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April 2014

April 2014 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

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6 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

More From Bill’s Bench

Tips from Gunsmith William L. Henwood, Quincy CA 95971, Holding Tapered Parts Tired of having tapered parts, such as barrels, squirting out of your machine or bench vise? These jaw liners will tightly grip parts with a tapering…

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Pages 6–11

Remington 760 Assembly/Disassembly

This iconic, century-old pump action rifle is still going strong.

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Pages 12–16

Building The 90 Grain AR-15, Part One

An overview of building competition/precision .223/5.56 AR-15 rifles to handle the heavy bullet, long-range loads.

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Pages 17–20

Precision Barrel Fitting, Part One

The first in a series to guide gunsmiths with some machine tool experience for chambering and fitting a rifle barrel safely.

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Pages 21–25

The Ruger LCP

Common problems with Ruger’s Lightweight Compact Pistol and getting it up and running.

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Pages 26–27

Reader Forum

Shotgun and Back Issues I’m writing for help identifying a 12 gauge shotgun I recently bought. The shotgun is marked “National Fire- Arms Co.” on the barrel, “12 GA.” on top of the chamber and “Modified Choke” on…

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In This Collection

  1. More From Bill’s Bench p. 2
  2. Remington 760 Assembly/Disassembly pp. 3-8
  3. Building The 90 Grain AR-15, Part One pp. 9-13
  4. Precision Barrel Fitting, Part One pp. 14-17
  5. The Ruger LCP pp. 18-21
  6. Reader Forum pp. 22, 24
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