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Homemade Guns & Homemade Ammo

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At first look at the cover this may look like a rehash of the homemade shotgun in the Improvised Munitions Black Book but just take at the index! Everything is their. Instructions on making a rifle or shotgun in about every available caliber, assembly of same, testing and variations in types of the guns. If ammunition is a problem-not to worry! As long as you have a cartridge case the book brings you through making all types of gunpowders, primers, and moulding new bullets. The thing is what really struck me was his method of reloading a .22 cartridge with an electric drill to provide the centrifugal force. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOMEMADE GUNS, PRIMERS OR GUNPOWDERS(EVEN SHOWS HOW TO MAKE SODIUM CHLORATE FROM SALT USING ELECTROLISIS). ITS THE MOST EXCELLENT BOOK I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS!

Homemade guns and Homemade ammo,is the easy to use guidethat shows Very easy ways tomake guns and ammunition athome.It has easy step by step plansand drawings to make-A very simple shotgun,from asteel pipe.I believe this should be 1st.book of a future gun maker,because it really teachesa thing or two. (knowledge is power)

I made a double barrel 12-gauge gun with the information in this book. All from parts found at local hardware stores. Total price was a little under forty dollars. Also has lots of information on making powders, primers, and loading old shells. This might be a problem if you don't have any old casings or shells but never fear, build a muzzleloader! The book has a section on making a musket which I might build after I finish my 30.06 rifle. That's right, it has a section that explains what size hardware and drill bits to use for most any size ammo. Remember to remote test fire each weapon you make a few times and if noise is a problem with the neighbors you could build a noise suppressor for it. The beginning of the book explains the different types of guns and the different sizes of bullets for those of you like me who might not know all that much about the subject. I've bought a few books on this subject recently and if you want something that you can actually make with only hand tools stop looking. It doesn?t take long at all to put these together but I suggest you take your time and enjoy this great do it yourself project.

This is a great book! all gun enthusiast should have a copy of this book. This book tells you how to make: a 12Ga. Single & over/under shotgun (list of how to make it in a lot of other caliber's is included) with only common tools (is easier with power tools), how to make/reload ammo & primers with matches and other cheap and common items (this works great), how to make a muzzleloader (musket). In short this book is worth the price!

To start of this is a great book with deatailed step-by-step plans to show you exactly how to make a 12 gauge shotgun from a pipe,a muzzleloader dubble barrle rifle and yes even a gun completly made of wood witch I was not game to use but it does work. also shows you how to make basic gunpowder witch is poinless since even cavemen know how to make it.Also how to make basic primers.An allround good book for emergency and time of need.When there is no more gun stores and no factorys to make ammunition what will you use to protect the ones you love or will you revert to sharp sticks.

i built the weapon discribed in this book, it works. i decided on .410. have not tried the gunpowder recipies in the book.

There's nothing here you can't find on the internet. To be fair, with the book at least you can look at the book while you're away from your computer. However there's really not much here. Lots better stuff can be found by google search, even allowing for all the BS that's out there.

I picked this book up for a friend at some random variety shop. He is a big time gun buff. He read the first 4 pages and told me to throw it away - its a book on how to comit suicide. I read it thinking it was cool, and that the guy seems to know what he is talking about...I mean he had charts. Then I started noticing that his percentages in those charts were off, that the finished products looked like bent up peices of junk ('just bend it until it works' construction attitude) and since I do dabble in a little chemical explosives know how - his recipes would never work well enough to fire a projectile effectively. You can do the math yourself from any gun enthusiast mag or book instead of going through the proccess of making one of those things. Now, while he does clarify that the gun is for "hunting", he hints that it can be used for defense... but you have to unscrew the end of the barrel to put each round in, then screw it tight to fire. Like I said, interesting read, but impractical. I have it on my coffee table and guests pick it up...I like their reactions. Thats the only reason I havent thrown it away.