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February 2004

February 2004 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

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7 articles · 30 pages

Page 5

Taurus Enters High-Tech Partnership

Just as this issue went to press, Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc., announced that they have formed a trilateral partnership to fasttrack the development of firearms that electronically recognize preauthorized individual users. The partnership was formed “to address the…

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Pages 6–8

Disassembly/Reassembly of The Henry Golden Boy Rifle

Named rifle of the year in 2001, the second thing you’ll probably be asked to do to this rifle is to give it a detailed cleaning.

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Pages 9–12

Getting a Grip on Older Colt D-Frame Revolvers

Finding grips for Colt’s older revolvers with the long grip frame can be difficult to downright frustrating. Some simple modifications will allow the use of grips made for the newer stubby frames.

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Pages 13–15

Retaining Screw Blues

Sometimes, a loose screw can became a “loose cannon,” causing multiple problems.

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Pages 16–18

Basic Air-Gun Repair

In most cases, the cheaper guns are better replaced than repaired, but repair of the superior-quality models can be an additional source of revenue for the gunsmith.

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Pages 19–23

Working S&W’s .32-Caliber New Departure/Safety Hammerless

These handsome revolvers’almost revolutionary in design when they were introduced’ were produced in huge quantities, and many are still in service today.

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Pages 24–28

Reader Forum

FAL Trigger Job I have a FAL metric with a terrible trigger (8-1/2 pounds pull). I know that there are adjustable triggers for ARs and such. But I can’t find one for the FAL. Do you have any…

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In This Collection

  1. Taurus Enters High-Tech Partnership p. 2
  2. Disassembly/Reassembly of The Henry Golden Boy Rifle pp. 3-5
  3. Getting a Grip on Older Colt D-Frame Revolvers pp. 7-9, 15
  4. Retaining Screw Blues pp. 10-12
  5. Basic Air-Gun Repair pp. 13-15
  6. Working S&W’s .32-Caliber New Departure/Safety Hammerless pp. 16-20
  7. Reader Forum pp. 22-24
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