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May 2023 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 05

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7 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

SHOT University

SHOT University is an online continuing-education resource for firearm industry professionals. Created by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the coursework includes dozens of elearning modules covering everything from OSHA and ATF compliance to training program creation, social media…

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Pages 6–8

Bond Arms Trigger Work

Improving the Bond Arms Rowdy .45LC/.410 trigger.

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Pages 9–14

New Gunsmith Items

An overview of new tools and products of interest for gunsmiths.

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Pages 15–17

Remington 788 Stock Upgrade

An overview of refinishing a birch stock, here’s how I upgraded a Remington 788.

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Pages 18–24

Rifles for Less Permissive Places

Modern manual repeaters and accessories can offer the same sort of modularity commonly found in self loaders. Here are some options for those unfortunate enough to reside in restricted areas.

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Page 25

Increasing Your Revenue

So, you are doing what you love and you’re running your own gunsmith shop or some other firearms related business and doing pretty good. But you can’t help but wonder what else could be done to bring more…

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Pages 26–27

Reader Forum

Corrosion Basics for Gunsmiths I have been an American Gunsmith subscriber for many years. Brian Smith’s “Corrosion Basics for Gunsmiths” (February 2023) was the best article I have ever read in your publications. My role with my company…

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In This Collection

  1. SHOT University p. 2
  2. Bond Arms Trigger Work pp. 3-5
  3. New Gunsmith Items pp. 6-11
  4. Remington 788 Stock Upgrade pp. 12-14
  5. Rifles for Less Permissive Places pp. 15-21
  6. Increasing Your Revenue p. 22
  7. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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