New Subscriber Premium and Index
Looking for ideas for our target audience of gunsmiths. We currently offer all new subscribers a premium by sending them a copy of our Learn Gunsmithing: The Troubleshooting Method book. See AmericanGunsmith.info/subscribe for details. We’ve been offering Learn Gunsmithing for some time now and are considering a different (or additional) premium. One idea considered was "American Gunsmith’s MOST WANTED" which was "10 Projects, Fixes, and Upgrades Every Gunsmith Should Know".
What gunsmithing topics would be of more interest to you and add value to your subscription? For any readers that would like to weigh in, please send your response to me. Index Update This was long overdue. I’ve updated our Article Archive Index on the website. Visit AmericanGunsmith.info/index for details. The text index of American Gunsmith articles there covers all issues from April 2006 to January 2010.
Starting with the February 2010 issue and on, all articles published are added to the website as individual posts along with an abstract, sorted by category, and archived by issue date. The site’s search feature as well as the "Find" feature of your web browser helps locate everything we’ve published since April 2006. I have digital copies of all American Gunsmith back issues since April 2006. As a current subscriber, you are welcome to a digital copy of a back issue article if you need it.
Important note, this is not a freefor-all "send me everything!" offer. If we have a previously-published article or two that will help you on a project, send me a request by email and I will help you. Shooting Events and Freedom Cabinet Giveaway As reported previously, we’re giving away a Metal Art Biometric Fingerprint Freedom Cabinet Slider. Because the deadline is the end of December, you still have a chance to enter when this issue goes to print. To enter this giveaway, host a small, local shooting event.
An easy, quick, scored course of fire held during a local hunter sight-in is ideal but anywhere and any type of shooting event you choose works. Submit a picture of your event along with a short description to the Editor about your shoot and we’ll put you in for the drawing. Winner will be announced in the next issue.
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Lefever Shotguns
Info on working the Lefever Nitro Special double shotgun.
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Ordorica Covers Colts
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Scoping .22 Semiautomatic Pistols
With a good measure of creativity, the shooter-gunsmith is often able to reach new heights in accuracy accomplishment… even with the little .22 semiautomatic handguns.
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The Final Print Issue
This is an editorial I never thought I’d be writing. Our publisher, AG Media, has decided to discontinue American Gunsmith permanently. This is the last print issue. There has been a decline in print newspaper and magazine sales for years due to…
Popular Bigotry
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Gemini Chokes
(Winshoot s.r.l.) has been producing choke tubes for several years, cataloging over 1.200 interchangeable choke tubes available in several materials, dimensions, finishes, and brands. This includes options for shotguns no longer on the market. Gemini emphasizes sport shooting in a variety of…
Marksmanship Simplified
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