The Modern Pneumatic Airgun: A Practical Step by Step Guide to Building Your Own: Version 2

The book is directly concerned with the design, manufacture, testing and use of the modern pneumatic airgun. It is divided into three sections

Section 1:Pre Manufacture:Introduction; Development of the contemporary pneumatic airgun; Safety and the use of your airgun; The law and airguns in the United Kingdom; How the pneumatic airgun works; Charging, loading and shooting the precharged pneumatic (PCP) airgun and method of operation drawings

Section 2:Manufacture:The home workshop manufacture of the pneumatic airgun; O-rings and airguns; Materials for manufacture; Assembly A: Air Cylinder; Assembly B: Slide hammer tube and valve striker; Assembly C: Bolt action receiver and pellet probe; Assembly D: Barrel support bracket, barrel end cap and sound moderator; Assembly E: Trigger mechanism, Assembly F: Stock and trigger guard; Engineers buttons; Gunmakers engraving marks; Finishing the rifle; The completed rifle action; Schedule of parts; Schedule of drawings; Component and Assembly drawings

Section 3:Post Manufacture:Regulating the power; Testing, testing, testing; Air bottles; A telescopic sight for your rifle; Care and maintenance of the rifle; Glossary of owner built rifles; Concise airgun bibliography; Concise gunsmithing and engineering bibliography; Useful addresses and telephone numbers

Written in a logical, but relaxed style, the book unfolds the complexities in 226 pages with 87 photographs and 38 A4 drawings. The book will provide the reader with an in depth resource on how airguns are made and function, enabling them to make and alter their own rifles.

Precision dimensionally coordinated drawings supported by a full and complete description of manufacturing sequences.
Cross-referenced schedules and specifications with photographs of the rifle being made at important stages.
Ideal project to learn about airguns and workshop practice.
Proven rifle design.
Wealth of additional airgun related information to give a complete picture of using the airgun.
Regulation of power to comply with British legislation.
Provides knowledge unavailable from another publication.
Ensures success through meticulous explanations and attention to detail
O-ring analysis with detailed sizes required and tolerances.
Foreword by airgun expert Gerald Cardew.
Prepared by Howard Buckley BA, Dip Arch, former Great Britain National Squad for air rifle and international competitor.

For engineers and shooters alike, this publication demonstrates the modern pneumatic airgun and will be a reference tool for any person contemplating the home manufacture of an effective airgun.