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GUN BOOKS
Been around a lot of guns and gun books over the past 50 years and thought a list of gun books would be especially helpful to those here who are rather new to guns--even to those of us with more experience. I welcome everyone's input here. Lots of great gun books I've never heard about.
Shooters Bible--gun pictures and lists about all modern guns and replicas, ballistic charts, etc.
Gun Digest--gun pictures and lists about all modern guns and replicas.
Gun Trader's Guide--prices can be "dated" but a must especially if you like the older guns.
Blue Book Of Gun Values--believe that titles correct. Probably the major source for present-day gun values.
Cartridges Of The World--as title says with pictures and ballistics, loading data. A "must have" in my opinion. Outstanding.
Brownell's catalog of gun parts and gunsmith supplies.
Firearms Assembly-Dissassembly by J.B. Wood--shows you how to take'em apart and put-em back together. A separate book for center-fire
rifles, pistols, rim-fire rifles and maybe shotguns but not sure.
Then there's the great books buy the great gun writers:
Jack O'Connor
Elmer Keith
Warren Page
Townsend Whelen
Jim Carmichael
George Nonte
Charles Askins
Craig Boddington
Peter Capstick
etc.
The books listing current gun values are often not so current even though professionaliy done. So be careful with these when using them to buy used guns! They are very useful but double check with the current true market value. Values can also vary in different locations.
What gun books do some of you especially like?
Don
Shooters Bible--gun pictures and lists about all modern guns and replicas, ballistic charts, etc.
Gun Digest--gun pictures and lists about all modern guns and replicas.
Gun Trader's Guide--prices can be "dated" but a must especially if you like the older guns.
Blue Book Of Gun Values--believe that titles correct. Probably the major source for present-day gun values.
Cartridges Of The World--as title says with pictures and ballistics, loading data. A "must have" in my opinion. Outstanding.
Brownell's catalog of gun parts and gunsmith supplies.
Firearms Assembly-Dissassembly by J.B. Wood--shows you how to take'em apart and put-em back together. A separate book for center-fire
rifles, pistols, rim-fire rifles and maybe shotguns but not sure.
Then there's the great books buy the great gun writers:
Jack O'Connor
Elmer Keith
Warren Page
Townsend Whelen
Jim Carmichael
George Nonte
Charles Askins
Craig Boddington
Peter Capstick
etc.
The books listing current gun values are often not so current even though professionaliy done. So be careful with these when using them to buy used guns! They are very useful but double check with the current true market value. Values can also vary in different locations.
What gun books do some of you especially like?
Don
Last edited by getitdone1 on Tue May 31, 2011 10:45 am, edited 1 time in total.
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No pics in Blue Book,lots of pics in Gun Traders.
Oficial Price Guide to Antique and Modern Firearms
Flaydermans Guide
Handloaders Digest
Numrich Arms parts Catalog
Oficial Price Guide to Antique and Modern Firearms
Flaydermans Guide
Handloaders Digest
Numrich Arms parts Catalog
Perry in Bangor----++++===Calif
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That covers about everything I have. Looks like a good list to me.
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"American Rifle- A Biography".............Amazing read. Discusses the rifle in America from the revolution to now and how it affected machine tool industry, government and world order. Be warned, once you start reading it you can't put it down!
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Don't forget the reloading manuals.
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Don't forget the reloading manuals.
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The above posts have it covered for me.
D. Brian Casady
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Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost
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The Nitro Express Forum has a nice little list one can access on line. http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat ... Post109178
Sincerely,
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
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pwl44m,pwl44m wrote:No pics in Blue Book,lots of pics in Gun Traders.
Oficial Price Guide to Antique and Modern Firearms
Flaydermans Guide
Handloaders Digest
Numrich Arms parts Catalog
No pics in Blue Book. No longer have that book but am sure you're right. Do recall a few nice pictures in the front helping to explain gun condition ratings. I'll delete the picture part.
Don
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getitdone1 wrote:Firearms Assembly-Dissassembly by J.B. Wood--shows you how to take'em apart and put-em back together. A separate book for center-fire
rifles, pistols, rim-fire rifles and maybe shotguns but not sure.
What gun books do some of you especially like?
Don
The JB Wood series is great. I think that there are 5 volumes in the series; Centerfire Rifle, Semi Auto Pistol, Revolver, Rimfire Rifle and Shotgun. There are at least two editions of these with a few firearms either added or deleted.
I've used all five of mine to help disassemble (and more importantly RE-assemble) several firearms.
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True on that Don , but none for each individual Gun. And nice Color Pics they are. Sorry for the confusion.getitdone1 wrote:pwl44m,pwl44m wrote:No pics in Blue Book,lots of pics in Gun Traders.
Oficial Price Guide to Antique and Modern Firearms
Flaydermans Guide
Handloaders Digest
Numrich Arms parts Catalog
No pics in Blue Book. No longer have that book but am sure you're right. Do recall a few nice pictures in the front helping to explain gun condition ratings.
Don
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"Old Gunsights and Rifle Scopes" by Stroebel, very interesting and a great reference.
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Hatcher's Notebook - anything written by Hatcher for that matter...
Whelen's bio published after his death Mr Rifleman is also very good.
Another one not often mentioned is McBride's A Rifleman Went to War - lots of good 1st person stories regarding WW1 and weaponry.
Whelen's bio published after his death Mr Rifleman is also very good.
Another one not often mentioned is McBride's A Rifleman Went to War - lots of good 1st person stories regarding WW1 and weaponry.
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I am re-reading "A Rifleman Went to War" now. Just read "Emma Gees".
Sincerely,
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
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If you like combat weaponry comparisons from participants who experienced them, two other books that might interest you are Shots Fired in Anger by John George and Ordnance Went Up Front by Roy Dunlop.
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You guys! How could you miss our own Paco's Leveraction book?
I know it's a rare one. I bought one and I ain't aletting it go. Good book.
Cat
I know it's a rare one. I bought one and I ain't aletting it go. Good book.
Cat