Firearm Articles & Books


These firearm books cover many different aspects of guns. Firearm articles, studies, statistics, identification guides and much more are included in this revealing and informative archive.

A firearm is a device that can be used as a weapon that fires either single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. In older firearms, this propellant was typically black powder, but modern firearms use smokeless powder, cordite, or other propellants.

Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of smoothbore shotguns) have rifled barrels to impart spin to the projectile for improved flight stability.

Check out some of these hard-to-find  and firearm books & articles. Some of these books of incredible quality are not available online anywhere else.

Barrett 50Cal BMG Patent

Barrett 50Cal BMG Patent

The Barrett 50Cal BMG is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle. This is the complete patent for the Barrett 50Cal BMG, including all drawings, and assembly literature.

Firearms Curios and Relics Regulations and Rules List

Firearms Curios and Relics Regulations and Rules List

The privileges conferred by this license extend only to curio or relic transactions. The principal advantage of a Collector’s License is that a collector can acquire curios or relics in interstate commerce and acquire and dispose of curios or relics at any location. To find our more about a collectors license and regulations make sure you get a copy of this document.

Firearms Identification – Volumes 1 & 2 – By J. Howard Matthews

Firearms Identification – Volumes 1 & 2 – By J. Howard Matthews

J. Howard Matthews is considered a pioneer of his field and has lectured widely on scientific criminal identification. Learn all there is to know about firearm identification from one of the best in this comprehensive and thorough handbook.

Full Auto Conversion Plans – Step by Step

Full Auto Conversion Plans – Step by Step

These full auto conversion plans are unlike any that are on the market today, as most other methods of conversions required milling or drilling the receiver and sear. Included in this guide are step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams to ensure easy comprehension.

Full Auto M1 Carbine to M2 Modification Manual

Full Auto M1 Carbine to M2 Modification Manual

Want to modify your M1 carbine to an M2 but not sure how to go about it? Then you need this article, which covers everything you need to know about this kind of modification. Containing 27 pages of detailed instructions and extensive diagrams and drawings.

Hatcher’s Notebook – Military Firearms Handbook

Hatcher’s Notebook – Military Firearms Handbook

The ultimate reference book for shooters, gunsmiths, ballisticians, historians, hunters and collectors. Written by Julian Hatcher in 1947, and covers virtually every aspect of firearms then current. The value of the work goes beyond a catalogue of all aspects of military firearms – it is a man discussing the great passion of his life. Imagine an enthusiastic teacher, telling you in detail everything he knows.

Pistols, Revolvers, And Ammunition – Reference Handbook

Pistols, Revolvers, And Ammunition – Reference Handbook

Want to find the ultimate handgun reference manual? One that dealt directly with the handgun and its cartridge, put both the mechanical evolution and the historical development of the modern handgun in a comprehensible context, was readable from end to end, presupposed no prior knowledge an the part of the reader, and which, starting from zero level, took him a substantial way up the ladder to general expertise. Then this is the manual you need.

Survival Guns – Choose the Best Weapon

Survival Guns – Choose the Best Weapon

This article summarizes the most appropriate choice of firearm for survival based on the various types of firearms and their advantages and disadvantages for use in a survival situation. Learn everything there is to know about survival and the type of weapon most conducive to protecting yourself, your family and your home.

The Corbin Handbook of Bullet Swaging

The Corbin Handbook of Bullet Swaging

The Corbin Handbook is the number one must have bullet swaging handbook around. It has been re–written eight times and today, it is 230 pages long, indexed and illustrated, with 21 chapters, covering the purpose and operation of nearly every Corbin product.

The Machine Gun – The Entire Collection

The Machine Gun – The Entire Collection

This collection contains all 5 Volumes of “The Machine Gun” books. Its seventeen parts describe the history, evolution, and development of manual, automatic, and airborne repeating weapons.