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November 2009

November 2009 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 11

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7 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

Firearm Industry Shows Sustained Growth in 2009

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced just as this issue went to press that the recent recession, the worst in 30 years, is “likely over.” I’m not sure what he means by “likely”—it ain’t over if you’re out…

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Pages 6–10

Disassembly and Reassembly Of the Sig Sauer P250 Pistol

An elegantly simple steel receiver and interchangeable grip frames combine to make this new pistol incredibly versatile.

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Pages 11–14

Accurizing AR-Type Rifles and Carbines, Part 1

With some basic steps and afermarket parts, you can easily convert an out-of-the-box AR rifle or carbine into a respectable group shooter.

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Pages 15–16

Cold Bluing: Another Approach

Try this simple method of cold bluing to get a deep blue/ black finish‚ with only a little more time and effort than it takes to do a thorough cleaning job.

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Pages 17–18

Steel-Coat Bedding Enhancement: A Step Beyond Pillar Bedding

This simple extra step to the bedding process can help bring a wood-stocked rifle up to the same accuracy standard as one stocked with the best of the synthetic stocks.

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Pages 19–23

Working the Great Western Single Action Army

Thousands of these Colt clones were produced in the 1950s during a period when Colt had suspended production of the “Peacemaker.”

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Pages 24–27

Reader Forum

Rechambering the Stalker A customer brought me a Browning Stalker in .300 Win Mag. He wants it trued and rebarreled, and also wants to change the chambering. Will he have to stay with the .300 H&H family of…

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  1. Firearm Industry Shows Sustained Growth in 2009 p. 2
  2. Disassembly and Reassembly Of the Sig Sauer P250 Pistol pp. 3-7
  3. Accurizing AR-Type Rifles and Carbines, Part 1 pp. 8-10, 14
  4. Cold Bluing: Another Approach pp. 11-14
  5. Steel-Coat Bedding Enhancement: A Step Beyond Pillar Bedding pp. 15-16
  6. Working the Great Western Single Action Army pp. 17-21
  7. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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