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March 2004
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7 articles · 31 pages
Page 5
Women and Guns
R. L. Wilson’s Silk and Steel, a just-released and richly illustrated encyclopedic history of women interested in firearms, is receiving strongly positive reviews, according to the NSSF’s Bullet Points newsletter, in part for revealing little-known facts about women’s…
Pages 6–9
Taking Down the Beretta U22 NEOS
It appears to be patterned after a space hero’s ray gun, but it shoots .22 Long Rifles rather than a death ray.
Pages 10–12
Choosing and Using Precision Measuring Instruments
The precise fitting of gun parts is an impossible task without accurate measuring instruments. Here’s a guide to the types available, their uses, and what you should expect to pay for quality tools.
Pages 13–14
Build an ‘Orthopedic’ Handgun
Few projects are more satisfying or rewarding than modifying a handgun for use by a physi cally challenged shooter.
Pages 15–18
Tech Topics
In this feature, we examine new tools and tooling, tips and techniques, and news items of interest to the gunsmithing community.
Pages 19–24
Troubleshooting the Steyr 1895 and 95/34 Straight-Pulls
Developed from the earlier straight-pull designs of 1886, 1890, and 1895, Hungary armed its troops with these unusual rifles until they were doomed to extinction by the ubiquitous ’98 Mauser.
Pages 25–29
Reader Forum
Rimfire Ruger I have a Ruger 10/22 rifle in my shop. The problem is ejecting unfired shells if not emptied while shooting. The only brand of shells it has problems with is CCI 22 LR. The customer had…
In This Collection
- Women and Guns p. 2
- Taking Down the Beretta U22 NEOS pp. 3-6
- Choosing and Using Precision Measuring Instruments pp. 7-9
- Build an ‘Orthopedic’ Handgun pp. 10-11
- Tech Topics pp. 12-15
- Troubleshooting the Steyr 1895 and 95/34 Straight-Pulls pp. 16-21
- Reader Forum pp. 22-24
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