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July 2020 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 07

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8 articles · 30 pages

Page 5

CMC Triggers Barrels

CMC Triggers Corp. has released anew line of AR-15 barrels. The company added Match Precision Glock barrels to their line in 2018. Since then, CMC had the objective of developing a series of high-quality AR Barrels that complement…

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Pages 6–11

Working Hopkins & Allen Revolvers, Part 1

A four-part series examining the once prolifically-produced Hopkins & Allen revolvers that are making a surprising comeback among collectors and cowboy action shooters.

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Pages 12–16

The AR-7

Working the Charter Arms AR-7 Explorer rifles and variants.

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Pages 17–19

Online Gun Auctions

A few words of advice for anyone chasing that “deal of a lifetime”.

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Page 20

Marlin 1895 Magazine

Creating an extended magazine for the .45-70 1895 XLR Marlin.

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Pages 21–23

Smith & Wesson M&P 40 Trigger Kit Installation

The trigger travel and pull weight can be significantly reduced on striker fired handguns with the installation of an aftermarket trigger kit. This is how I did it on a Smith & Wesson M&P 40.

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Pages 24–26

Cold Bluing

How I used a cold blue liquid to make an old shotgun look like new.

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Pages 27–28

Reader Forum

Suppressors In Michigan, suppressors are becoming quite popular and I have received several requests for barrels cut to an over 16" length and then crowned and threaded. I have discovered Mark Bozek many garden variety (budget model) barrels…

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In This Collection

  1. CMC Triggers Barrels p. 2
  2. Working Hopkins & Allen Revolvers, Part 1 pp. 3-8
  3. The AR-7 pp. 9-13
  4. Online Gun Auctions pp. 14-16
  5. Marlin 1895 Magazine p. 17
  6. Smith & Wesson M&P 40 Trigger Kit Installation pp. 18-20
  7. Cold Bluing pp. 21-23
  8. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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