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January 2006

January 2006 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

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7 articles · 28 pages

Page 5

Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act Signed into Law

On October 20th, as I worked diligently on this issue, two emails arrived in my inbox almost simultaneously. Both concerned the passage in the House of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (S.397), which had recently…

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Pages 6–8

Reducing Thor to Mortal Proportions

Named after the mythical Norse god, EAA’s Thor is capable of bringing down the largest game and shows great promise as a silhouette shooter.

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Pages 9–12

Precision Drilling And Tapping Techniques

With a few simple tips and an accurate setup, you can drill and tap holes for sight mounts or scope bas es better than what’s done by most firearm manufacturers.

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Pages 13–14

Dampening Barrel Vibration For Improved Accuracy

Only minor gunsmithing is required—namely, removal of the front sight—to install the Limb Saver Barrel De-Resonator. And a simple test shows that it does work.

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Pages 15–18

Perform a Trigger Job On the Beretta A391 Xtrema

Reshaping the hammer can solve the trigger-adjustment problems on this popular Beretta shotgun.

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Pages 19–23

Working the Smith & Wesson .45 Model No. 3 Schofield Revolvers

With modifications patented by Major George W. Schofield, Smith & Wesson’s top-break Mod el No. 3 revolver became a well-known and well-respected sidearm for the U. S. Cavalry.

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Pages 24–26

Reader Forum

Mosin-Nagant Conversion? I have a M44 Mosin-Nagant that I would like to rebarrel to .30-30 Win. What are your thoughts on this idea? Will the smaller rim diameter of the .30-30 cause me any problems? If so, how…

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  1. Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act Signed into Law p. 2
  2. Reducing Thor to Mortal Proportions pp. 3-5
  3. Precision Drilling And Tapping Techniques pp. 7-9, 21
  4. Dampening Barrel Vibration For Improved Accuracy pp. 10-13
  5. Perform a Trigger Job On the Beretta A391 Xtrema pp. 14-16, 21
  6. Working the Smith & Wesson .45 Model No. 3 Schofield Revolvers pp. 17-21
  7. Reader Forum pp. 22-24
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