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August 2007
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8 articles · 30 pages
Page 5
A “Good” Gun-Control Law?
Earlier this year, after Seung Hui Cho went on his rampage at Virginia Tech, I wanted to write about’no, I wanted to scream about’t he need to keep guns out of the hands of these nutjobs and about…
Pages 6–8
Working the New NAA Guardian Pistols
The Guardian can still be classified as a “baby auto-loader,” but, ballistically, the newer versions are in a class by themselves.
Page 9
Soliciting Work From Gun Retailers
To build your gunsmithing business, you’ll want to build relationships with other small-business owners’and beware of wasting time with “dealers.”
Pages 10–12
Scope-Ring Alignment: A Critical Accuracy Factor
The best scopes call for the best mounting methods, and that means the use of special tools and techniques for ensuring the proper alignment of the mounting rings.
Pages 13–15
Adjusting the Remington 700 Trigger
Although the new Model 700 trigger is a complete redesign of the old, adjusting it for pull weight, travel, and sear engagement is still as simple as A, B, C.
Pages 16–19
Thoughts on Accurizing the M1 Garand
Volumes have been written on accurizing and sporterizing the Garand, but everything starts with a careful and thorough initial disassembly and inspection.
Pages 20–23
Working the Marlin Model 1894
Thanks largely to interest from cowboyaction shooters, this once-popular leveraction has been rereleased and is gaining in popularity once again.
Pages 24–28
Reader Forum
Replace Model 742 Extractor I have a book on the Remington Model 742, but it doesn’t go into detail on my problem. What I need is this: I have a broken extractor, and don’t know how to get…
In This Collection
- A “Good” Gun-Control Law? p. 2
- Working the New NAA Guardian Pistols pp. 3, 5-6
- Soliciting Work From Gun Retailers p. 7
- Scope-Ring Alignment: A Critical Accuracy Factor pp. 8-9, 21
- Adjusting the Remington 700 Trigger pp. 10-11, 21
- Thoughts on Accurizing the M1 Garand pp. 12-15
- Working the Marlin Model 1894 pp. 16-19
- Reader Forum pp. 22-24
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