Cleaning and Maintaining Modern and Antique Firearms
A concise guide
£12.95
OUT OF STOCKIn this book leading firearms expert Bill Harriman deals with all aspects of the cleaning and maintenance of the most commonly encountered types of sporting firearms. The book gives practical advice distilled from the author’s 50 years’ experience in shooting sports and gun collecting. The emphasis is on safety and value for money.
Cleaning materials and other consumables are discussed in detail as are the tools and implements necessary to maintain a gun’scondition, reliability and value. The specialist techniques required for cleaning and maintaining every type of firearm are described, as are those for dealing with ancillary equipment. The book also covers how to mark and record firearms to discourage theft and to aid their recovery should they be stolen.
As the author remarks in his introduction: ‘This book is not just about preserving wood and metal, it is about preserving heritage too’.
Meet the author Bill Harriman
Bill Harriman is a legal advisor, firearms forensic examiner and journalist. He is the firearms and militaria on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow.
Reviews for Cleaning and Maintaining Modern and Antique Firearms
Although I have been shooting and cleaning both modern and black powder guns for many years, I learned a lot from reading this small book. There is very good advice in the ‘legal considerations’ chapter that would protect many a licence holder. Cleaning products and tools and comprehensively covered, but the author also talks about everything from black powder, through air rifles and shotguns, to centrefire military rifles. He also touches on recording and marking your guns — a subject most owners, I would think, don’t consider. It is not a manual on how to restore a badly-damaged antique gun, but it does advise on most work and materials with which to maintain and carry out small repairs. Overall, this book is an interesting read and would help any firearms owner.
Helen Lang, BASC, Shooting and Conservation
What an absolute gem this 100-page pocket-sized manual from Quiller Publishing is, and what better time than the start of the British game bird shooting season to release it. This well-produced, succinct manual covers the cleaning and maintenance of the main categories of firearms: shotguns, sporting rifles, air rifles, ex-military rifles and black powder firearms, as well as hints on restoring antique and vintage guns. The text and explanations are easy to follow and the clear colour photos augment the book nicely. I also like how the back few pages are reserved for personal notes – something all firearm owners and tinkers will certainly appreciate. Highly recommended for novice and more experienced firearm owners alike.
Gary Creighton, British Country Sports
Cleaning a gun is an invaluable way of getting to know it, to ensure its reliability and to preserve it for future generations. Harriman’s guide covers safety basics, legal considerations, cleaning materials and tools and implements… Gun cleaning is a story in itself, a part of the sporting fabric of life. Harriman’s book is an essential guide for the novice and a pertinent reminder for the rest of us.
Alexandra Henton, The Field
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