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In this Course, Gordy Gritters, well known benchrest gunsmith and competitor, shares a previously proprietaty secret and extremely effective method of reducing bolt play in a rifle action to increase accuracy, sometimes astonishingly so! He also goes into great detail showing a very effective method of lapping bolt lugs without wearing them at an angle…
This booklet is the first of many planned works that provide instruction in the correct and safe methods of gunsmithing. Specifically, this essay discusses Ackley Improved cartridges. In it, we will not teach you how to install and chamber a barrel, we handle that information in another title, “Chambering Rifle Barrels for Accuracy”. In this…
Third of many planned works that provide instruction in the correct and safe methods of gunsmithing. Specifically, this essay discusses several methods that can be used to accurately chamber a rifle barrel. In Part I of the book Fred Zeglin teaches you all about accurate hunting rifles and discusses the variables that must be dealt with…
Paperback, 8.5×11 176 pages. Sherman L. Mays assembled this how to manual from his considerable experience checking for a living. He has taught many others to checker and for this reason his book is excellent at showing the novice how to get started and the mistakes to avoid. His easy going and often humorous style…
Designing and Forming Custom Cartridges for Rifles and Handguns By Ken Howell Brand new copies of Ken Howell’s classic text on cartridge dimensions. This book has been out of print for several years. Fred Zeglin at Z-Hat Publishing located a stash of books in a warehouse. We have them available for sale to our clients.
We spoke with leaders in the tool making industry about the things they spend most of their time and effort educating clients about. Contributions from Clymer, Forster, Manson, JGS, PTG, SAAMI and more are all included. There are books for machinists that teach this type of information, but until now there has never been a book for gunsmiths that explains the tools of the trade and how they should be utilized. The idea is simple, answer your questions before you order any tool.
Nomenclature is important, when you talk to a reamer maker, gunsmith or client you want to know the correct terms. This indicates to those you work with that you took the time the understand the tools. It will improve your ability the sell work to customers, buy or rent the right tools for the job. You will save untold hours and dollars, don’t learn at the “School of Hard Knocks”.
When you understand tools, they work better and last much longer. This both saves money and increases profits.
This is a great instructional video. You can return to it as often as you like to get every detail the way you want it. In this intensive course, Gordy Gritters, well known benchrest gunsmith and competitor, thoroughly explains rifle accuracy, including the problems that cause poor accuracy, he shows you how to completely evaluate/measure/gauge…
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Shipping Now! We spoke with leaders in the tool making industry about the things they spend most of their time and effort educating clients about. Contributions from Clymer, Forster, Manson, JGS, PTG, SAAMI and more are all included. There are books for machinists that teach this type of information, but until now there has never…
Hard cover reloading manual for Hawk Cartridges. 180 pages. 10 years of research went into the collection of data for Hawk Cartridges. This book includes all the data collected for all calibers. This unique line of wildcats is base on the concept of non-belted cartridges that deliver magnum velocities at pressures that are appropriate for…
“P.O. Ackley, America’s Gunsmith is so extensive and so well done, I am at a loss to adequately describe it!” Dennis ‘Mike’ Bellm, Bellm TC’s Book, Hard cover, 256 pages. Parker Otto Ackley left a wealth of firearms knowledge among those he trained. The eminent gunsmith, ballistician, barrel maker, teacher and writer perhaps had more…
NOW IN STOCK! Your Gateway to Customized Cartridges! Unlock the world of wildcat cartridge design with the Reloader’s Handbook of Wildcat Cartridge Design, 2nd Edition. This comprehensive guide is the ultimate reference for reloaders, offering insights into designing, building, loading, and shooting wildcat cartridges. From the diminutive .10 caliber to the robust .50 cal., the…
The Liberals at YouTube don’t want you to see this. Learn how-to make hand loaded ammunition tailored specifically for YOUR needs. This course is far more in depth than any other reloading course on the market. Renowned cartridge designer, gunsmith, and AGI instructor Fred Zeglin begins this course by addressing reloading from its most basic…
Special Combo price for buying the Hawk Reloading Manual (book) & the Taming Wildcats DVD at the same time. With shipping you would pay a little over $100 for these two purchased separately at regular price. With this Special you get both for $89 shipped and… Fred will sign the Hawk Manual. Hurry we can’t…
by Serman L. Mays 363 pages, 8.5″x11″ format. Some readers may recognize Sherman Mays as the author of a fine instructional book on Checkering. He assembled the book about stock making for anyone who wants to learn about the craft or start making stocks. Simple and complex stock repairs as well as inletting new blanks…
A wildcat cartridge is a cartridge that is not commercially loaded by a major ammunition manufacturer, but could be loaded by a specialty or contract reloader. Taming Wildcats: How To Design & Fabricate Custom Cartridges. Is one of AGI’s courses, taught by custom gunsmith Fred Zeglin, renowned cartridge designer and builder of the well-known Hawk series…
This classic title by Stuart Otteson is reprinted by Z-Hat Publishing under license from the author. It has been fully reset using the original artwork by the author. So the text and images are clean and sharp. This is not a scanned copy but a full republishing of this valuable work. If you love bolt…
This book contains two training manuals from WW II about the operation of the Ma Deuce (Browning Machine-gun). A short history of the gun by Fred Zeglin is included. 175 pages, paperback.
This booklet is the second of many planned works that provide instruction in the correct and safe methods of gunsmithing. Specifically, this essay discusses Headspacing guns and ammunition. A basic understanding of headspace and how it affects the proper operation of a firearm are necessary if you wish to call yourself a gunsmith. Otherwise all…
Package deal for those of you who are learning both stock making and checkering. Get both books and SAVE.
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