Gunsmithing Made Easy

Gunsmithing Made Easy provides readers with the information hobbyists need to perform many common, practical repairs and modifications on today’s firearms. Precisely illustrated, step-by-step instructions walk the hobby gunsmith through useful projects to improve the looks, accuracy and performance of popular hunting rifles and shotguns. Any enthusiast with average skills, affordable tools, and a modest budget will enjoy this instructive handbook.

Projects include installing and adjusting a trigger, fixing common accuracy problems, improving an injection-molded stock, installing a recoil pad, and much, much more! Not only will readers enjoy performing these projects, they will also learn about the tools and skills needed to perform basic and advanced gunsmithing tasks—from basic tools such as screwdrivers, punches and files to more advanced tools including drill presses, sanders and lathes. Gunsmithing Made Easy offers anyone interested in working on their own firearms the key information that will get them started in this exciting and rewarding hobby.

Bryce M. Towsley is the author of several books on hunting and shooting and an accomplished outdoor photographer. He is a hunting consultant and booking agent for a variety of North American game species. Towsley is field editor for NRA's American Rifleman, modern rifle and handgun editor for Buckmasters, and a regular contributor to Guns & Gear and North American Hunter. He is revising editor and contributor for the 3rd edition of Stoeger's classic Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversion. Towsley makes his home in North Clarendon, Vermont.