Slocum isn’t immune to their call… Cowboys seeking companionship can always find a woman flaunting her feminine wiles at the Socorro Saloon. But once lured inside, they fall prey to bad men in the employ of Willie Scroggs. With the sheriff in his pocket and gunslingers at his beck and call, Scroggs is expanding his business empire through less than legal methods. Linda Littlepage fears for the women working for her at the saloon, women she has sworn to protect from men like Scroggs. Fortunately, she’s just met John Slocum, a man who has some tough business tactics of his own…
Longarm trades lead with a vengeful gang… The only thing that stands between the townspeople of Bennett, Colorado, and the ruthless Cranston gang is Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long. The youngest Cranston brother was left to freeze to death after being tossed out of a local saloon, and the gang has vowed to retaliate—by wiping out the entire town. Longarm’s had to face tough odds before. And the townsfolk couldn’t be more grateful. But as the lawman starts to investigate the death of young Cranston, he has a sneaking suspicion everyone is lying to him. And when a bushwhacker tries to ventilate his Stetson, Longarm realizes his life is in danger now—even before the Cranstons ride into town…
A SMOKING GUN The gold bug never bit Clint Adams, but he's not against providing protection to prospectors looking to strike it big—so long as the price is right. But when George Oswalt's treasure map leads him and Clint to the mother lode, the Gunsmith finds himself digging up more trouble than it's worth. The hoard isn't just overflowing with gold coins—whoever hid the treasure also stowed away some customized rifles, ones Clint recognizes as his own craftsmanship from two years back. And when the former owners show up looking to cause havoc, the Gunsmith decides to prove that making weapons isn't his only specialty...
This is a history of gunsmithing in America. Although the English guild system regulated the trade in the Mother Country, Americans, as usual, preferred freedom to regulation. This book examines the gunsmithing trade in relation to the militia; apprenticeships; labour; tools and equipment; the Frontier gunsmith; and traitors, criminals, and deserters.
The Most Comprehensive Gunsmithing Guide of All Time. Written by one of the most prolific firearms experts of all time, The Complete Guide to Gunsmithing is a highly detailed and essential reference for the gun enthusiast and gunsmith alike. At nearly 500 pages, Chapel covers everything from the use of proper tools to how to get a gunsmithing job, and everything in between. In more than forty chapters of exceptionally clear prose, the book answers every question a collector, soldier, or home defender could have on topics such as: • Drawings and Blueprints • Stock Design • Checkering and Carving • Stock Repairs and Alterations • Etching and Engraving • And many more Not only is the book an incredible resource for gun owners and gunsmiths, it’s also a wonderful look at the world of firearms in the first half the twentieth century. Published just over seventy years ago, the book--and revised by the author two decades later—The Complete Guide to Gunsmithing is fascinating look at how the nature of firearms has changed. With a thoughtful introductory note by renowned outdoorsman Dr. Jim Casada and eighty-five meticulous illustrations, this is the definitive edition of an enduring and authoritative classic. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
