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July 2006

July 2006 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 07

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7 articles · 30 pages

Page 5

NRA-Beeman Tour a Leader in Diversity

At a time when popular competitive sports such as auto racing, archery, golf, and swimming, are looking to diversify their participant base, one shooting-sports tour has quietly emerged as a world leader. The NRA-Beeman Grand Prix Championship for…

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Pages 6–10

Disassembly/Reassembly of the Stevens Model 200 Rifle

Savage Arms has revived the name of a revered old acquaintance and applied it to a familiar bolt-action platform.

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Pages 11–15

Headspace: Measurements and Corrections

In a recent article, we established what headspace is and what it isn’t. In this report, the author covers measuring headspace and correcting it if it’s excessive or insufficient.

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Pages 16–17

Making a Laminated Rifle Buttplate

A custom-made laminated-plastic buttplate could be the perfect final touch for that special target rifle.

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Pages 18–20

Fabricating Firing Pins

If you’ve ever tried to find replacement parts for an older firearm, you know the difficulty that’s usually involved. Many times, you’re money ahead to forget the search and simply make the part from scratch.

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Pages 21–23

Working the Colt Single Action Army Model 1873

After more than 130 years of nearly continuous production, the SAA remains one of the world’s most popular revolvers.

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Pages 24–28

Reader Forum

Scoping the Hi-Point Carbine The January 2004 issue had an article on scoping the Hi-Point Model 995 carbine. It was a very well-written and informative article. I recently found a much simpler way of scoping the rifle utilizing…

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  1. NRA-Beeman Tour a Leader in Diversity p. 2
  2. Disassembly/Reassembly of the Stevens Model 200 Rifle pp. 3-7
  3. Headspace: Measurements and Corrections pp. 8-13, 15
  4. Making a Laminated Rifle Buttplate pp. 14-15
  5. Fabricating Firing Pins pp. 16-18
  6. Working the Colt Single Action Army Model 1873 pp. 19-21
  7. Reader Forum pp. 22-24
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