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January 2020 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

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7 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

Gunsmith Poll

An idea for our target audience of gunsmiths from reader and contributor, John Tate. “Some gunsmiths live in jurisdictions and states where they can receive and return a firearm with no hassle. This is the case in my…

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Pages 6–10

MAB Pistol

Working the MAB Model D, Type II, 7.65mm pistol.

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Pages 11–15

Sporterizing Model 1896 Swedish Mausers

Finding anew life for an old Swedish military arm developed over a century ago and chambered for the 6.5x55mm Swedish cartridge would represent a formidable gunsmithing challenge.

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Pages 16–19

Maintaining Military Bolt Action Rifles

Military bolt action rifles are decades old but can continue giving many more years of service if cared for properly. Here’s how.

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Pages 20–22

Hunting Tactical Super Sixty

Hunting Tactical, maker of the HT60 stock, now offers an upgraded Marlin 60: The Super Sixty.

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Pages 23–25

Increasing Trigger Pull

Gunsmithing usually reduces trigger pull weight but there are times when an increase is called for, especially when restoring handguns.

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Pages 26–27

Reader Forum

Springfield Model 511 I have a Springfield Model 511 side-by-side shotgun with 3" 12 gauge chambers built by Savage. I would like to field strip it for a thorough cleaning but it’s unlike any other side-by-side in my…

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In This Collection

  1. Gunsmith Poll p. 2
  2. MAB Pistol pp. 3-7
  3. Sporterizing Model 1896 Swedish Mausers pp. 8-12
  4. Maintaining Military Bolt Action Rifles pp. 13-16
  5. Hunting Tactical Super Sixty pp. 17-19
  6. Increasing Trigger Pull pp. 20-22
  7. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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