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December 2016 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 12

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8 articles · 28 pages

Page 5

Navy SEAL Shooting

Chris Sajnog is a retired Navy SEAL, completing active duty in 2009. In addition to his normal duties, Sajnog was a Navy SEAL Master Firearms Instructor and developed curriculum for the SEAL’s sniper program. Since retiring, he has…

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Pages 6–7

SCCY Handguns

An overview of the SCCY CPX1 and CPX2.

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Pages 8–14

Gain Twist Barrels For Palma

The first Palma Trophy Match was held on September 13- 14, 1876 at Creedmoor Range, Long Island, New York with competing teams from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, and the United States. Since then, 27 official competitions have been…

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Pages 15–17

Making ‘Smithing Tools

Make tools that are easily made and save your money for those things you can’t make.

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Pages 18–20

New Model 1911 Trigger Jobs

Colt’s new Model Series 70 and the Series 80 feature a firing pin block/ drop safety. Here’s how to perform a trigger job on them.

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Pages 21–22

Winchester Model 67 Sight Renovation

Making a rear sight elevator and front sight bead for a Winchester Model 67 turned out to be a good reason to go over the whole rifle.

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Pages 23–24

New 1911 Grip Screws

A new and much needed improvement of grip screw bushings for 1911s.

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Pages 25–26

Reader Forum

Spring ield 67H I have a Model 67H Springfield 12 gauge pump shotgun and need an instruction manual and parts for it. Any advice where I can go? Also, in the October 2016 Reader Forum about “Accuracy problems”…

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In This Collection

  1. Navy SEAL Shooting p. 2
  2. SCCY Handguns pp. 3-4
  3. Gain Twist Barrels For Palma pp. 5-11
  4. Making ‘Smithing Tools pp. 12-14
  5. New Model 1911 Trigger Jobs pp. 15-17
  6. Winchester Model 67 Sight Renovation pp. 18-19
  7. New 1911 Grip Screws pp. 20-21
  8. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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