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June 2004

June 2004 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 06

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7 articles · 30 pages

Page 5

Anti-Gun Amendments Derail Crucial Bill

Shortly before this issue went to press, anti-gun Senators succeeded in temporarily derailing a legal reform bill (S.1805) that would have stopped “junk” lawsuits against gun makers by tacking on gun-control amendments, despite a plea from President Bush…

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Pages 6–9

Disassembly/Reassembly of the Browning Model 1885 High Wall

The mechanical differences between the original Browning design and the early Winchesters were insignificant. But things have changed considerably.

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Pages 10–12

Making a Smoke-Free Muzzleloader Ignition Module

Some muzzleloaders tend to smoke up the action quite badly. Fortunately, there is a simple and practical measure that can be taken to correct this that can be applied to many guns.

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Pages 13–16

Adding a Manual Safety To the Glock Pistol

A simple kit and a simple set of fixtures make the installation a snap, and won’t void the pistol’s warranty.

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Pages 17–19

Testing the Kart EZ-Fit Barrel

The EZ-Fit barrel produces a remarkable improvement in accuracy with considerably less effort than fitting a standard match-grade barrel.

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Pages 20–26

Working the Winchester Model 50 and 59 Shotguns

The Winchester Model 50 was a departure from earlier efforts at creating a working longrecoil action, and instead used a new shortrecoil system with a floating chamber.

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Pages 27–28

Reader Forum

Old Ithaca Parts I’m looking for an extractor for an Ithaca Double Flues model, made about 1910, serial # 202144. Any information you could provide would be appreciated. Old Ithaca parts are available from Sharps Guns, Ltd., Dunville,…

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  1. Anti-Gun Amendments Derail Crucial Bill p. 2
  2. Disassembly/Reassembly of the Browning Model 1885 High Wall pp. 3-6
  3. Making a Smoke-Free Muzzleloader Ignition Module pp. 7-9
  4. Adding a Manual Safety To the Glock Pistol pp. 10-12, 22
  5. Testing the Kart EZ-Fit Barrel pp. 13-15
  6. Working the Winchester Model 50 and 59 Shotguns pp. 16-22
  7. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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