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Ragnar Benson has had experience fixing “junk” guns in some tough places around the world, and here he shares some innovative ways to patch up, cobble together and otherwise make operational everything from antique rifles still found in remote war zones to modern firearms suffering from appalling abuse. Drawing on lessons and stories from backwoods experts he’s worked with under desperate conditions in Third World countries, Ragnar tells how to employ last-resort but effective techniques to remove hopelessly stuck rounds, straighten bent barrels, replace lost parts, smooth out dented magazines, make repairs to busted stocks, scrounge up workable ammunition and more. These are last-ditch, do-it-yourself methods, but they may be all you’ll have to fall back on deep in the bush or with your back to the wall – when the only thing between you and the enemy is a rifle and the know-how to make it work. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, photos, illus., 160 pp.