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June 2012

June 2012 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 06

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7 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

Publicity Is Not A Promise

The notion of an “anti-gun media” is a lie. Outside of a small group of reporters, journalists and editors that let their personal opinions over step their impartiality, most media people, like most Americans, don’t have a strong…

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Pages 6–10

Century Arms Sting Ray

Introduced at the 2012 SHOT Show, the 9mm Sting Ray is a new entry from Century Arms into the CCW marketplace.

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Pages 11–15

1911 Reliability

Even Browning’s masterpiece needs tweaking to get it perfect.

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Pages 16–19

Silver Soldering

Silver soldering is useful for fabrication, repair and modification of small parts. Here is a collection of selected tricks and tips especially applicable for gun parts.

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Pages 20–21

A Unique Stock Bolt Design

A standard complaint by many single shot buffs is the inability to draw the butt stock up tightly to the frame due to the lack of a stock bolt. Here is an innovative way to get around that…

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Pages 22–25

Hawkeye Borescope

Peeking well inside the crevasses will help diagnose firearm ailments. The Hawkeye Borescope lets you do just that.

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Pages 26–27

Reader Forum

I have The NRA Gunsmithing Guide and that’s not the only thing I disagree with in the book. You try making a Vspring the way they show and it will not work. I also have Kuhnhausen’s The Mauser…

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In This Collection

  1. Publicity Is Not A Promise p. 2
  2. Century Arms Sting Ray pp. 3-7
  3. 1911 Reliability pp. 8-13
  4. Silver Soldering pp. 14-17
  5. A Unique Stock Bolt Design pp. 18-19
  6. Hawkeye Borescope pp. 20-23
  7. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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