If you could only have one gunsmithing book...

[matt]

which would it be?

Particularly for the 1911.

 

[LoginName]

"The US M1911/M1911A1 Pistols" by Jerry Kuhnhausen.

I only have volume 2, but for me there's more info than I'll probably ever need to know.

 

[Cross-X]

I just rely on my gunsmith. He has all the books he needs, and, better yet, he knows how to use 'em!

 

[C-pher]

Maybe this one??

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=229873

So you know which are the best books to get??

 

[M1911]

Kuhnhausen is the book to get. Realize, though, that having the books and a set of punches will not make you a gunsmith.

 

[LoginName]

Kuhnhausen is the book to get. Realize, though, that having the books and a set of punches will not make you a gunsmith.

Pfft... everyone knows that the only tool that a master gunsmith will ever need is a Dremel and a decent set of carbide burrs, grinding stones and cut-off wheels.

I should know... I'm a WECSOG (Wile E. Coyote School of Gunsmithing), graduate.

 

[matt]

Realize, though, that having the books and a set of punches will not make you a gunsmith.

Too true... Too true... but I like to know about the services I'm buying, what they involve, and what's available.

Matt