Vintage Guns: Collecting, Restoring & Shooting Classic Firearms

Vintage Guns offers expert advice on collecting guns & restoring them to firing conditionùon a reasonable budget. Topics covered include safety, servicing & maintenance, ribs & chokes, sidelocks & boxlocks, proofing, ejectors, ammunition, & much more. 50 b/w photos; 8.75x11 inches, 224 pgs.

Item No: B17882 Hardcover 3
ISBN: 1-60239-198-X
Author: Diggory Hadoke
Price: $50.00 $47.00

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At the back of many a gun cabinet lurks a neglected old shotgun. This book will encourage its owner to bring it back into service. A beautiful, fully-illustrated volume, Vintage Guns offers expert advice on collecting guns and restoring them to firing conditionùon a reasonable budget. It provides practical tips on buying the right gun for restoration, and gives an honest description of the stepsùand potential pitfallsùon the path to renovation. Written for the shooter rather than the historian or engineer, it covers the subject in a lively, informative manner, always with an eye toward heading to the field. Topics covered include safety, servicing and maintenance, ribs and chokes, sidelocks and boxlocks, proofing, ejectors, ammunition, and much more.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
DIGGORY HADOKE is a regular contributor to Double Gun Shooter, Sporting Shooter, and Gun Mart, and is a registered firearms dealer.