Gun mechanism design - are there any books on that?

smootik

Folks,

I am still trying to understand different designs of self-loading systems used in guns.
Usual pistol/SMG/rifle descriptions say things like "locked-breech" or "roller-lock" or "rotating bolt".

Now, I do understand that such information can be seen as "dangerous" for propagation (as in "how-to-make-gun-at-home"), which would explain why there doesn't seem to be books or publications about this subject. The only one I've found so far is " Full Circle - A Treatise on Roller Locking" published by Collector Grade Publications:
http://www.collectorgrade.com/bookshelf8.html

Anyway I'll ask - do you know other such books?

Cerwyn

Hi smootik

I typed "Firearm Design" into Amazon.com and found several books that might help you

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Cerwyn

Hobby collector of Replica model guns and Militaria.
also member of Living History Reenactment Groups.

smootik

Thank you Cerwyn!

It seems that finding books was a matter of correct search words, and you got them right.
I'm sorted out :-)