Hatcher's Notebook~Gunsmithing Reference book~1903 Springfield-1917 Enfield-NEW

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HATCHER'S NOTEBOOK
A STANDARD REFERENCE FOR SHOOTERS, GUNSMITHS, BALLISTICIANS, HISTORIANS, HUNTERS, AND COLLECTORS
by
Julian S. Hatcher
A REPRINT
OF THE CLASSIC 1948 WORK
*************
Written by the Army's WWII Chief of Ord
nance, this book presents a wealth of information on how guns
work, including mechanical details, specifications of steel used, heat treatment
, testing, gun powder, ballistics, accu
racy, records of U.S. rifles, and anything else you may w
ant to know!
A
MUST-have
for
all firearm
enthusiasts, 1903 Springfield collectors, gunsmiths, collectors, hun
ters,
and more
!
Starting with the '03 Springfield and '17 Enfield, this authoritative guide describes the development of
various types of firea
r
ms:
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 Peders
e
n Device.
It also covers noted gun makers, tips to match ammunition, interior and exterior ballistics, velocity variation, measuring methods, weights, overloads, and ranges. This invaluable
w
ork was
origi
nally printed
in 1947 and is now avai
lable aga
in
for
today's firearms ent
husiast
s
.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
P
ART ONE
1. Br
ief History of the Spri
ngfield
2. Brief History of the Enfield
3. Brief History of the .30-'06, the .30 M1, and the .30 M2
Cartridges
4. Gun Mechanisms
5. N
otes on MGs and
T
heir Development
6. The Military Semiautomatic Rifle
7. Experi
ments with Barrel Obstructions
8. The Strength of Military Ri
fles
9. Receiver Steels and Heat Treatment
10. Head
space
11.
B
lock
That Kick!---
Some Ob
servations on Recoil
12. The T
heory of Recoil
13. Notes on Gunpowder
14. Gun Corrosion and Ammunition Developments
1
5. The Pedersen Device
16. Notes on Set Triggers
17. Random Notes
on Various Subjects
- The Men Behind the Gu
ns
- National Match Ammunition
- Caliber .30
Int
ernational Match Ammunition
- Palma Match Ammunition
- Nat
ional Match Pistol Ammunition
- D
imensions o
f Cartridges
- Accuracy S
pecifications
- Primers
- N
omenc
lature of Cartridge Defects
- Interior Bal
listi
cs
- Muzzle Velocity vs. Position of Cartridge When Loading
- Effect of
Variations in Powder Temperature
on Muz
zle Velocity
- Dist
ribution of the Heat Energy of Powder
- Velocity vs. Barrel Length
- Table
s of
Remaining Velocit
ies, Energies, and Form Factors for Ammunition
- Ballistic Data
- Rule of Comp
uting Ordinate to Trajectory
- Formula for Wind Defle
ction
- Relation
Between Muzzle Velocity and Inst
rumental V
e
l
ocity
- Mil vs. Minutes
- Comparison of
Angles of Departure of .30M1 Ammunition
- Bullet Penetration in Various Mediums
- Bullet Lubricant For
mulae
- Iden
tifi
cation Codes of German Arms, Ammunition, and Optical Instrument Makers
- H
eadstamps on U.S. Service Cartridges
- Army Test Procedure
and W
eapons Nomenclature
- Methods of Measuring Chamber and Bore
- Reference List o
f Num
bers Marking Changes in Gun Design or Manufacture
- Overloads in Revolvers
- Target Me
asurements
- Weights of Weapons
- Weights and Measures, English and Metric
- American and
Fore
ign Caliber Equival
ents
- Formula for Tem
peratures a
nd Pressures
- Cartridge Dimensions and I
dentifica
tion Tables
18. Record
of
Accidents t
o the U.S. Rifle
M1903, 1917
to 1929
PART TWO
19. Recent De
velopments
20. Bullets from the Sky
21. Explosi
ons and Powder Fires
22. How Far Will My Gun S
hoot?
23.
Exteri
or Ballistics
In
dex
SOFTCOVER.
6x9
. 500
pages. Illustrations.
BRAND NEW!
This book is not a second or remainder---it is brand new, directly from the publisher!
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