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July 2014
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7 articles · 30 pages
Page 5
Old Technology, Stale Designs, Part Two
An editorial by Paul Mazan. During a SHOT Show long ago, a rep from an American shotgun maker asked me what they were missing in the marketplace. I suggested a good double shotgun for Cowboy Action. His response,…
Pages 6–9
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Four
Part Three ended with a mention of the barrel. It deserves much more than that.
Pages 10–13
Predicting Barrel Wear, Part Two
We’ll start with pitting and cleaning rod damage. In the decade plus that I was the armorer for the Army Reserve Shooting Team I replaced about as many barrels that were damaged by rough or improper cleaning or…
Pages 14–18
Renovating Sporterized M98 Mausers
Don’t automatically pass on old sporterized military rifles. You may be surprised in the value and accuracy they can deliver.
Pages 19–23
Refinishing Or Restoration?
Figuring out how best to improve a customer’s firearm will help you serve their needs best.
Pages 24–26
AR-15 Chamber Selection, Part One
If you want to start a good fight, get a barrel maker using button rifling in the same room as another manufacturer employing cut rifling. Perhaps the second bloodiest brew-ha would be to ask two armorers which is…
Pages 27–28
Reader Forum
Mossberg 500 I recently purchased a Mossberg 500 .410 pump-action shotgun with 24 inch barrel. Soon after, I began experiencing some ejection problems. The shotgun will chamber and extract, however, the it does not always eject a shotshell…
In This Collection
- Old Technology, Stale Designs, Part Two p. 2
- Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Four pp. 3-6
- Predicting Barrel Wear, Part Two pp. 7-10
- Renovating Sporterized M98 Mausers pp. 11-15
- Refinishing Or Restoration? pp. 16-19
- AR-15 Chamber Selection, Part One pp. 20-22
- Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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