El Tejon
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What works would you recommend for introductory books on firearms design?
TIA.
TIA.
Need books on gun design
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Teej, buddy,
WW Greener - The Gun and Its Development is a good primer on the inner workings of some older guns. Textbook of Automatic Pistols (below my sig line) is about all you need to know about autos. HTH
WW Greener - The Gun and Its Development is a good primer on the inner workings of some older guns. Textbook of Automatic Pistols (below my sig line) is about all you need to know about autos. HTH
Jay Kominek
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This old thread might be helpful.
Third_Rail
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PM me an e-mail address that has plenty of space for PDFs. 
El Tejon
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Thanks, looking for holiday gifts.
Third, thanks for the offer but looking to give these away. My oldest newphew (loves math and mechanics, hates to read) and a friend's son are on track to becoming engineers and I want to encourage to focus their talents on pressing concerns.
Third, thanks for the offer but looking to give these away. My oldest newphew (loves math and mechanics, hates to read) and a friend's son are on track to becoming engineers and I want to encourage to focus their talents on pressing concerns.
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If you can find a copy of "Handbook on Weaponry" from Rheinmetall you'd be doing well.
It's very math heavy, but gives a rundown of explosives chemistry, armore piercing projectiles, muzzle brakes, field artillery, analytical ballistics, etc.
I have a copy of the 2nd english edition, 1982. You'll have to pry it from my cold dead fingers.
It's very math heavy, but gives a rundown of explosives chemistry, armore piercing projectiles, muzzle brakes, field artillery, analytical ballistics, etc.
I have a copy of the 2nd english edition, 1982. You'll have to pry it from my cold dead fingers.
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I wish I could find a copy of that book - last I saw, they're going for well over $250 a copy. Where'd you find one, anyway?
Owen
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A colleague called Rheinmetall and asked politely. At the time I was in the gun industry. They sent us 3 copies as a professional courtesy.
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Wow. I wish I could just call and ask.
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The other really good one (actually ones, it's a 5 volume set) is "The Machine Gun" by George Chinn.
In the 50s it looked like firearms were going to go away, replaced by rockets and nukes. IIRC, Chinn was a colonel in the Marines, and was afraid we would lose what had been learned about firearms, took it upon himself to write an encyclopedia on machine guns.
Last I looked, individual volumes were ~$200 and the set was ~800.
In the 50s it looked like firearms were going to go away, replaced by rockets and nukes. IIRC, Chinn was a colonel in the Marines, and was afraid we would lose what had been learned about firearms, took it upon himself to write an encyclopedia on machine guns.
Last I looked, individual volumes were ~$200 and the set was ~800.
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Then I STOLE this set. I got vol. 1-4 for $50.
Owen
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Looking at ABE Books, it looks like the prices have come down some.
Good or excellent conditions volumes appear to be ~$100
Good or excellent conditions volumes appear to be ~$100
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Third i have a fiew myself , but was wondering if that pdf offer was good for anyone , if so i will pm an addy to ya .
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Sure, why not? It will take a few days for me to get the PDFs out to those that already PMed me, though. Do PM an address.
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Third pm sent , and possibly with some assistance if you want to simplify and not attach so much on mail .
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