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Remington Model 10 The article by Mark R. Hollensen on the Remington Model 10 in the May 2019 issue was interesting and informative. They are interesting guns and somewhat challenging to work on. I’ve rebuilt three from parts. I would like to add a little information I have gotten from experience and from Remington. On the chamber length, if you have a shotgun that does not say "2 3/4" chamber" stamped on the barrel it is not 2 3/4".

Another way to check is, if the barrel is removable, Digital and rail micrometers are the tools of choice at this portion of the class where the accuracy is gained or lost during the build. pect along with the resulting pistol you’ll build but bear in mind the class at Deep River is no longer A typical class outline: 1. Component Inspection 2. Slide to Frame Fit a. Slide/Frame measuring & deburring b. Breech Face/Feeding pathway correction via Bob’s method c. Frame rail adjustment to slide dimensions d.

Final dressing of Slide to Frame fit e. Barrel Hood Fitting to slide f. Barrel leg fitting to Slide/Frame System g. Barrel Link selection and fitting h. Fitting Extractor i. Fitting firing pin retainer & firing pin j. Shaping and tuning Extractor k. Fitting Slide Lock l. Fitting Fire control components/Magazine Catch i. Trigger ii. Sear iii. Disconnect iv. Hammer m. Fire control component refinement n. Fitting Grip Safety o. Blending Grip Safety and rear of slide p. Fitting sights q. Fitting Grips r.

Slide and frame blending s. Test firing drop a wood dowel that just fits into the chamber and mark with a pencil. Then drop the dowel into a known 2 3/4" barrel that is so stamped and mark the difference with a pencil. As stated in the article, you must not shoot a standard 2 3/4" shotshell in these guns. You could, however, cut down a hull and use a roll crimp with a light load. The Model 10 was NOT made for black powder only.

I checked with Remington on that but they did say, considering the age of any Model 10, they would not recommend shooting it. Of course, I taught by Bob and the timeframe of the class may vary. Registration information for Bob’s class is available from Nelson Custom Guns (Nelson Custom Guns. com/bobclass, So, are you ready to up your 1911 skills? A visit to Nebraska could certainly help in that endeavor. Thanks to Guns America for their assistance. AG would have been surprised if they didn’t say that.

If Mark wants to know when that gun in his article was made he can email Remington. They have always been helpful with any questions I have had. Dennis Seitz Seitz From author Mark R. Hollensen. Thanks so much for the information; I’ll be adding this to my file for the Remington 10. I also wondered about

the blackpowder-only information that I had found as by that time period manufacturers had already moved primarily to smokeless powders and away from blackpowder. I think the confusion on the type of powder was due primarily to the short chamber length. In most cases, the shorter chambered guns were blackpowder guns. Good to know that smokeless "could" be shot if someone wanted to give it ago but I personally would not and agree with Remington on that. Anyway, I appreciate the information.

I feel for you working on the old Remington 10! One can lose some hair working on them. The Stevens 39A I read "Working The Stevens 39A" by David W. Manney in the May 2013 issue and have a question. Can you safely fire a .45 Long Colt or .41 from the Model 39A or 59A? I remember reading that it is safe to fire a pistol cartridge such as the .45LC or a .41 caliber in .410 shotguns. Richard "Bud" No. It is a bad idea to fire any cartridge in a firearm that it wasn’t purposely designed for and especially bad here.

Cartridges such as the .45 Long Colt, .41 Special, and .41 Remington Magnum develop more pressure than a .410 shotshell. A .410 slug is about .40 caliber and 100 grains of soft lead. Shotgun barrels are thinner and lighter in construction than revolver cylinders and barrels. The confusion here likely lies with revolvers such as the Taurus Judge which were designed for the .45 Long Colt and to safely fire .410 shotshells. Carbon Caper: Rico Morgan Book 2 American Gunsmith authors also pursue other writing.

Ray Ordorica released the second novel of his Rico Morgan series, Carbon Caper. Available as e Book or print from Amazon, Amazon.com/dp/B07QZVYWNT A triple murder in back-woods Idaho has Rico Morgan stumped. Two well-known TV personalities and a bum, dead for what reason? Could it be diamonds? Maybe one big one? The murders lead Rico, Mole and the gang to adventures in Mexico City, then into the lion’s den in Caracas. Thing is, the lion hired ‘em!

Rogue CIA men throw a wrench in the works, and the Russian presence in Venezuela doesn’t help. It’s a rock-hard tale as modern as tomorrow, and it has nothin’ to do with climate! Interview with Ray Ordorica: So Rico and Mole are at it again, eh? Why Caracas? Actually I had no idea we’d be going to Caracas when I had the guys in the canoe in chapter one. Nor did I know what was stolen. The story evolved from news events. But then, why not Caracas?

The Venezuelan scene is hot in today’s news and even more turbulent than in the book. The rock mentioned is also a big news item. Most of the big news events in the story are true, though I took some liberty with the leaders in Vee Zee… There are some really spooky images of the blacked-out city online. It’s also the murder capitol of the world, with 98% never solved. That bit about the big Linebaugh revolver… True? The .475 and .500 Linebaughs have indeed killed elephant.

I had one for some years and sold it for the reasons discussed in the book. If you hold a hugely powerful gun like the .500 Linebaugh wrong you’re going to get badly hurt. Current loadings for it are even more scary than what’s presented in the book. Remington RM380 I have a customer that brought in a RM380 that is missing a magazine release spring. Have you done a disassembly article on this? I have a spring but am unsure how it fits; it appears to fit inside the magazine well but can’t tell how it engages.

Sam Caudell SC Mercantile & Gunshop,LLC From author Mark R. Hollensen. I looked and found no American Gunsmith articles on this. The online owner’s manual from Remington has the best schematic for viewing but still does not show exactly how the spring fits into the frame. Sorry I can’t be of more assistance here. AG