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September 2007

September 2007 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

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8 articles · 30 pages

Page 5

OSHA Bureaucrats Threaten to Regulate The Firearms Industry Out of Business

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)“the government agency charged with assuring the safety and health of America’s workforce’is proposing a rule that would affect the manufacturing, transportation, and storage of small-arms ammunition, primers, and smokeless propellants. According…

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Pages 6–10

Disassembly and Reassembly of the Beretta 90-Two

No, it’s not exactly GI Joe’s Model 92. Here’s what you need to know about the differences in order to avoid problems in reassembly.

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Pages 11–13

Working with Springs

Understanding the role of the springs is crucial to understanding how a given firearm was designed to function’and why it doesn’t when it malfunctions.

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Pages 14–16

Stocking the Rare Stahl Martin

Creating a new stock for this high-end antique rifle called for the use of some Old World craftsmanship combined with some modern machinery.

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Pages 17–19

Build a Recoil-Pad Grinding and Fitting System

This do-it-yourself pad-grinding system is adjustable for a precise fit, and virtually eliminates the problem of the associated airborne dust and dirt.

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Page 20

Increase Your Per-Gun Income

There are many ways to increase your income. First and foremost, however, you have to establish a minimum price’and profit’ for even the smallest jobs.

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Pages 21–24

Working the Remington Rolling Block Rifle

Produced in staggering numbers, the Remington Rolling Block is one of the most popular and easily recognized of the 19th-century single-shot rifle designs.

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Pages 25–28

Reader Forum

M7400 Extraction Problems First, I love your magazine. I have a Remington Model 7400 in .270. Every few shells, the spent brass ejects about 1/4 inch and seems to swell into the chamber. If you bounce the bolt…

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  1. OSHA Bureaucrats Threaten to Regulate The Firearms Industry Out of Business p. 2
  2. Disassembly and Reassembly of the Beretta 90-Two pp. 3-6, 16
  3. Working with Springs pp. 7-9
  4. Stocking the Rare Stahl Martin pp. 10-13, 22
  5. Build a Recoil-Pad Grinding and Fitting System pp. 14-16
  6. Increase Your Per-Gun Income p. 17
  7. Working the Remington Rolling Block Rifle pp. 18-19, 21-22
  8. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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