Round out the AR-15 section of your bookshelf with Gunsmithing the AR-15: The Bench Manual, the only step-by-step, AR-15 armorers manual available that helps you remove, replace, maintain and upgrade every single part on your rifle.

ARs are Expensive! Protect Your Investment—with Gunsmithing: The AR-15 Whether you're a professional gunsmith or just an interested amateur, you'll find everything you need to know about keeping your AR perking in Gunsmithing: The AR-15. Written by master gunsmith and noted AR-15 expert Patrick Sweeney, Gunsmithing: The AR-15 is your one-stop guide to repairing, maintaining and modifying America's favorite rifle. It's all here! Hundreds of detailed photos Maintenance Repair Accessories and Modifications Tips, Tools and Techniques And more! Whether you're interested in simple tasks such as disassembling and maintaining your AR, or if you're ready to tackle more complex projects such as rebarreling or converting your AR to a piston design, Gunsmithing: The AR-15 tells you everything you need to know. Protect your investment and avoid costly mistakes—with Gunsmithing: The AR-15!

"There's never been a better time to take your AR to the next level. The options are many, from building AR-15s for competition, hunting or defense, to the challenges of long-range shooting and more. In this handy project guide, author and master gunsmith Patrick Sweeney gives you the technical details of critical performance parts, and then takes you step by step through the process to modify your AR for a specific purpose, with more than a dozen projects to help you create the performance AR of your dreams!"--Page 4 of cover

You wouldn't do this to your AR, but Sweeney did it here! With manufacturers branching out into nontraditional calibers, and continual advances in optics, ammo and associated gear for the AR-15, Gun Digest Book of The AR-15, Volume IV brings you up-to-date on the latest developments in the AR industry, including chapters on: .223 vs. 5.56: What's the problem? Various .300s of the smaller-than-.308 size Wilson 7.62X40 The .17 HMR, ADCOR DI carbine, and SIG 516 DelTon and Stag Arms? Oh yes. Plus, author Patrick Sweeney hits the range and subjects these guns to some serious testing. To find out just how much abuse they can withstand, he: Buried them in dirt and sand Submerged them in water Dropped them from heights Ran them over with trucks Froze them Blasted them with a shotgun And then he fired them, documenting the entire process in photos! Kick back and watch in horror as events unfold—and find out which guns survive the torture.

Maintain and Set Up Your AR-15! Whether you're a beginner who is new to the AR-15 or are an intermediate shooter, you'll find everything you need to know to keep your AR-15 operating smoothly in AR-15: Guide to Setup, Maintenance & Repair. Written by master gunsmith and best-selling AR-15 expert Patrick Sweeney, AR-15: Guide to Setup, Maintenance & Repair is your one-stop guide to repairing, maintaining, and modifying America's favorite rifle. It's all here! Hundreds of detailed photos Step-by-step maintenance & repair Accessories & modifications Tips, tools & techniques And more! Whether you're interested in disassembling and maintaining your AR rifle, or you're ready to rebarrel or convert it to a piston design, AR-15: Guide to Setup, Maintenance & Repair tells you everything you need to know. From field-stripping to keeping an AR functioning at its peak no matter how harsh the environment, Sweeney gets under the hood with you to keep it running.

If you want to build your own AR-15 style rifle, this is the book you need. The AR-15 Rifle Builder's Manual is the fully illustrated step-by-step guide to building the AR-15 style rifle. No procedure is left out or glossed over. The primary AR-15 groups (upper receiver assembly, lower receiver assembly, and bolt carrier group) are broken down into their component assemblies to provide every detail in the AR-15 assembly process. This book is not only the authoritative guide to building an AR-15 rifle, it is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to upgrade or modify their existing AR. Key concepts such as headspacing, trigger function, troubleshooting, and cycle of operation are also covered.TOPICS INCLUDE:* Lower receiver group components, tools, and assembly* How an AR trigger works* Headspacing an AR-15* Bolt carrier group assembly* Upper receiver group components, tools, and assembly* Function check procedures* Basic AR-15 operation* Service and lubrication* TroubleshootingYou won't find a more detailed AR-15 assembly manual anywhere. Designed specifically for e-reader platforms, this manual offers reader-friendly navigation between the Table of Contents and all subsections. Take it to your workbench or the range.

Welcome to the world of the AR-15! Without a doubt, the AR-15 and AR-10 rifles are two of America's most popular semi-auto long guns. Every day, new shooters are exploring these durable, reliable, and accurate rifles and finding new and fun ways to use them. Now, in the Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to the AR-15, author Richard Mann examines what has truly become the most versatile rifle in America. Inside you'll find: Gas impingement vs. piston systems--which one's right for you? Competition, security and hunting--how the AR does it all. Optics and sights, uppers and lowers, handguards and stocks. A full breakdown of AR-15 and AR-10 cartridges. Plus how to build your own AR and much, much more! Whether you're brand new to the world of ARs or you're a veteran owner with a safe full of ARs in a dozen configurations, Mann brings the goods and offers something for everyone. Truly, the Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to the AR-15 is the one reference every AR aficionado will reach for time and time again.

With the guidance of top gunsmith Patrick Sweeney, beginners, as well as serious enthusiasts, are able to diagnose handgun problems--for once they're the experts, deciding whether to do their own work or leave it up to the professionals. Profusely illustrated step-by-step instructions are presented for do-it-yourself minor repairs and major upgrades, from the how-tos of diagnosing malfunctions in both revolver and semi-automatic pistols to what corrective steps can be taken to solve them. Sweeney provides a complete look at repairs and upgrades: setting up an efficient and organized workplace, what gunsmithing tools are needed to complete projects, and a thorough series of mini-projects--teaching professional tool-use techniques. Plus, there are chapters on cleaning, polishing and minor repairs, welding and metal joining, recoil reduction, and refinishing. And new to this edition, gunsmithing tips are included for polymer-framed pistols.

With this guide, you will learn to carefully and successfully disassemble and reassemble today's most popular tactical handguns, shotguns and rifles for routine maintenance and cleaning. Includes field-stripping basics, as well as a thorough explanation of all key take down and reassembly steps for each model, with easy-to-understand instructions and hundreds of clear, detailed photographs. Addition of some of the most popular new tactical firearms--including the hottest new crop of suppressor-ready models--results in 560 pages of detailed firearms take-down and assembly instructions.