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October 2023

October 2023 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

Issue 10

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7 articles · 29 pages

Page 5

Head Hunters NW

Head Hunters NW has recruited talent for Fortune 500 corporations and family-owned businesses while uncovering talent for vital management positions, C-suite roles, and more. In addition to supporting a variety of industries in a number of regions, Head…

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Pages 6–12

An Imperial Scout

Reviving a derelict Type 99 Arisaka and creating a Scout rifle.

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Pages 13–17

Mini Mill Upgrades

Here’s how I improved my Harbor Freight mini mill.

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Pages 18–20

Mosin-Nagant Modiications

The story of a very un Mosin-Nagant with notes on the current state of sporterizing classic military rifles.

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Pages 21–22

Problems Spring Out

Sometimes luck is better than being good. Previously missed by two gunsmiths, here’s how I stumbled unto a fix for a customer.

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Pages 23–25

Legal Compliance

Like it or not, legislation may mandate modifications to firearms and/or magazines. Here’s how to get guns into compliance.

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Pages 26–27

Reader Forum

Gunsmith Poll We conducted a poll of gunsmiths on our Facebook group (FB.com/ groups/americangunsmith). Of the 205 responses, the results were 41% are current gunsmith (either full or part-time), 32% work on their own or friends’ guns in…

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  1. Head Hunters NW p. 2
  2. An Imperial Scout pp. 3-9
  3. Mini Mill Upgrades pp. 10-14
  4. Mosin-Nagant Modiications pp. 15-17
  5. Problems Spring Out pp. 18-19
  6. Legal Compliance pp. 20-22
  7. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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