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December 2009
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7 articles · 27 pages
Page 5
Statistics Can Prove Anything
You’ve probably heard the quote from Mark Twain about the three kinds of lies. You know...“lies, damned lies, and statistics.” But you might never have heard of a statistics-gathering outfit known as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System…
Pages 6–10
Disassembly and Reassembly Of the Remington 887 Shotgun
Designed especially for waterfowlers and new in all the right ways, the 887 surpasses the bestselling pump gun ever made (the 870) in many respects.
Pages 11–14
Accurizing AR-Type Rifles and Carbines, Part 2
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.
Pages 15–16
‘Detail Cleaning’ the Low-Tech Way
Here’s how to do a pretty thorough cleaning job on any firearm—even if you don’t want to (or don’t know how to) take it completely apart.
Pages 17–19
Salvage It or Scrap It?
A gun that some professionals would relegate to the parts bin can provide a rewarding challenge to the amateur ’smith.
Pages 20–23
Working the Plant Front-Loading ‘Army’ Revolver
Some of the thousands of Plants may still be in use today in their “alternate mode” as percussion revolvers. But the odd frontloading Plant metallic cartridge failed to “make the cut.”
Pages 24–25
Reader Forum
Kahr Accuracy Problem I had a bad accuracy problem while shooting my Kahr P40 last weekend. I started out shooting great, but after awhile I couldn’t get a shot on the target. Then, I happened to look at…
In This Collection
- Statistics Can Prove Anything p. 2
- Disassembly and Reassembly Of the Remington 887 Shotgun pp. 3-7
- Accurizing AR-Type Rifles and Carbines, Part 2 pp. 8-11
- ‘Detail Cleaning’ the Low-Tech Way pp. 14-15
- Salvage It or Scrap It? pp. 16-17, 21
- Working the Plant Front-Loading ‘Army’ Revolver pp. 18-22
- Reader Forum pp. 23-24
MFGAxis Discussion