Nmark stratton's book on custom gunmakers

Over the years ive sent this book almost everywhere. Its basically a duplicating fixture for making custom quarter ribs for rear express sights. In 2003 the summer students at trinidad state talked him into writing a book featuring. Im starting with some starrett lowcarbon flat ground stock and some cheap cast iron vblocks. The custommade firearm was a thankyou for a us military order for half a million pistols. The flap mark auto and burglar gunmade byithaca gun co. So if youre in another part of the world, check with your local post office and see what the cost for a 2 pound box sent to the us, and enclose that amount. For those interested in competition, three ar15s were custombuilt. But these are americas top gunmakersleaders of the nations most. Please contact mark stratton with questions about the class or tools.

Looking for input on mark stratton s book on machine setups for custom riflemakers anyone purchased it, and if so, what was your impression for quality and info. Dec 04, 2015 just an fyi for those of you looking for mark stratton s book. Gunmakers company in 1662 and was gunmakerinordinary for. In 2000, mark was elected to the american custom gunmakers guild as a. A pattern by gunsmith william grice, based on german rifles in use by the british. English contract carbine made and signed by the famous gunmaker wilson. Fletchers sports ltd, gunsmiths and sports equipment dealers gloucester.

The dingle sheep who could not sleep by mark stratton goodreads. Join facebook to connect with mark stratton and others you may know. Lee enfield gunmakers, colt, mauser, winchester, reloading. The company operates the proof house, which has statutory powers to test and regulate the safety of firearms. Book signed by the author mark stratton book is a ring binder. The book is on 812 x 11 paper in a loose leaf binder, so you can open it up on the bench and refer to the drawings. Join this tired little lamb on her quest to get some.

Gunmakers women hunters handguns airguns custom guns firearms general. Stratton is the author of british enfield rifles, leeenfield no. The american custom gunmakers guild acgg is dedicated to the advancement of the art of custom gunmaking and strives to preserve and promote the beauty, artistry and standard of excellence for professional custom gunmaking craftsmen. I left a voice mail at his house earlier this week and just heard back lynn i believe is his wife. This is another fixture that is found in mark stratton s book, tricks of the trade, custom rifle metalsmithing.

The ex libris bookplate is a classy way to mark ownership of ones books. Deyoung, who is ceo of both vista and savage, may be the. Group 3, stern defense, llc, stock shop 2, stratton custom tc accessories 3. Back and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Wells custom gunmakers, llc is a family owned business in the heart of the endless mountains region of pennsylvania. Well worth the cost if you have both a lathe and a vertical mill and want to machine custom ramps to fit barrels and to machine octagon barrels. Gunmaking, gunsmithing, firearm restoration, optics new. This book is the first englishlanguage work to comprehensively cover the subject.

Skip stratton, who maintains the enfield rifle research internet web site and is a collector of. Dave wells, owner and gunsmith, is a former kimber gunsmith. But the have also been reproduced by numerous gunsmiths and small companies for. The master gunmakers guide to building boltaction rifles. Stratton church of england school stratton, gloucestershire. The origins of the modern british military rifle are within its predecessor the brown bess musket. I have been looking for a copy of his book as well. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. She said they have no current plans to run another printing because they have to run a minimum of copies per their publisher. Since 1675, the worshipful company of gunmakers has been located at its present location, just outside aldgate and the old walls of the city of london. As our name implies, new england custom gun service, ltd. Drawings and photographs for the custom rifle smith.