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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.

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  • Paperback: 136 pages
  • Publisher: Paladin Press (September 1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0873648404
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873648400
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #348,287 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the lathe enthusiasth!, July 23, 2002
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.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Information, October 10, 1999
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this book is Brilliant it shows you how to make a submachinegun gun using no gunsmith tools. the outcome is a light and handy gun. Brilliant book for first time builders of firearms easy and simple step by step instructions and clear language well recomended must buy if your a person intrested in building fireams.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Sub-Gun Book, February 14, 2005
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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 !!!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Why all the flowery reviews of this book?
This book lacks any detail on how the parts go together. There's one isometric drawing of very few of the total parts that make up the receiver and bolt assembly. Read more
Published 8 months ago by ignator

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The book is great and interesting but if you actually build this machinegun and get caught you WILL go to prison without exception. The BATF is VERY hardline on this matter. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Scott Spencer

5.0 out of 5 stars grate
thes is for the more advanced home gunsmither
lath rekuaierd but exelent gun for the clandestine mass production uses availebul sten mags
Published 20 months ago by T. Baarnes

4.0 out of 5 stars Good research book
If you do any gunsmithing, this book offers usable information that may be applied to many simple projects. Read more
Published 23 months ago by T. N. Barriner

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best
This book is by far the best of its kind.

Of course you will need a lathe and milling machine to make this firearm... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Matthew

4.0 out of 5 stars sub machine gun
very informative,how ever I don't believe that a person with limited machinist skills would ever be able to construct one one of these.The metric system used sucks.
Published on July 19, 2007 by Jackie D. Manning

5.0 out of 5 stars a refrenece book
I bout this book for a refrenece guide,so I would understand how fullauto weapons worked....
Published on June 1, 2007 by J. Huffman

3.0 out of 5 stars more complex than it needs to be
he has great ideas for mass underground production. other than that there are lots of usefull ideas, but better guns can be made with less work.
Published on February 11, 2007 by michael nichlos

5.0 out of 5 stars do it yourself submachine gun
Excellent publication very detailed and professionally presented.
The drawings are excellent.
Published on November 9, 2006 by Kevin W. Speer

3.0 out of 5 stars It's all metric!
The weapon described in this book looks like it would be of great utility to own, in times of need. The drawings are clear, as are the instructions. Read more
Published on March 23, 2006 by R. Cook

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