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April 2021
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8 articles · 29 pages
Page 5
1911 Parts Kits
Here are some kits and parts for building custom 1911 handguns. American Weapons Components (AmericanWeaponsComponents.com, is offering their 1911 80% Government Kit for building a personalized and custom 1911. As an unfinished (80%) frame, this is a not…
Pages 6–9
Ruger 22/45 Mark III
How to reassemble a Ruger rimfire handgun from a box of parts.
Pages 10–14
AR-15 Fliers, Part 3
Let’s move on from basic AR design flaws and ammunition into other contributors to fliers. The first of these are iron sights that fail to track, have lags in tracking, or dead spots. I have been shooting Stoner…
Pages 15–18
Improved Mossberg MVP
The Mossberg MVP Patrol is a 5.56mm hybrid scout rifle. Here’s how I fixed cartridge feed problems and improved it.
Pages 19–21
Extended Firing Pin for AR-15 Ignition Woes
Some imported ammunition use hard primers that can fail to ignite AR-type firearms. Here’s a quick, reversible, and inexpensive remedy for ignition woes.
Pages 22–24
Glass Bedding Shotguns
Repair of inlet problems in shotgun stocks, repairing cracks, repeating splits, metal-wood looseness, and similar can be resolved with glass bedding.
Page 25
Firing Pin Gauge
Measuring firing pin protrusion can identify one reason for light primer strikes and misfires. Here’s how I made my own gauge.
Pages 26–27
Reader Forum
Joe Carlos Articles I was flipping through the recent American Gunsmith while “monitoring” a remote work telecom. I’m a retired Air Force Combat Controller and always been a gun nerd and tinkerer. While not a gunsmith, I subscribed…
In This Collection
- 1911 Parts Kits p. 2
- Ruger 22/45 Mark III pp. 3-6
- AR-15 Fliers, Part 3 pp. 7-11
- Improved Mossberg MVP pp. 12-15
- Extended Firing Pin for AR-15 Ignition Woes pp. 16-18
- Glass Bedding Shotguns pp. 19-21
- Firing Pin Gauge p. 22
- Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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