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July 2016

July 2016 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 07

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8 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

American Hunter

How Legendary Hunters Shaped America

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Pages 6–9

Jimenez Handguns

Purchases of inexpensive firearms will continue for as long as there are non-wealthy gun owners. Such guns will probably need service eventually if the owner wants to keep it running. I’ve had a variety of Jimenez handguns in…

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Pages 10–15

AR-15 Diagnostics

Most semi-automatic firearms lock the bolt or slide to the rear on the last shot. Here we’ll discuss what to do with an AR-15 that doesn’t.

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Pages 16–18

Mauser Magazine Modiication

How to feed your Mauser a “Swift” diet.

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Pages 19–20

M1 Garand: .35 Whelen Conversion

Converting John Garand’s self-loading rifle to a potent medium bore cartridge. Here’s how to sporterize a World War II battlefield classic.

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Pages 21–22

Is Restoration Worth It?

A badly-repaired shotgun tests whether restoration or replacement might be the best approach.

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Pages 23–25

Ithaca Model 49

Working a classic lever action rimfire rifle.

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Pages 26–27

Reader Forum

Article Error I believe there is an error in the article, “Correct Handgun Sight Adjustment” in the May 2016 issue. On page 18 in the Adjusting Sights section, the author mentions filing the front sight in order to…

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In This Collection

  1. American Hunter p. 2
  2. Jimenez Handguns pp. 3-6
  3. AR-15 Diagnostics pp. 7-12
  4. Mauser Magazine Modiication pp. 13-15
  5. M1 Garand: .35 Whelen Conversion pp. 16-17
  6. Is Restoration Worth It? pp. 18-19
  7. Ithaca Model 49 pp. 20-22
  8. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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