfer via social media, and quick DIY (Do It Yourself) videos on YouTube, that demonstrate everything from dying your poodle blue to building a Saturn V rocket, they fall short on many details of the in depth process of how to chamber a rifle barrel correctly and how to use and modify the machine tools required to do a precision job.
In this book Fred Zeglin and Gordy Gritters expose the reader to everything that is necessary to accomplish both a basic high quality hunting/varminting chamber job and a world class method of chambering involving documentable and measurable results through the entire process.
The book is split into two sections; Part 1 covers everything the gunsmith, shooter and hunter should know about installing a barrel that will produce sub MOA groups, day in day out. That is a bigger deal than most shooters will admit as they only save the good targets to show off... You will learn that it's not just the barrel that delivers repeatable results.
Part II of the book is all about benchrest quality and techniques. No secrets are held back. The take away for the gunsmith should be that details matter and will insure results. For the gun owner the message is simple; Your gunsmith earns his pay.
If you're a gunsmith or the owner of a new lathe wanting to get started on the right path, Fred's knowledge of reamers and their geometry and their proper use is invaluable reading to the veteran smith and those just getting started in the field of building long range firearms. Fred establishes the foundation for precision chamber work and lathe set-up and describes all the core basics required to chamber a rifle barrel that will keep customers coming back time and time again or give one pride next time he or she takes that barrel to the range for target work or out in the field where one shot may make the difference whether we smile or cry on that long drive back home.
“Chambering Rifle Barrels for Accuracy” has an additional value even to the reader who will never fit a barrel to his or her own rifle. What is that you may ask? The book itself offers to the reader a contrast or comparison between different types and methods of fitting barrels to hunting, varminting, informal target shooting and the precision match rifles.
Whether you’re doing your own work or having it done by someone else, the book gives you an insight as to many of the questions you may want to ask the gunsmith whom you are entrusting your rifle with to perform the work for you, this will ensure the finished product's performance meets the demands you are going to place on it and not sole rely on the smith to make many of the critical performance decisions for you.
Professional gunsmiths are often information spunges. This is one book they should sop up.

Chambering Rifles for Accuracy (Gunsmithing Student Handbook)

Gritters, Gordy

History of the Browning .50 Caliber M2 machine gun written by Fred Zeglin adds to the reprint of these training manuals. Original manuals were prepared for the Ordnance Department during WW II. They were used for training courses for armorers and gunners respectively.This reprint contains two publications. The first and larger of the two was designed to aid in training armorers.The second was a much smaller format and was used to train gunners with very similar information in a condensed form. Both books have become collectable among fans of the Ma Deuce. Anyone who loves history or has an interest in the tools that helped win the second World War will enjoy these books. Lots of illustrations add to the value and interest as well.

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