Chapter XVI

ON WORK ON GUN BARRELS 140
Boring Gun Barrels 140
How to Make Cutters for Boring 141
Quick Boring Gun Barrels 141
Proving the Size During Boring 142
Draw Boring 142
Choke Boring 143
Choke Dressing 144
Barrels Most Suitable for Choke Boring 145
Freeing Gun Barrels 145
Another Method 146
Finishing Muzzles of Gun Barrels 147
Old Method of Straightening Barrels 148
The New Method 148
Another Method 153
Fitting Barrels Together 153
Joining Barrels Together 156
Soldering Barrels Together 157
Why Not Brase Barrels 158
Percussioning 159
Finishing Nipple Seat 161
The Vent in Percussion Guns 162
The Patent Breech 163
Form of the Chamber or Cup 164

CHAPTER XVII.

TOOLS FOR BREECHING GUNS 165
Breeching Reamers 165
Breeching Taps 166
Breech Pin Formers 169

CHAPTER XVIII.

TOOLS FOR CHAMBERING BREECH LOADING BARRELS 170

CHAPTER XIX.

ON GUN RIBS 173
How to Straighten a Rib 173
How to Fit a Rib 174
How to Fit a Rib to an Octagon Barrel 174
How to Solder on a Rib 174
How to Re-solder Ribs 176
Height of Ribs 178

CHAPTER XX.

ON THIMBLES 180
How to Make Thimbles 180
How to Put Thimbles on Barrels 181

CHAPTER XXI.

ON RIFLING GUNS 183
Importance of Rifling 183
U. S. Rifling Machines 184
Old Fashioned Rifling Machines 186
Gain Twist Rifling Machines 188
Re-rifling 188

CHAPTER XXII.

ON GUN LOCKS 190
Quality of Locks 190
The Back Action Lock 191
The Bar Lock 191
Side Action Lock 192
The Wesley Bar Lock 193
The Central Lock 193
Cleaning Locks, etc. 194
How to Take Down a Lock 195
To Clean and Oil the Lock 196
How to Put up a Lock 197

CHAPTER XXIII.

ON FITTING GUN HAMMERS 199
To Fit a Hammer on a Tumbler 199
The Drift for Squaring the Hole 200
A Tool for Fitting Hammers 202

CHAPTER XXIV.

ON NIPPLES OR CONES 205
Forms of Nipples 205
Nipples for Breech Loading Arms 206
Nipples with Flat Tops 206
The American Musket Nipple 207
Nipples Used in Sporting Guns 208
Preparing Nipples for Guns 208
Remedy for Bad Nipples 209
Pistol Nipples 209
Plugs for Nipples 209

CHAPTER XXV.

ON SPRINGS 212
Main Springs 212
Sear Springs 212
How to Forge Main Springs 213
How to Temper Main Springs 214
Cheap Springs for Revolvers 215
Coiling Wire for Springs, etc. 216

CHAPTER XXVI.

ON RODS 220
How to Make Ram Rods 220
How to Make Wiping Rods 222

CHAPTER XXVII.

ON BULLET MOULDS 224
Joints for Bullet Moulds 224
How to Make a Ball Cherry 227
Tempering Ball Cherries 232

CHAPTER XXVIII.

SCREW MAKING TOOLS 233
How to Make Screw Tools 233
How to Make Small Taps 235

CHAPTER XXIX.

NOMENCLATURE 238
Nomenclature of the Gun Stock 238
Nomenclature of the Gun Lock 239
Nomenclature of the Hammer 240
Nomenclature of the Lock Plate 240
Nomenclature of the Tumbler 241
Nomenclature of the Bridle 241
Nomenclature of the Main Spring 241
Nomenclature of the Sear 241
Nomenclature of the Sear Spring 241
Nomenclature of the Swivel 242
Nomenclature of the Breech Pin 242
Nomenclature of the Screws 242

CHAPTER XXX.

ON BROWNING 243
Objects of Browning 243
Preparatory Process 243
The Process of Browning 245
Browning Damascus Barrels 245
Browning Belgian Damascus Barrels 245
Browning Inferior Barrels 246
Plain Welded Barrels Made to Resemble Twist 247
Smoke Staining 247

CHAPTER XXXI.

RECIPES FOR BROWNING 249
Thirteen Recipes for Plain Barrels 249
Four Recipes for Twist Barrels 252
To Blue Gun Barrels 252
Brown Tint for Iron or Steel 253
Transparent Blue for Iron or Steel 253
Varnish for Browned Barrels, Three Recipes 253
Finish for Browned Barrels 254
To Remove Old Browning 254