The Do-it-Yourself Submachine Gun: It's Homemade, 9mm, Lightweight, Durable-And It'll Never Be On Any Import Ban Lists! [Paperback]

Gerard Metral (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1985

Build your own 9mm, blowback, selective-fire submachine gun that's as powerful as an Uzi or HK MP5 but has fewer parts and is more durable. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions and machinist's drawings in this book. For academic study only.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (September 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873648404
• ISBN-13: 978-0873648400
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Firearms & Weapons
  • #34 in Books > History > Military > Weapons & Warfare > Conventional
  • #79 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Do-It-Yourself

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Sub-Gun Book, February 14, 2005

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CS (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Do-it-Yourself Submachine Gun: It's Homemade, 9mm, Lightweight, Durable-And It'll Never Be On Any Import Ban Lists! (Paperback)

Just got the book this afternoon and let me tell you that this is a keeper.
From a mechanical engineering designer's line of sight, this book is the exact contrast to Bill Holmes' .50 Cal Disaster. No hand drawn doodles like Holmes (Metral has heard of CAD) and is entirely up to standard drafting techniques. As with any quality firearm, you need access to a lathe and preferably a mill. Top quality firearm design and nothing sketchy or lack of information. Measurement conversion is a non issue for people that heard of calculators. Simple step by step instructions and clear language. As for the mag. This gun was designed to be made in clandestine situations and Sten mags are very common and affordable. I would redesign it a bit for a more reliable mag such as an Uzi. In order to construct this, one MUST beware of the laws and its consequences. All in all, great read !!!

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the lathe enthusiasth!, July 23, 2002

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Rafael de Bustamante (Lima, Peru) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Do-it-Yourself Submachine Gun: It's Homemade, 9mm, Lightweight, Durable-And It'll Never Be On Any Import Ban Lists! (Paperback)

The book is rich in technical data and drawings, and the gun can be easily constructed by anyone who owns a machine shop. if you DO NOT have a machine shop nor know someone who does, DO NOT buy the book, because you won't be able to take anything good out of it except a good and complicated reading.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars excellent technically BUT........, November 4, 2000

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"newmz" (Western Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Do-it-Yourself Submachine Gun: It's Homemade, 9mm, Lightweight, Durable-And It'll Never Be On Any Import Ban Lists! (Paperback)

The technical drawings in this book are of a high standard and anyone who has experience and/or access to a machine-shop will find them an excellent reference to this kind of work. One notable exclusion however is that the author only passingly describes the process of barrel rifling and suggests that the reader purchase another of his books in which this subject is dealt with in detail. With this in mind perhaps the title should be "A...very inaccurate unless you buy another book as well Submachine Gun...etc"! Other than that it is excellent reference material.