Hey TomG, I've got a project for ya.

[TomG]

(09-03-2012, 08:18 PM)toolingjim Wrote: Tom, if you are serious about the 1903 Springfield project, there is a book out there with complete blueprints of the Springfield and its tooling. It was put together during WWI in case they needed to ramp up production. You can find it at
http://archive.org/details/cu31924012809897
I'm always looking for blueprint sets for firearms. It seems that few of them have survived or ever been made publicly available. It seems the only ones commonly available are for automatic weapons, a fun subject, but not one you're going to be making in this day and age.

Thanks for posting that Jim it looks very interesting. Definitely one to copy and file away.

I also collect drawing and blueprints of interesting firearms. Future projects include the Winchester 1885 single shot an M1 Garand (I just ordered a receiver casting) and a 1911. What I would really like to build is a Colt 1873 Peacemaker, but drawing are non-existent and I can't afford a real one to reverse engineer. Maybe some day...

Tom