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December 2006

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Issue 12

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7 articles · 28 pages

Page 5

Marksmanship Is Front-Page News Again

Not since the golden age of marksmanship in the Victorian era has a shooting-sports event commanded the front page of daily newspapers. During the latter part of the 19th Century, articles about the shooting matches at the National…

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Pages 6–8

Insights on Taurus’ New PT 19 And Its Possibilities for Custom

The PT is a top-notch defensive pistol as it comes out of the box. And like other Series- 80 pistols, it can also be transformed into a target gun.

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Pages 9–11

Rebarreling the Remington Model 504 .22 LR

Some rifles are easier to rebarrel than others. The Remington Model 504-T requires a little extra thought and a few extra steps, but the end result is a fine-shooting rimfire rifle.

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Pages 12–14

Turn an Older Marlin Model 336 Into the New 336 XLR

Mechanically, the lever-action will still be a 336, but a simple modification or two will allow it to shoot farther, more accurately, and hit harder. Here’s how.

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Pages 15–17

Stalking the Wild-Walnut Stain and Stock Filler

The author readily admits he might have taken the do-it-yourself idea a bit too far, but you’ll probably enjoy reading the story nonetheless.

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Pages 18–21

Disassembly of the Remington-Keene Bolt-Action

A real find for a collector or cowboy shooter, the Remington-Keene is an early big-bore bolt-action that’s fed from a tubular magazine.

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Pages 22–26

Reader Forum

Gun Kote Bead Blasting In the August 06 issue of American Gunsmith, I noticed you discouraged blasting with glass beads as a preparation for Gun Kote finishes. Your rationale? I consider aluminum oxide a little too aggressive for…

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In This Collection

  1. Marksmanship Is Front-Page News Again p. 2
  2. Insights on Taurus’ New PT 19 And Its Possibilities for Custom pp. 3-5
  3. Rebarreling the Remington Model 504 .22 LR pp. 7-9
  4. Turn an Older Marlin Model 336 Into the New 336 XLR pp. 10-13, 16
  5. Stalking the Wild-Walnut Stain and Stock Filler pp. 14-16
  6. Disassembly of the Remington-Keene Bolt-Action pp. 17-21
  7. Reader Forum pp. 22-24
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