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July 2013
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8 articles · 29 pages
Page 5
Soft Skills
From Range Report (rangereport.org), tips on better serving your customers. Gunsmiths and shooting range employees can be incredible resources for product knowledge. Most have extensive training and can accurately and thoughtfully help a customer select the most appropriate…
Pages 6–9
Working A Mare’s Leg
Henry Repeating Arms brings back a favorite from the days of black and white TV.
Pages 10–12
Stock Stiffening: A New And Effective Way
This somewhat unusual, but very effective, method of adding rigidity to a target stock resembles endoscopic surgery in its approach, but the result is better accuracy.
Pages 13–14
Jukar Pistol Restoration
the bad. So it was with an old rusted-up Jukar Spain .45 caliber black powder pistol.
Pages 15–19
Convincing 1911 Pistols To Feed And Function
Despite the modern trend to highly reliable and well designed 1911-type handguns, we still see the occasional problem in feed reliability. Some of the problem comes with the current crop of foreign-produced budget pistols. They are minimal, but…
Pages 20–23
Timney Safety Fitting On The 96 Mauser
If you are going to mount a scope on a 96 or other military Mauser, it is necessary to replace the original safety to provide for clearance. There are several options.
Pages 24–25
.455 Webley Revolver
Accuracy with the .455 Webley and .45 ACP ammunition had been disappointing. Here’s how a little bit of good gunsmithing can help fix it.
Pages 26–27
Reader Forum
High Standard Double Nine I need some help fitting anew “finger” in a High Standard Double Nine. This gadget rotates the cylinder to the next stop and I’m at a loss on getting it fitted and working. J.…
In This Collection
- Soft Skills p. 2
- Working A Mare’s Leg pp. 3-6
- Stock Stiffening: A New And Effective Way pp. 7-9
- Jukar Pistol Restoration pp. 10-11
- Convincing 1911 Pistols To Feed And Function pp. 12-16
- Timney Safety Fitting On The 96 Mauser pp. 17-20
- .455 Webley Revolver pp. 21-22
- Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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