The following resources have been curated by SFDE as useful references for firearm design engineering.

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SFDE recommended literature:
  • Allsop, D., Popelinsky, L., 1997, Military Small Arms: Design Principles and Operating Methods, Brassey’s, London, England.
  • Allsop, D. F., 1999, Small Arms & Machine Guns, Brassey’s, London, England.
  • Dallhammer, P., 2018, The Textbook of Pistol Technology and Design: Production – Principles – Progress, Shaker, Herzogenrath, Germany.
  • AMCP 706-260: Engineering Design Handbook – Automatic Weapons
  • AMCP 706-252: Engineering Design Handbook – Gun Tubes
  • Hatcher, J., 2011, Hatcher’s Notebook: A Standard Reference for Shooters, Gunsmiths, Ballisticians, Historians, Hunters and Collectors, Literary Licensing.
  • Blake Stevens, R., 2006, Full Circle – A Treatise on Roller Locking, Collector Grade Publications.
  • 1998, Metals Handbook Desk Edition 2nd Edition, ASM International.
Technical papers:
  • Badurowicz, P., Kupidura, P., Stępniak, W., and Fikus, B., 2021, “Development of the Preliminary Numerical Model of the Short Recoil Operated Weapon Using the Multibody Systems,” Probl. Mechatron. Armament Aviat. Saf. Eng., 12(1), pp. 27–40.
  • Macko, M., Van Vo, B., and Mai, Q. A., 2021, “Dynamics of Short Recoil-Operated Weapon,” Probl. Mechatron. Armament Aviat. Saf. Eng., 12(3), pp. 9–26.
  • Fikus, B., Koperski, W., Płatek, P., Surma, Z., and Trębiński, R., 2016, “Experimental Investigations of Motion of Slide of Selected Pistol Types,” Probl. Mechatron. Armament Aviat. Saf. Eng., 7(4), pp. 23–32.
  • Malachowski, J., Damaziak, K., Platek, P., Sarzynski, M., Kupidura, P., Wozniak, R., and Zahor, M., 2016, “Numerical and Experimental Failure Analysis of Rifle Extractor,” Eng. Fail. Anal., 62, pp. 112–127.
  • Płatek, P., Damaziak, K., Małachowski, J., Kupidura, P., Woźniak, R., and Zahor, M., 2015, “Numerical Study of Modular 5.56 Mm Standard Assault Rifle Referring to Dynamic Characteristics,” Def. Sci. J., 65(6), p. 431.