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Several years ago the National Safety Council (nsc.org) published a report comparing reported injury rates of various activities in blocks of 100,000 participants. Based on their numbers, hunters experienced less than eight incidents via firearm-related injury per block, much safer than the…
Modern pistols can trace their roots to this landmark handgun.
For any skill, trade or culture to remain it must be passed on to the next generation. Gunsmithing is no different.
In parts one and two of this series we have shown how to prepare a Mauser action rebarreling and finishing. The action has been extensively reworked, drilled and tapped for scope mounting and checked for safety. It’s now time to add our…
A look at Austria’s famed military rifl e. Getting further into and maintaining the trigger mechanism group of this Austrian-built, military bullpup-style rifl e.
The GI-type safety lever is usually one of the first things to go when upgrading a 1911-type pistol. Here are a few to consider in the process.
Just as this issue went to press, a Manhattan-based federal appeals court dismissed what should be the last of the frivolous lawsuits intended to bankrupt the major players in the firearms industry with the cost of their legal defense. Like the other…
The energy behind the projectile might come from a different source, but many components of the crossbow are similar to that of a firearm and can benefit from the attention of the innovative gunsmith.
Whether you have insurance or not, there are numerous ways to keep your personal liability to a minimum.
Also known as the “Baby Russian” because of its resemblance to the .44-caliber Smith & Wesson New Model Russian, this medium-frame revolver was the first chambered for the revered .38 S&W cartridge.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)“the government agency charged with assuring the safety and health of America’s workforce’is proposing a rule that would affect the manufacturing, transportation, and storage of small-arms ammunition, primers, and smokeless propellants. According to the National Shooting Sport…
Anew report from the National Safety Council shows that accidental firearm-related fatalities continue to decline significantly, even as firearm ownership rises in the U. S. The declining trends reported by the National Safety Council are also supported by research available from the…
On a 1911-style auto, an extended thumb safety helps to put the thumb of the shooting hand in the correct position for fast action.
The PT is a top-notch defensive pistol as it comes out of the box. And like other Series- 80 pistols, it can also be transformed into a target gun.
Anschutz 141 Disassembly I’m looking for a schematic for an Anschutz 141 (#509149). My customer has had this gun since the mid-60s and has never had it apart, even to clean it. The safety quit working properly and I need to disassemble…
In any business, “the customer is always right.” In ours, however, we must also make sure he is well informed first, and right second.
The firearm and ammunition industry now has a seat at the world table of the United Nations. The 191-country international-relations body has granted official consultative status to the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute (SAAMI). SAAMI, founded in 1926, publishes voluntary industry…
Many of our modern semi-automatic pistols have features first seen on these older Walthers. Understanding them will help to put you ahead of the handguns learning curve.
Left-handed shooters receive very little attention from firearms manufacturers, it seems. With the following methods, many of the safeties on Remington firearms can be converted to help the lefties out.
Sometimes creative measures must be taken to ensure the safety of a firearm. In this case, a failing rebound safety was corrected simply and inexpensively by installing a custom-made automatic safety.
This well-respected shotgun can be updated and made safer for hunting with this relatively simple and straightforward safety conversion.
As we go to press, it’s been a busy few months for Project Child Safe’s fleet of 15 mobile classrooms as the vehicles spread out across the country, visiting nearly a dozen states and bringing firearm-safety education to as many as 150…
When the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, commonly referred to as S.659 and, later, S.1805, finally appeared ready for a Senate vote in early March, optimism was dampened by political reality. The bill had overwhelmingly passed in the House of…
At first glance it might seem similar, but any resemblance between the Accu Trigger and the Glock’s Safe Action trigger is purely superficial.
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