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June 2014
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7 articles · 31 pages
Page 5
Old Technology, Stale Designs, Part One
An editorial by Paul Mazan. I am getting tired of gun magazines crammed full of stories about AR-15s, 1911s, Glocks and Glock look-alikes. The American firearms industry used to be known for innovation. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the…
Pages 6–8
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Three
Why squaring the receiver face is mandatory before joining it to a barrel.
Pages 9–15
Building The 90 Grain AR-15, Part Three
All of my 90 grain AR-15 loading data was developed in Wylde chambers, being a good compromise chamber when shooting both 77s at the 200 and 300 yard lines and 90s for 600 and 1000 yard lines. I…
Pages 16–18
Reshaping Too Large Cheek Pieces
How to create a better looking rifle stock, whether it is a two piece or standard.
Pages 19–22
Assessing Barrel Wear, Part One
While more like reading tea leaves than hard science, there are clues in determining barrel wear.
Pages 23–27
Shop-Made Mini-14 Gas Block Wrench
Working on the Ruger Mini-14 gas block should not be part of routine maintenance, however, when that time comes you need a plan, and perhaps a special tool, to make the job go smoothly.
Pages 28–29
Reader Forum
Remington Repair I have a Remington 700 with a plastic tip and some marks on it. I called Remington and they said it couldn’t be sanded and must be replaced. The stock looks very nice and I still…
In This Collection
- Old Technology, Stale Designs, Part One p. 2
- Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Three pp. 3-5
- Building The 90 Grain AR-15, Part Three pp. 6-10
- Reshaping Too Large Cheek Pieces pp. 11-13
- Assessing Barrel Wear, Part One pp. 14-17
- Shop-Made Mini-14 Gas Block Wrench pp. 18-22
- Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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