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"U.S. 1917 and Brazilian 1937 Smith & Wesson's Un-Identical Twins by Mark Trope"
Description: In the late 1930’s Brazil found itself in need of handguns. Training men in the safe & proficient use of a revolver is much easier then training them to use a semi-auto pistol. Generally, a revolver requires less maintenance then a semi-auto pistol. Brazil let a contract to S&W for a .45 ACP chambered revolver. The Brazilian model number is model 1937. The Brazilian 1937 is extremely close to, but not quite identical to the S&W 1917.
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"A Day in the Life... by Mark Trope"
Description: The crate I was in was hurriedly placed on a truck along with many other crates. The trip to where I would be issued to a soldier was a slow and arduous one. The American Air Forces pounded the industrial centers with almost total impunity now. The roads were in bad shape, and destruction was everywhere. Air raids were common. On the way to the delivery point, the driver had to stop the truck often at checkpoints. I thought we might never get there.
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"DGC Custom Gunsmithing Parkerizing Job for My FR-8 by Jamie Mangrum"
Description: The original Parkerize finish was completely gone in some places and there was visible rust. Knowing a great deal when I see one I packaged up my carbine and shipped it off.
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"SHOTShow 2008 - A Trip Report by Layne King"
Description: I was expecting to see lots of neat guns and accessories….no surprises there….what did surprise me was the size and complexity of the display booths. Several of the booths were larger than my home…… much larger! The Realtree/Advantage Camo booth was made to resemble a mountain chalet….a large mountain chalet! The display was 145ft long by 30ft wide and at least 30ft tall….wish I could live in it!
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"Special Interest Arm's Enfield .45 ACP Kit by Jamie Mangrum"
Description: If you are inclined to perform the modification yourself, SIA will send you a kit in the "white" as pictured below so you can apply your own finish to the barrel such as DuraCoat, Hot Bluing, etc or you can have the barrel Parkerized by SIA as I did. SIA also offers a number of very reasonably priced conversion services so you don't have to worry about removing your old barrel, headspacing, parkerizing, or drilling & tapping as these can be somewhat advanced tasks for the average garage tinkerer.
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"THE BIG PUSH: Taking the Recoild (sting) out of the Short, Handy, Mil-Surp Rifle! by Mark Trope"
Description: Headphones or earplugs protect the hearing from muzzle blast. The only way to truly reduce recoil though is to shoot a lighter load. A lighter load simply has less kinetic energy. A lighter bullet, less powder, or, less of both will do the trick. However, while shooting the service load there is a way to at least reduce the effects of recoil.
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"Hodgdon’s 2008 Annual Manual Reviewed By Ted Jeo"
Description: Hodgdon once again starts the year off with their annual “update” of reloading data for Hodgdon, IMR and Winchester powders. This $8, 178 page magazine includes 5000+ loads for most popular pistol and rifle loads. It includes completely new load data for the .17 Rem Fireball, .308 Marlin Express and .375 Ruger. They’ve also included updated loads for 20 of the standard cartridges from previous editions.
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"Swiss & Swiss: Kissin' Cousin Rifles - A Mil-Surp Begets an Olympian Part II by Mark Trope"
Description: In the first installment, we described in detail a Swiss made, straight-pull Hämmerli 300 Meter Free Rifle based on the design of the Swiss K-31 straight pull action. The Hämmerli is a purebred accuracy rig. It needs ammunition of the highest possible consistency to wring out all its accuracy potential. Paying attention to the details during crafting will separate this ammo from run-of-the-mill fodder. Let’s head to the loading bench.
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"Easy Tools: Tools that Make Cleaning an AR Easier by Jamie Mangrum"
Description: First let me start off by stating that this is NOT a "How To Clean the AR-15 or M-16 Rifle" article. I do not show you step by step how to take everything apart and how to clean and lube your rifle. I could not really improve upon what the Army and Marines offer in TM9-1005-319-10. I have included an excerpt from this manual of 18 pages of cleaning and lubrication instructions in Adobe PDF format for you to download and print out if you do not have it already. What this article is about is what tools are available today that make cleaning the AR rifle easier and help you do a better job. These tools are not necessarily what you may carry in your pack while deployed as a soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan. They are what you should have on your cleaning bench at home.
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"IO, INC.s New STG2003C AK-47 Variant in .223 NATO by Layne King"
Description: During a recent conversation with Uli at IO Inc. I was offered the opportunity to test the new STG2003C AK variant in .223. I jumped at the chance, and it was only a few days before it arrived at my neighborhood FFLs’ shop. The rifle came well packed for the trip, and arrived safely along with a ProMag magazine, an unissued military cleaning kit, military AK sling, and a disassembly/reassembly manual.
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"ERGO Picatinny Rails and Vertical Forward Grips (aka the beginning of “Pimp my AR”) by R. Ted Jeo"
Description: I’ve been talking with several of my shooting buddies both in person and on line and it just seems that the AR bug has bitten all of them in one form or another. One friend ended up trading some computer work for a match grade Bushmaster AR full size rifle. Another was talking about how he was building up “yet another” AR rifle, this one decked out as the 1970’s issued style M16. Add in the recent article by Jamie on his AR sniper set up and a friend showing me an original COLT AR rifle (sans forward assist), AR rifles abound everywhere. This pretty much is a no brainer. Open up Shotgun News, I counted no fewer than 25 big ads, a lot of them full page ads, featuring AR rifles, parts or accessories. The AR has become the “Barbie Doll” dress ‘em up toy of the firearm world. Alternatively, if you are in the right age group, the saying, “Pimp my AR” may come to mind. I’m going to add my 2 cents of opinions on some items that I’ve found and like for my AR.
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"Polish Wz-48 (Model 48) .22 Trainer by Eric Seavey"
Description: Military .22 training rifles are a fascinating bit of military firearm collectibles. Many countries produced training rifles that closely resembled the full-sized military issue rifle such as the Reising Model 65 made by Harrington and Richardson, and the different Enfield trainers. Others produced .22 training rifles strictly for training that looked nothing like the full-sized issue rifle such as the Romanian M-69 or the Mossberg M-44. This article will be covering the Polish Wz-48 (Model 48) .22 trainer. It was made to closely resemble the Soviet issued M-38 carbine and does a fine job of doing just that.
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"The Lee-Enfield By Ian Skennerton Reviewed By Mark Trope"
Description: Every model is covered in detail. The chapter on “Manufacture & Armourer Markings” decodes the large amount of stampings and markings that Lee Enfield rifles are famous for. The chapter entitled “Lee-Enfield Hybrids” got me salivating with pictures and specifications on little known and experimental models. Think you’ll never see one of those rare rifles? Think again! Within the last few months, a reader emailed me and sent a picture of an “odd looking“ Lee-Enfield he picked up rather inexpensively. Skennerton’s book allowed us to quickly discover this lucky reader found a true jewel. One of those rare and almost never seen models!
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"Swiss & Swiss: Kissin' Cousin Rifles - A Mil-Surp Begets an Olympian by Mark Trope"
Description: From about 1945 to 1959, Hämmerli built a single shot, match target, 300 Meter Free Rifle based on the straight-pull action design of the Swiss K-31. This was no simple re-work of cast-off or left over Mil-Surp guns though. The Hämmerli 300 Meter Free Rifle was a built from the ground up shooting machine. It was engineered to the deliver the finest possible accuracy. Hämmerli produced Olympic rifles in 1950 that were used at the next four Olympics to win gold medals!
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"My AR Sniper Project by Jamie Mangrum"
Description: I did my research on what I needed and decided upon a DPMS upper with one hell of a heavy stainless steel barrel, Chip McCormick Super Match trigger, Ergo Tactical grip, and a Badger Ordnance tactical latch so I could clear my scope when I pull back on the charging handle. To save a little money, well actually a lot of money I decided to use a scope I already owned and I chose a Leatherwood Hi-Lux Uni-Dial Scope 4-12x 50mm that I had mounted on my Remington 700 PSS rifle. I ordered everything and shortly afterwards things started to arrive on my doorstep.
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"Give me a Break (open)! A Different Break Open Pistol by R. Ted Jeo with R. Simm"
Description: After the Great War, England decided that the .455 Webley Mark VI was just too bulky and heavy and started to look into a smaller .38 caliber revolver. A first sample was submitted in 1921 to the War Office by Webley and Scott that was a .38 caliber version of the Webley pistol. Subsequent testing between 1921 and 1932 lead to changes in grip shape, cartridge size and power, and barrel length. Finally in 1931, the No. 2 Mark I was approved. Interestingly, Webley and Scott “lost out” on the manufacturing of the approved pistol and instead the state run Enfield factory made them.
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"BLOWING IN THE WIND! We aren’t “T” totally at the mercy of this atmospheric mass…Wind Flags, Helping Us Read The Wind by Mark Trope"
Description: No matter how often I tell the fellow who works at the range that it’s cool enough outside, and it’s high time he “turn off the fan”, he just smiles and shakes his head! Now the good news; while we can’t change, or stop the wind, there is a way we can at least try to follow its contrary twists and turns, its ups & downs, and it’s gusts and drops before pressing the trigger. Notice I say, “try”. Reading the wind is a skill that even the best shooters (and the very best shooters are also by definition, good wind readers) sometimes cannot quite manage! I have to candidly admit, my personal wind reading ability is only what I would personally rate as “fair + ”.
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"The vz. 82 Pistol: A Report by Jamie Mangrum"
Description: The vz. 82 is a little larger than a Walther PPKs pistol. It does have a much higher (almost double) capacity magazine than the PPK series of pistols, which is a great feature. For the U.S. States that are less enlightened than California in gun laws (and yes this is meant as sarcasm) you will receive a pair of 12 round magazines when you purchase your vz. 82 pistol. If you live in the wonderful State of California you will receive a pair of 10 round magazines. To be honest for a pistol of this size even 10 rounds is somewhat astonishing.
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"Charger Guide Use by R. Ted Jeo"
Description: You have probably noticed that you can buy ammo for your AR or M1A that is already on stripper clips (or chargers). The use of these chargers makes for a handy way of carrying a lot of ammo in a compact way. The chargers themselves take up little to no additional space beyond the 5 or 10 rounds that they are holding. One complaint would be that the ammo is “loose” (rattles), can fall off the charger or can get dirty. Of course you could keep a lot of loaded chargers in a sealed container, but you can also pickup a bandolier set that has compartments that hold the ammo secure and away from dirt.
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"Review: Remington .22 Rimfire Rifles by Mark Trope"
Description: Like so many other fellows; the first rifle I could truly call my own was a .22 caliber Remington rifle. It amazed me that such a relatively inexpensive arm was so darn accurate! I wanted to know more about my rifle. I’ve always loved the history of arms, especially history on the arms I own, or have owned, and the history of the companies that have produced them. At that time, I sought out what little had been written about my particular model. I only wish “Remington .22 Rimfire Rifles” by John Gyde´ & Roy Marcot had been available back then!
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