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December 2007

December 2007 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 12

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7 articles · 27 pages

Page 5

Ahnold, We Thought We Knew Ye

If you recall, last month I reported on the California Senate’s passage of a bill requiring “microstamping” on firearms sold in California. Microstamping is a patented single-source process by which a firearm’s make, model, and serial number are…

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Pages 6–10

Disassembly and Reassembly of Taurus’ “The Judge” Revolver

This new Taurus wheelgun could be the best dual-purpose personal-defense/varminter ever created. It’s certain to be popular with subscribers to the “bigger is better” theory.

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Pages 11–13

Problem Solving with Aluminum Frame 1911-Type Pistols

Some aftermarket parts and special techniques can help to keep an aluminum-frame pistol from succumbing to wear or to repair one that’s already surrendered.

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Pages 14–17

Maintenance and Troubleshooting of AR-15-Type Rifles

Whether built by Colt, another quality gunmaker, or assembled on the owner’s kitchen table from parts, some simple procedures and helpful aftermarket parts can keep the AR firing smoothly.

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Pages 18–19

Micro-Lapping the Remington Model 700 Recoil Lug

The symmetry of the recoil-lug surfaces plays a vital part in the accuracy chain, and should not be overlooked when preparing a rifle for extreme accuracy.

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Pages 20–23

Working the Parker Top-Lever Model Double Shotgun

When a customer brings you a Parker shotgun, the chances are good that it’s been a member of the family for a long time, and it deserves to be treated like the heirloom it is.

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Pages 24–25

Reader Forum

Also as I was searching my back issues I remembered the “Gun Clinics.” I miss those articles, and always looked forward to them while I was on deployment in the Army. Rob Mueller Phoenix, Arizona Unfortunately, since we…

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In This Collection

  1. Ahnold, We Thought We Knew Ye p. 2
  2. Disassembly and Reassembly of Taurus’ “The Judge” Revolver pp. 3-6, 21
  3. Problem Solving with Aluminum Frame 1911-Type Pistols pp. 7-9
  4. Maintenance and Troubleshooting of AR-15-Type Rifles pp. 10-15
  5. Micro-Lapping the Remington Model 700 Recoil Lug pp. 16-17
  6. Working the Parker Top-Lever Model Double Shotgun pp. 18-22
  7. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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