First off, I want to say welcome to the fray. I haven't read the book, but if you are really ineterested in DIY projects, drop by over at
http://www.homegunsmith.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi?
This site is mostly dedicated to home builds as well as other gunsmithing and machining topics. If you join up for a measly $20/year, you can have access to all of the Library topics in which you might very well find the gun project you are interested in with a full description of the work needed for it. I know you will receive a lot more information than you could get for the same $20 in a couple of magazine subscriptions.