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Market Report Capstone Partners, a middle market investment banking firm, compiled a report on the firearms industry. Based on 2021 data, the Tactical Industry Update (Consumer, Law Enforcement, and Defense) showed the industry experienced significant growth throughout the pandemic, primarily driven by…
Firearms Guide The Firearms Guide 12th Edition (FirearmsGuide.com) from Impressum Media Inc. is a huge reference for all things gun. The Guide presents over 80,000 antique and modern firearms, air guns, and ammunition from 1,500 manufacturers in 62 countries. It also includes…
Thomson’s October Omnibus The people at Viceblox make a great item and I have since bought both their 1911 and AR-15 Lock & Hold tools. However, the owner quoted on page 21 of the October 2021 issue could be more knowledgeable about…
BATFE Gunsmith Rules I appreciated “BATFE Gunsmith Rules” in the October 2021 issue. Although I was already aware of the ATF proposal regarding frames and receivers, there was some great information in the article that I was unaware of. Unfortunately for those…
Joe Carlos AR-15 Update I am finishing up an article tentatively titled “AR-15 Muzzle Attachments” but before I can finish it I have to fire test groups on the machine rest with these devices. Unfortunately, the range is not usable at present…
AR-15 Match Builds I am starting my first venture into building a match grade AR-15 and have been reading the articles by Joe Carlos. I compete in Black Powder Cartridge Rifle and Black Powder Competition Rifle venues with buffalo era single shots,…
A problem that I ran across many years ago fitting anew 45 ACP cyl- 90 Grain Service Ri le Bullets The 90 grain Very Low Drag bullets Joe Carlos has written about have been produced in some fashion since around 1998 for…
Custom Marlin Ballard I have a Marlin Ballard rifle in my shop. The barrel is marked “George Schoyen” so I assume he rebarreled it. The serial number is 332XX. I’d like to know about when it was made. It is also missing…
Browning B-78 Repair I have a Browning B-78 in 30-06 Springfield with beautiful wood. Unfortunately, it will not eject nor lift the fired case. I suspect an ejector problem. I took it to an authorized Browning repair shop where they had it…
Bersa Thunder I purchased a Bersa Thunder 380 Plus semi-auto handgun from a private party. Apparently they had trouble with the slide lock and had a gunsmith remove it from the weapon. Before shooting this gun, I want to re-install the slide…
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 saying they were getting…
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 back in the 1990s…
Firing Pin Gauge I always enjoy reading my American Gunsmith magazine when it arrives, but I especially enjoyed RK Campbell’s “Firing Pin Logic and Mechanics” in the January 2021 issue. I am an amateur gunsmith and work on my own guns. Over…
NEF Handi-Rifle I recently finished a job that has been languishing in my shop and the October 2020 Reader Forum letter on the NEF Handi-Rifle from Rueben Cole caught my attention. This job consisted of a Harrington & Richardson Handi-Rifle and the…
Gunsmith Search I am a lifetime American Gunsmith subscriber and a fan of the Reader Forum. I have a problem obtaining local service for a gunsmithing job and would appreciate if anyone that has a suggestion for service email me. I have…
What connection, if any, did Hopkins & Allen have with Webley? Does the Webley being presumably manufactured in England represent a better grade of metal than used on the H&A revolvers? Is it metallurgically safe to fire? Steve Weedman Brian Smith responds.…
Cozad Manufacturing I spent six years serving with Staff Sgt. Andy Cozad as a teammate and Platoon Sergeant. He is one of the most honorable and knowledgeable persons I’ve had the honor of serving with. I am a distributor of his products…
NEF Handi-Ri le I recently purchased a New England Firearms Handi-Rifle SB2 in 243 Winchester. It also came with an additional 22-250 barrel that seems to fit but opens when fired. Since NEF is no longer in business I would like to…
Hints for Gunsmiths When I retired from the Army, I had the task of finding anew job. As most retirees know, after your time in service, starting out in the civilian world can give one fits. I finally landed a job in…
Shotgun Repairs I have an Ithaca-Lewis 12 gauge hammerless side-by-side shotgun (S/N 105XXX) which dates to somewhere around 1904. I would like to clean up the inner works and possibly replace parts that might need replacement. I have scoured the Internet looking…
Suppressors In Michigan, suppressors are becoming quite popular and I have received several requests for barrels cut to an over 16" length and then crowned and threaded. I have discovered Mark Bozek many garden variety (budget model) barrels demonstrate some bore “wandering”…
Volley Fire I enjoyed Brian R. Smith’s “Ishapore 2A1 Enfield Repair” (May 2020) but noted a misconception I once made. “The 2A1 rear sight was graduated to a more realistic 800 meters as opposed to the overly optimistic 2,000+ yards of the 2A…
Converting Revolver Cylinders I enjoyed RK Campbell’s “Converting Revolver Cylinders” (February 2020) very much as I have worked with several conversions with customers over the years. The article included several tips that I sure could have used! It did bother me somewhat when…
SCCU CXP-1 I have a SCCU CXP-1 that came in disassembled. The slide stop pin is not with the pistol and the recoil spring is hanging on something stopping the slide from being removed towards the front. I can look into the…
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