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April 2010

April 2010 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 04

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7 articles · 27 pages

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Mass Media Shooting Sports

For the 2010 Winter Olympics, Time (Time.com) ran a series of “How They Train” segments interviewing athletes competing in the Games. Tim Burke (Tim Burke.us) of the US Biathlon team was interviewed by reporter Sean Gregory in a…

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Pages 6–9

Dissecting the Dan Wesson Revolver

Reports of the death of the Dan Wesson might be greatly exaggerated. Here’s how to treat one arriving in a plastic bag.

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Pages 10–11

Making a Custom Case-Neck Expander Die

Sometimes the gunsmith is the one to turn to for those hard-to-find items … especially precision parts that require special lathe work.

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Pages 12–14

Improving on a Perfect Stock Design

The Ruger #1 may be the perfect stock design, but the customer is always right! Here’s how to add a custom touch to the finest wood.

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Pages 15–18

Refinishing Gun Metal

Re inishing Gun Metal Multiple options for metal refinishing are possible on even the tightest budget. Here’s how to set your shop up on the cheap!

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Pages 19–22

The 1911 Trigger Action

Thanks to its remarkably tunable trigger, Browning’s masterpiece handgun design still sets the standard for custom builders. Here’s how to get the best trigger possible.

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Pages 23–25

Reader Forum

Wholesalers in Canada I’m anew member and hopefully you can help me in my request. I live in Saskatchewan within the Province of Alberta and British Columbia to the west and Manitoba and Ontario to the east. I…

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  1. Mass Media Shooting Sports p. 2
  2. Dissecting the Dan Wesson Revolver pp. 3-6
  3. Making a Custom Case-Neck Expander Die pp. 7-8
  4. Improving on a Perfect Stock Design pp. 9-11
  5. Refinishing Gun Metal pp. 14-17
  6. The 1911 Trigger Action pp. 18-21
  7. Reader Forum pp. 22-24
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