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April 2022

April 2022 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 04

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8 articles · 29 pages

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Midwest Industries

Midwest Industries makes a variety of accessories and parts for firearms, including the AR, AK, FN, Henry, Kel-Tec, HK, Marlin, SIG, Remington, Steyr, Benelli, and others. They also makes tools for gunsmiths. Their newest tool is a multi-use…

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Pages 6–10

Hill Country Rifles

Custom-built guns are the pinnacle of the gunsmithing art. Here’s how the gunsmiths at Hill Country Rifles make them.

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Pages 11–14

Fixing AR-15 Magazine Issues

The magazine is critical to any self-loading firearm and the AR-15 is a very popular self-loading rifle. Here’s how to maintain magazines for your and your customer’s rifles.

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Pages 15–17

Daniel Defense MK18 Replacement Parts Schedule

Daniel Defense shares their parts replacement schedule to ensure that your AR-15 is being maintained to the point of zero failures due to part wear. Here is what you need to know to work on them.

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Pages 18–20

Collecting Firearms

Many gun owners accumulate—not collect—guns. Here’s a guide to get started with an investment-grade firearm collection, for yourself or your customer.

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Pages 21–22

Lessons Learned

Making mistakes is guaranteed. Learning from them is optional. Here is some of the learning I’ve earned.

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Pages 23–24

Bad Ace Tactical No-Drill Mounts

Bad Ace Tactical offers no-drill, no-tap scope mounts for many classic rifles.

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Pages 25–27

Reader Forum

BSA Magazine I have a BSA Supersport Five, a 22 Long Rifle bolt action rifle made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited in England. I acquired the rifle without a magazine and cannot find one. BSA began…

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In This Collection

  1. Midwest Industries p. 2
  2. Hill Country Rifles pp. 3-7
  3. Fixing AR-15 Magazine Issues pp. 8-11
  4. Daniel Defense MK18 Replacement Parts Schedule pp. 12-14
  5. Collecting Firearms pp. 15-17
  6. Lessons Learned pp. 18-19
  7. Bad Ace Tactical No-Drill Mounts pp. 20-21
  8. Reader Forum pp. 22-24
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