Why Doesn’t This 12-Gauge Kick Like a 12-Gauge?
Our field testing shows the Knoxx Comp Stock system is capable of reducing actual recoil.
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Full web articles from the American Gunsmith archive, organized for search and connected back to their original issue pages.
A Second Life for the Remington 32
The transplantation of Krieghoff parts can give the retired Remington 32 a long and pro ductive second life.
Troubleshooting the Cimarron Model 1872 Open-Top Revolver
These instructions will help you work with original Colt Open-Top revolvers as well as the modern Uberti-made replicas thereof.
Reader Forum
Source for Steyr Barrel? As along-satisfied subscriber I have a “last-resort request.” For the last three years, I’ve been trying to locate a replacement 9mm barrel for a Steyr Model GB semi-auto. I hope some of my fellow readers might have some…
Jury Clears Beretta in Accidental Shooting
Handgun Control, Inc., has struck out in a third retrial of a case that has garnered national attention. Shortly before we went to press, the NSSF’s online news service reported that an Alameda County (California) Superior Court jury found that Beretta U.…
Exploring the New Taurus PT24/7
Taurus has never made a pistol like this one, and the company predicts it will be the next gun to be copied by everyone else.
Making an Action Wrench For the Weatherby Mark V
This special action wrench provides a practical means of switching barrels on the Weatherby Mark V single-shot action for standard rifle cartridges.
Simple Pump-Shotgun Fixes: An Armorer’s View
Policemen are hard on their shotguns, but some sporting arms see service nearly as rough. These simple tips can keep a good shotgun pumping.
Tech Topics
In this column, we examine new tools and tooling, tips and techniques, and news items of interest to the gunsmithing community. Kuhnhausen Does it Again
Working the Remington Model 12
One company gets credit for making more slide-action rifles than all others combined. That’s Remington, and the Model 12 is the manufacturer’s first venture into the rimfire pump-action field.
Reader Forum
Revolver Solver I have a .38 caliber, 2-inch-barrel revolver that has a keyholing problem. As I remember reading some time ago, this problem is caused by misalignment of the cylinder chamber to the forcing cone. If this assumption is correct, what is…
S&W Introduces Disabled Marksman Award
Smith & Wesson has established an award honoring the marksmanship accomplishments of Americans with physical disabilities. This award is significant, as it marks the first time that a major pistol manufacturer has chosen to highlight the contributions that disabled marksmen make to…
Dissecting the Smallest CZ, The P-01 Semi Auto
We revisit the Czech Weapons Factory for a close look at disassembly procedures for this compact version of the CZ PCR police model.
Do-It-Yourself Takedown Tools
Firearms manufacturers use various fixtures and jigs during the assembly of firearms. A few of these tools are available to the gunsmith, but most we have to invent and make ourselves.
Cutting Bedding-Pillar Holes With Precision
If you haven’t drilled a misaligned hole in a stock for pillarbedding, chances are you haven’t done much of this work. But there is a way to make a perfect hole’ and it’s easy.
Modifying the Winchester Model 97 Shotgun
Here’s how to convert an older shotgun into a modern tactical/ hunting/homedefense weapon.
Working the Richards-Mason Cartridge-Conversion Revolver
These faithful reproductions, made in Italy by Uberti and imported by Cimarron Firearms, are becoming very popular in events of the Single Action Shooting Society.
Reader Forum
SBH and Bisley Hammers Can you tell me if a Ruger Super Blackhawk and a Ruger Bisley hammer are interchangeable? I was severely burned three years ago, and my thumb doesn’t work well with the original SBH hammer. I thought I might…
NRA Program Aids Disabled Veterans
An innovative NRA program that gained international recognition for its medical application of rifle shooting has begun serving the nation’s disabled veterans. On March 25, 2004, a NRA Rehabilitative Shooting Unit was accepted for use at the Brockton, Massachusetts, Veterans Affairs Medical…
Working with the Marlin T900-Series Small Bore
A totally redesigned trigger system has joined a 50-year-old barrel-making method to produce these new rimfires.
The Bulged Chamber: A Simple Fix
Rebarreling and rechambering are often not practical or possible, but sometimes this simple little procedure will solve a bulged-chamber problem.
Rib Work on Double Shotguns Principles and Procedures
Knowledge of a few important principles and some inexpensive homemade equipment are all that’s required for the proper softsoldering of ribs on double-barrel guns.
Repairing the Colt Service Model Ace/Conversion Unit Magazine
With a little ingenuity and an old machine screw, those plastic magazine followers can be made to last forever.
Nuances of the Italian Single-Action Revolver
Modern variations of the SAA abound, but all can be improved with similar techniques and aftermarket parts.