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May 2021 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 05

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7 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

World of Guns

Noble Empire Inc. was founded in 2009 and has over a dozen employees based in the United States and Europe. Since its founding, the company has been developing firearms simulators and encyclopedias, culminating in their World of Guns…

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Pages 6–11

Winchester 1890

The case of the poorly-lined Winchester 1890 barrel. Here’s how I refurbished this classic 22 Short takedown rifle.

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Pages 12–17

Beretta 81 Cheetah

Now more commonly available from Italy, the 32 ACP Beretta 81 Cheetah will likely cross your bench. Here’s how to work on them.

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Pages 18–20

Kit Muzzleloaders

How to build flintlock or percussion lock muzzleloaders from a kit.

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Pages 21–24

Anatomy of a Blow Up

Preventing problems posed from prodigious pressures.

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Pages 25–26

Where Are You Going?

An overview of getting into the gunsmithing profession.

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Page 27

Reader Forum

While I haven’t tried testing the forward assist method, the bread crumbs just weren’t luring me in that direction. Had the guys who were experimenting with that modification to Doug’s technique been coming back with rave reviews and…

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In This Collection

  1. World of Guns p. 2
  2. Winchester 1890 pp. 3-8
  3. Beretta 81 Cheetah pp. 9-14
  4. Kit Muzzleloaders pp. 15-17
  5. Anatomy of a Blow Up pp. 18-21
  6. Where Are You Going? pp. 22-23
  7. Reader Forum p. 24
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