Whether you are new to America's most popular rifle, or a longtime user who questions some of the old wives? tales and urban myths surrounding the AR-15, Sweeney lays out all the detail you need to select and maintain your rifle. From nomenclature to field-stripping, and keeping an AR functioning at its peak no matter how harsh the environment or demands, Sweeney gets under the hood with you to keep it running.... With demand for ARs and AR accessories at unprecedented levels, and tens-of-thousands of new AR owners looking for current information, Patrick Sweeney delivers with a revised second edition of his popular book, Gunsmithing the AR-15.......In Gunsmithing the AR-15 Volume 2, the reader will learn not only how the AR-style rifle operates but how to protect his or her considerable investment in it by performing simple maintenance and repair procedures, all thoroughly explained and illustrated by a master gunsmith. The reader will be able to perform these simple procedures at home, without having to make costly trips to a gunsmith, whose rates now average more than $100 an hour. In addition, the reader will learn how to install many of the aftermarket accessories that are available for AR-style rifles.