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July 2012

July 2012 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 07

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7 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

Sons of Guns Receives “F”

” The following is an editorial opinion from Alex Hamilton of The American Pistolsmiths Guild, Inc. In the world of “reality” TV the alligator catchers, snake charmers, hoarders, distraught wives, bare hand fishermen, swamp people, one eyed womanizers…

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Pages 6–10

Anschutz Model 64 B

No matter how poorly you speak German, spell it Anschutz. Here’s a profile on Die Meister Macher and how they make a sporting rifle.

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Pages 11–15

Checkering A Gunstock Is Easy

Not quite as difficult as sometimes imagined, with a proper process good checkering can be done by anybody.

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Pages 16–19

Custom Open Shotgun Sights For Slug Shooting

Installation of open sights on a shotgun for use with slugs makes an ideal deer hunting gun. Finding the right sights to fit your particular gun can pose a problem. Two of my recent projects involving Franchi Model…

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Pages 20–22

Winchester Model 490 Disassembly and Assembly Procedures

How to tear down, clean and assemble a Winchester Model 490 rifle.

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Pages 23–24

Rifle Zeroing Issues

Ri le Zeroing Issues How many shots does it take to evaluate a rifle’s performance?

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Pages 25–27

Reader Forum

Taurus 58 and 38S I have a Taurus 58 .380 ACP and am thinking of buying a Taurus 38S .38 Super. Do you have any information or resources regarding these two pistols? These are both medium frames and…

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  1. Sons of Guns Receives “F” p. 2
  2. Anschutz Model 64 B pp. 3-7
  3. Checkering A Gunstock Is Easy pp. 8-12
  4. Custom Open Shotgun Sights For Slug Shooting pp. 13-16
  5. Winchester Model 490 Disassembly and Assembly Procedures pp. 17-19
  6. Rifle Zeroing Issues pp. 20-21
  7. Reader Forum pp. 22-24
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