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April 2004

April 2004 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

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7 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

NRA Foundation Awards $10.7 Million

The NRA Foundation announced recently that it had awarded a record $10.7 million in grants in 2003 to support nearly 1,800 gunsafety and shooter-education programs throughout the United States. Sixty-eight percent of the funding went toward NRA youth…

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Pages 6–10

Disassembly/Reassembly Of the Taurus Model 63

Except for a stock nut and a key-operated security system, this Taurus rifle is a dead ringer for the original Winchester.

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Pages 11–14

Scope Mounting: The Right Way

Scope mounting is often perceived as one of those simple tasks that almost anyone can do. And as long as the proper procedures are learned and followed, anyone can perform this task correctly.

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Pages 15–17

Converting a Percussion Revo to Centerfire

Cartridge conversions are nothing new, but there is at least one to go about the process.

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Pages 18–21

Applying Metal-Lined Bushings, Bedding, and Shims

Epoxy-based compounds like Brownells Accu-Weld can solve numerous gap-filling problems for the gunsmith. This technique, however, can add wearand chemical-resistance to the bonded surface.

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Pages 22–25

Working the First Pump Shotgun: The Spencer Slide-Action

Christopher Spencer, the well-known and highly respected rifle designer and developer, also produced the 19th century’s first pump shotgun.

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Pages 26–27

Reader Forum

Lightening M-N Trigger I have a Mosin-Nagant Model 91-30, 1943 rifle. It has a 9-1/2-pound trigger pull. It has a very strong firing pin spring and a strong trigger spring. I would like to lighten the trigger pull…

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  1. NRA Foundation Awards $10.7 Million p. 2
  2. Disassembly/Reassembly Of the Taurus Model 63 pp. 3-7
  3. Scope Mounting: The Right Way pp. 8-11
  4. Converting a Percussion Revo to Centerfire pp. 12-14
  5. Applying Metal-Lined Bushings, Bedding, and Shims pp. 15-17, 21
  6. Working the First Pump Shotgun: The Spencer Slide-Action pp. 18-21
  7. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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