Single shot bolt action pistol 020805 i took every ones suggestions and made some design changes to my pistol. If you are looking to build a boltaction rifle, buy this book first. Every part is, or will be hand made by me down to the last screw, even the rifled barrel. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Google riedl rifle patents and download it, and you may not need a manual. The creation of a barreled action for a singleshot. Related searches for 22lr single shot pistol plans cz 452 scout 22lr single shot rifle 16. Four different models built from the professor parabellum diy sheet metal derringers plan book. Rifle data book a lesson in dope primal rights, inc. It would be a fine selection if you want to do some layout and machining, then see your work in action shooting lowmid pressure cartridge such as a.
Dec 09, 2011 i am looking for free blueprints on a single shot, or maybe repeater, rifle i would like to use for small game hunting. Single shot rifles, rifled muskets, carbines, hunting and target rifles, repeating shot guns, hotchkiss magazine fire arms for military and sporting use, and metallic cartridges of all kinds. The creation of a barreled action for a single shot. Single shots book of rifle plans on how to build single shot rifle actions. The book is easy to read, with good plans and photos. My most recent purchase was one of those new downsized browning 191122 pistols. I just want something simple, no semiautomatics, or anything complicated. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Single shot s book of rifle plans on how to build single shot rifle actions. The complete receiver can be used to make drawings or cnc programs to create the needed parts for the remaining receivers. I authored a large portion of the service rifle manual, and because of the time restraints required for its completion, i used portions of this book that had already been finished, to conclude it. The book you mention building a singleshot, fallingblock rifle action contains all the information you will need to build a singleshot action for any rimmed cartridge.
I am looking for free blueprints on a single shot, or maybe repeater, rifle i would like to use for small game hunting. I put one together several years ago using a marlin 39 a barrel that i had, its a tack driver. Build a single shot gun makers manuals, cartridge rifle. A study of masterpieces of the gunsmiths singleshot rifles. A book for aspiring firearms designers forgotten weapons. There were three or four books on single shots by dehaas, and they are all a good read, and full of good information. Grant has filled his book with gun lore, history and anecdote, and with the comments of men interested in single shots. John parker lindsay patented a superposed, 2shot muzzleloading rifle action in 1860, and remarkably, was able to get a contract to sell them to the us federal posts navigation 1 2 12. In firearms terminology, an action is the functional mechanism of a breech loading weapon that. Free downloadable classic shooting and firearms books daily. Heres a video montage on an ambitious project i started last year, the building of a stevens favorite. How i became a crack shot with hints to beginners, w. You will notice many changes between the old manual and the new one.
Another thing that is interesting is comparing it to the walter b. The action could be useable for either a pistol or rifle. Show a rifle i built from scratch the home machinist. The book offers the reader 2 choices of receiver design. I really like classic american made single shot riflesohhh i might add that i built the peep sight on the larger rifle did a decent job of it but it aint perfection by no.
These are clerke single shot receivers made by bo clerke decades ago. Whenever you see a hunter uncase a single shot rifle as he or she is about to load and begin to. It was the late john amber, who edited my book single shot rifles and actions, who shook me into action. Mueller book, building a singleshot fallingblock rifle action. It will teach you stepbystep how to make a rifle from scratch in a small, inexpensive shop. Mar 02, 2012 how i became a crack shot with hints to beginners, w. Detailed dimensional rifle drawings of winchester single shot, ballard, farrow, sharps 1874, remington no.
Featured with clear crosssectional drawings are two chicopee actions, and two vault lock actions. The mystique of the single shot rifle by ed turner. All five of the grant single shot rifle books are excellent references for both the casual and serious collector of single shot rifles, as well as for those interested in. Only kbs downloads and then acrobat gives a message that there is something wrong with the file. In a tilting block or pivoting block action, the breechblock is hinged on a pin mounted at. Dec 22, 2004 the book you mention building a single shot, fallingblock rifle action contains all the information you will need to build a single shot action for any rimmed cartridge. I really like classic american made single shot riflesohhh i might add that i built the peep sight on the larger rifledid a decent job of it but it aint perfection by no. Single shot rifles gun and game the friendliest gun. The data book page is designed to log ten shots the maximum you should fire into a single target. Most commonly seen are patterns for simple homemade single.
And he has thoroughly remedied any lack of information on his subject. Never really thought about it before but i was frankly kind of surprised how versatile a single shot shot gun can be. Assra forum dropping block plansblueprints or patents. Single shot rifle plans bev fitchetts guns magazine. Many mass murderers do not plan to survive their own attacks and. Add into the mix his book of rifle plans, and the gunsmithing idea book, and he put forth a pile of good bedside reading material. M reilly and co, but i wanted a single shot sporting rifle. Same as above, just with the shape of the steel i most frequently shoot at drawn in already. Jan 11, 2012 my itch for small caliber single shot rifle. There s nothing in my childhood memories about shooting or hunting with a single shot. Mark and i drew and wrote up a set of plans see chapter 2 on how to make it and from that beginning this book was born.
For example, one 15yearold who shot and killed his two. It does address the basics of rifle accuracy, but not in the detail of pages book. Single shots book of rifle plans 1987 edition open. Falling block rifle plans rifle plans bev fitchetts guns. The auto rim cartridges probably are not available as single shot rifles, which brings us to the. It is an 8 mm bolt action infantry rifle that entered service in the french. Building a single shot falling block rifle action by rgi media, inc published with permission this book, or more appropriately booklet at 41 pages, represents one of the best values ive received from a publication. Ideally, a precision shooter plans each shot so its focused, analyzed and carefully recorded. The chicopee can make up into a nice looking rifle.
A rifle that is capable of winning at the sport it was designed for is an accurate rifle. I made the receiver tube a bit bigger and went with a thinner walled tube. All five of the grant single shot rifle books are excellent references for both the casual and serious collector of single shot rifles, as well as for those interested in the history of single shot cartridge rifles found in america. Poets workshop, valerie ferrer, 1974, 4 pages download more single shot rifles and actions inigo jones. It was an action that i could make, and did make, and i felt that single shot rifle fans would be interested in the design. The book artistic ingredients of the longrifle indicates that isaac. One of the most wellknown diy gunsmiths in the country, bill holmes, has made a good living for years by developing workable firearms built out of scrap steel, and then marketing the plans at a reasonable cost. Falling block rifle plans bev fitchetts guns magazine. It is more geared to bench rest and competition with rifles, than to the rifle hardware.
More single shot rifles and actions, 1989, 146 pages. Most commonly seen are patterns for simple homemade single shot shotguns and. The write up forms part of a chapter in his book, single shot riflestheir design and construction. Description and rules for the management of the united states rifle, caliber. From the material to build it out of and what to get it hardened too, all the calculations to determine the safety of the components, this comes in handy if you want to.
William morrow and company, new york, 1947, 1st edition, 8vo. More single shot rifles and actions, 1989, 146 pages, frank. If you are just varmint hunting, it will do good on those. Multiple courses of fire may be conducted in a single training day in. All but two of the shootings were carried out by a single individual. Some have minor work done to them, some are bare castings and one is a complete factory receiver. Taking larger game, you really will need some good bench time to know the limits of the gun. It shows the drawings and discusses 55 different single shot rifles. In the mean time i started looking around on the internet for ideas. Apr 16, 2020 it was an action that i could make, and did make, and i felt that single shot rifle fans would be interested in the design. Drawings are available from the american single shot rifle association. Free downloadable classic shooting and firearms books. Today most toplevel smallbore match rifles are singleshot bolt actions. Water bug, high wall kits are available from shiloh rifle give them a call.
It was a very neat book covering the thompson from a totally different view than other books. The most noticeable is it uses more of a conventional hammer over the old striker design. Cartridge manufacture, douglas thomas hamilton, 1916, 167 pages. Theres something about hunting with a single shot rifle for big game thats kind of special and kind of different. Not only does this help you develop patience and attentiveness to each shot, but its a. This is waaaaaay beyond me to build, but it was interesting to see that the muller single shot was a fairly close copy of a german lechner falling block. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site.
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