This book is specifically designed to teach gunsmithing at College Level. Triggers are the interface between the shooter and the firearm.
Trigger jobs are among the most popular requests the gunsmiths receive from clients. A good trigger can improve the accuracy of most any shooter.
A poor trigger is the bane of every shooter, so gunsmiths are often called upon to improve or replace triggers.
This is the fifth book in the Gunsmithing Student Handbook Series. In it the authors teach the theory and physics of triggers in general and
use many specific firearms to help the student understand. There are numerous system that are common in various types of firearms, this book
aids you in understanding these systems. With that knowledge you can study and understand any trigger that comes your way in the future.
In short, you are given the keys to the kingdom when it comes the being proficient with any gun the comes your way. The number of trigger designs that exist
is amazing. Many ingenious designers have created mechanisms to safely retain parts and store energy for the specific purpose of delivering control to the shooter, of exactly
the moment they want to fire a shot, both with accuracy and precision.
The authors have distilled decades or experience into an easy to read, well illustrated textbook. Sharing freely this right methodology to deliver
professional, reliable and safe work every time; no guesswork.
13 Chapters covering everything from the simplest conventional trigger to highly complex benchrest multi-lever triggers. Over 250 pages of quality information.
No gunsmithing student should be without the books in this series.
Fred Zeglin retired from Gunsmithing after building custom rifles for nearly 35 years and specialized in wildcat designs for his clients. He has taught NRA Gunsmithing courses in Wildcat Cartridge Design at Murray State College in Oklahoma and Trinidad State Junior College in Colorado. Fred also worked with AGI to create a Wildcat Cartridge lesson on DVD called "Taming Wildcats" & the Certified "Reloading A to Z" class."Gunsmithing Triggers" is fifth in the series of gunsmith manuals that Fred has undertaken writing. Titles include Chambering for Ackley Cartridges, Chambering Rifle Barrels for Accuracy, Understanding Headspace, and a Primer about gunsmithing tools. With more to follow.Fred has published books with Gun Digest. P.O. Ackley, Americas Gunsmith, Wildcat Cartridge Design & the 4th Edition of Exploded Gun Drawings.
Stuart is a retired engineer. He spent years advising at Wolfe Publishing on bolt action rifle designs. He wrote three books on the subject."The Bolt Action" volumes I & II are respected as the most complete discussion of bolt action design.
