It would be good.

I used to have a pair of gunsmithing books, one for pistol and one for rifle. The rifle one had a great description of how to lap a barrel. I can't remember the author names right now. George Nonte sounds right for the pistol one, but, that may just be old age brain cells at work :) The rifle one Dunlap maybe. I seem to remember they were both green hardback books, maybe?