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June 2017
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7 articles · 31 pages
Page 5
Osprey Rifle Books
The Industrial Revolution provided the technological means to mass produce sufficient quantities of reliable, rifled firearms to make formal, massed marksmanship a worthy pursuit for militaries. No longer considered a bayonet handle capable of a few volleys before…
Pages 6–9
Working Inexpensive 1911s
1911 parts compatibility is sometimes an issue. Here’s what I’ve found about parts interchangeability and reliability working with 1911s from Armscor/Rock Island, High Standard, and Cimarron.
Pages 10–18
Encyclopedic Error
Debunking old wives’ tales in gunsmithing the AR-15.
Pages 19–20
Model 94 Custom Repair
An analysis of a non-functioning Model 94 Winchester followed by an unusual repair puts the revered old gun right back into the deer woods.
Pages 21–24
Remington Model 24: Old Or New Style?
Here’s how to recognize and work with the differences between old and new-style versions of the Remington 24.
Pages 25–27
Spring Making Made Easy
Spring making is no mystery. Here’s how you can add this to your gunsmithing services.
Pages 28–29
Reader Forum
Group Gauge There it is again, one of those “Why didn’t I think of that?” articles. Paul Mazan’s “Making A Group Gauge” in the April 2017 issue has given me another interesting shop project. I have always carried…
In This Collection
- Osprey Rifle Books p. 2
- Working Inexpensive 1911s pp. 3-6
- Encyclopedic Error pp. 7-13
- Model 94 Custom Repair pp. 14-15
- Remington Model 24: Old Or New Style? pp. 16-19
- Spring Making Made Easy pp. 20-22
- Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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