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April 2012

April 2012 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 04

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7 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

Shooting Competitions Help Gunsmiths

Shooting competitions happen throughout the year but season heats up as the weather does. Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, IDPA, USPSA, Three-Gun, Sensible Shooter, Cowboy Action, High Power, Bullseye, Benchrest, F-Class, Hunter Shooter and many more events are in…

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Pages 6–10

Ruger Speed Strip

How to field strip Ruger pistols. Fast. A useful modification to the handgun that made Sturm-Ruger happen.

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Pages 11–15

Machined Stocks In Classic Custom Rifles, Part 2

Finishing up a machined stock into a custom, classic style.

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Pages 16–19

Applying Ultra Bore Coat To Defeat Copper Fouling

Copper removal is an issue in the proper maintenance of centerfire rifle bores and Ultra Bore from Dyna-Tek Coatings is a solution.

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Pages 20–22

Working Guns For Working Guys

Top end equipment is nice but not readily affordable for those of us with kids and a mortgage. Here’s how to get the most out of pedestrian gear.

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Pages 23–25

Headspacing 101

The sometimes misunderstood subject of cartridge headspacing leads shooters to complicate an otherwise rudimentary part of firearms.

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Pages 26–27

Reader Forum

Refurbishing Stevens M-44 I recently purchased a Stevens M- 44. It was priced right and was a very clean rifle. The problem is that it’s chambered for the .32 Long Rimfire. I expect the cartridge is the reason…

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  1. Shooting Competitions Help Gunsmiths p. 2
  2. Ruger Speed Strip pp. 3-7
  3. Machined Stocks In Classic Custom Rifles, Part 2 pp. 8-12
  4. Applying Ultra Bore Coat To Defeat Copper Fouling pp. 13-16
  5. Working Guns For Working Guys pp. 17-19
  6. Headspacing 101 pp. 20-22
  7. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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