Hatcher's Notebook: A Stackpole Classic Gun Book: Revised Edition (Stackpole Classic Gun Books): A Standard Reference for Shooters, Gunsmiths, Ballisticians, Historians, Hunters and Collectors - Hardcover

Julian S Hatcher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811703509 ISBN 13: 9780811703505

Publisher: Stackpole Books,U.S., 1995

Synopsis

- Classic reference by a renowned expert - Invaluable information for shooters, gunsmiths, collectors, ballisticians, and hunters - Includes new foreword Starting with the '03 Springfield and '17 Enfield, this authoritative guide describes the development of automatic and semiautomatic weapons, explaining how they work, barrels and experiments with obstructions, strengths and weaknesses of military rifles, receiver steels and heat treatment, headspace, recoil problems, gunpowder, corrosion, triggers, and the Pederson Device. It also covers noted gun makers, tips to match ammunition, interior and exterior ballistics, velocity variation, measuring methods, weights, overloads, and ranges.

About this title

Product Description:

Hatcher's Notebook The classic reference of technical information about ammunition and guns--from the 03 Springfield and 17 Enfield to semiautomatics and machine guns. Part of Stackpoles series of Classic Gun Books, with a foreword by Ned Schwing. In print since 1947. Full description

Synopsis:

Starting with the '03 Springfield and '17 Enfield, this authoritative guide describes the development of automatic and semi-automatic weapons, explaining how they work, barrels and experiments with obstructions, strengths and weaknesses of military rifles, receiver steels and heat treatment, headspace, recoil problems, gunpowder, corrosion, triggers, and the Pederson Device. It also covers noted gun makers, tips to match ammunition, interior and exterior ballistics, velocity variation, measuring methods, weights, overloads, and ranges. It provides invaluable information for shooters, gunsmiths, collectors, ballisticians, and hunters.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0811703509
• ISBN 13: 9780811703505
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 656