The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings: 975 Isometric Views [Paperback]

Harold Murtz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 6, 2005

- Detailed line drawings of 975 "exploded" (disassembled) guns
- Contains a special resource section on gun parts and suppliers!

Product Details

• Paperback: 1032 pages
• Publisher: Gun Digest Books (February 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896891410
• ISBN-13: 978-0896891418
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #626,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I was surprised to find no guns were actually exploded...., June 27, 2005

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Joe D "RealGuns.Com" (Raymond, ME) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings: 975 Isometric Views (Paperback)

Taking pictures during disassembly of a firearm with a digital camera can help jog the memory at a later date for reassembly, but sometimes things happen too quickly and unexpectedly to capture the essentials. One minute you're pushing on a little spring loaded widget under a forward barrel band, the next minute you're holding the barrel, six ball bearings and seven of the tiniest springs you've ever seen through your 7x magnifying nerd visor. A good set of exploded drawings, assembly drawings, can really save the day.

Over the years, I've accumulated a number of these books; "a number" because most individual books offer limited firearm selection coverage, or the drawings are of substandard quality because the author depended on reproductions of reproductions of old manufacturer's drawings or military manual drawings. The Gun Digest® Book of Exploded Gun Drawings has done a good job of avoiding both of these limitations. A count of nine hundred and seventy five isometric views means lots of rifle, shotgun and handgun coverage. Some firearms represent older historical pieces, some are new, some are military, some civilian, some are domestic, some originated on foreign soil. I was able to locate all of my firearms, handgun, rifle, shotgun, and milsurp with the exception of Mosin-Nagant models and my CVA muzzle loader. My Thompson Center original Contender model is covered, but not the Encore and or new generation Contender. In all fairness, the author makes no claim to cover all guns, but he does come close to touching upon what most people might encounter.

If there are weak spots in the book they are minor. The index is a bit odd in arranging model listings. Under U.S. you will find the M-1 Garand and carbine, as well as the M-14. If you want to look at the M-16 drawings you will find it under Mitchell Arms along with the AK-47. The Model 1903 is listed under Springfield. This only means that a little mixed logic searching is sometimes required to find a listing. Still, if you are the owner of even a Zouave, Laurona, Madsen, or Rigarmi you are pretty much covered. The line drawings in 99% of the cases are consistent in arrangement and style. In a handful of cases the drawings are a little thick lined, and the representation of the assembled firearm is a photograph or photorealistic illustration. Even in those cases the drawings are easy to read and cover the detail of arrangement of every piece part with clarity.

A great reference book, a useful tool and an excellent value.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE!!!!!, October 6, 2005

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S. R. Karby "recon1911" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings: 975 Isometric Views (Paperback)

I can only say, if you are in the business, it's like having a larger "Gun Parts" book. I have only found one other reference better. This is a MUST HAVE. I use it all the time. If you can work from exploded views, this is for YOU!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating and highly practical resource for serious firearm enthusiasts, September 4, 2005

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This review is from: The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings: 975 Isometric Views (Paperback)

The Gun Digest Book Of Exploded Gun Drawings: 975 Isometric Views is a visual reference book especially for collectors, gunsmiths and hobbyists. Featuring detailed, black-and-white diagrams of the many complex pieces in a gun, which labels each piece and shows how each piece fits with the others, The Gun Digest Book Of Exploded Gun Drawings reveals at a glance how hundreds of different handguns, shotguns, and rifles are put together. Very little text is present in The Gun Digest Book Of Exploded Gun Drawings, a massive volume devoted almost entirely to the diagrams themselves, with a complete directory of firearms trade resources and a selected shooting sports bibliography. A fascinating and highly practical resource for serious firearm enthusiasts.