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"Review: Terence W. Lapin's: Mauser Military Rifle Markings by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: Review: The revised and expanded second edition of the standard reference book, Mauser Military Rifle Markings, 2nd Edition, contains almost 30 new pages of additional illustrations and data on the world's most popular bolt-action military rifles.  

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"Review: J. Dewey Manufacturing: A Complete Rifle/Pistol Cleaning Kit & a Field Cleaning Kit by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: I recently tried out some cleaning kits from J. Dewey Manufacturing. They are known for their excellent one piece cleaning rods. I have a couple in my garage and some of you probably do also.  

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"Review/How To: Mojo Sighting Systems: Phase III Tandem Aperture Sight Set for the Mosin-Nagant Rifle or Carbine by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: look forward to trying a set of these on my German Mauser, Swedish Mauser, SKS, and Swiss K-31 rifles (of which Mojo offers sight sets for each of these rifles). I would even like to try a set on one of my Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 rifles. They are already tack drivers and with the longer distance between the front and rear sights, the results should be excellent. This is a simple project and does not require any modification to your rifle, so it is safe for even the milsurp purist to try. Most people won't even notice the Mojo sights without closer inspection. I save my original sights and can quickly return them to the rifle with no evidence that they were ever removed.  

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"Review: John Masen Co, Inc: SKS 10 Round Magazine and a Recoil Pad by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: John Masen Co, Inc: SKS 10 Round Magazine and a Recoil Pad  

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"Review: For Collectors Only: The Mosin-Nagant Rifle by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: Review: A complete and detailed history of the rifle's development in Russia, Finland, the communist bloc nations and in the United States, is included as are chapters dealing with carbines, sniper rifles, accessories, bayonets, ammunition and an extensive international list of codes and markings.  

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"Review: For Collectors Only: The M1903 Springfield Rifle and its Variations by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: Review: The Model 1903 Springfield Rifle and its Variations is 456 pages long with six color plates and hundreds of black and white drawings and photos. Format is perfect bound, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Every part is illustrated in detail either in a drawing or photo. As the book covers the entire range of the Model 1903 rifle from the rod bayonet to the M1903A4 sniper rifle.  

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"Article: Yugo M59/66 SKS by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: The Yugo M59/66 SKS is an improved model of the original SKS Carbine. The two I picked up had been modified to make them California legal. The NATO grenade launchers had been removed and replaced with a fairly large muzzle brake. Both rifles came with a sling, leather ammunition pouches, and a cleaning kit. Both were in almost new/unissued condition.  

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"Review/How To: Odds and Ends: 3 Lil' Black Beauty (Sporterizing a Mosin Carbine Bolt Sights Scope Stock) by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: She was cheap ($49) to begin with and I hold no inclination that she is a collector’s piece. All that being said, she shoots really well. The old girl has held a special place in my heart and I decided it was time for us to make one last trek down the sporterizing row for Surplusrifle.com. What I wanted to do with her - I wanted to install a Monte Carlo sporter stock on her; Install a standard Weaver style scope mount, rings, and a standard scope; Have the bolt handle bent so as to be able to cycle properly with the new scope mount.  

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"Review: Complete Guide to the M1 Garand and the M1 Carbine by Bruce Canfield by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: Review: A full historical breakdown tells you which guns were used by which troops and how they performed. The total story behind these exciting guns, from their invention through WWII, Korea, Vietnam and beyond!  

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"Review/How To: Williams Gun Sight Co. SKS Firesight by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: Williams describes the Firesights as - Prepare yourself for the fiber-optic light gathering sensation that not only allows for higher visibility, but also presents a faster sight and target picture. It's the day time sight that's lightweight, and yet very durable. It's the sight that brightens in low light situations. Made from aircraft strength aluminum (front beads are made of steel) not plastic.  

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"Review/How To: S&K m44 Mosin "No-Gunsmith Required" Scope Mount by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: The m44 S&K scope mount used in this article is from their "Insta-mount" line of scope mounts described as - "no-gunsmith mounts which attach to ex-military type rifles without drilling or tapping"  

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"Review/How To:Huber Concepts! Mauser 98k Ultra Light Trigger and Yugo m48 Match Grade Trigger By Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: John owns Huber Concepts and crafts the Huber Anti-Friction Ball Trigger, for some of the greats in Military rifles - the US Model 03A3, Enfield P-17, SMLE, Arisaka Type 99, Yugo m48, and the Mauser 98k. He asked me to give him a call, so I did and after we discussed the idea for the article he shipped me the trigger.  

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"Review/Article: Odd Man Out - The Albanian SKS Carbine by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: I have received a lot of email asking me to write about the Albanian SKS, so when I found one locally - I could not pass it up. When I first saw the one I finally purchased, I was really happy to find that it was literally caked in cosmoline. I know this sounds weird, but...... I had been hoping to find a rifle or carbine in this condition for a future article on removing cosmoline from a milsurp rifle. When I finally wiped away some of the cosmoline to see what I was buying, I saw something that really caught my attention. This was not your typical SKS carbine!  

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"Review: A Collector's Guide to the '03 Springfield by Bruce Canfield by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: Review:a poll were taken to determine the most famous service rifle in the history of the United States, the Model 1903, better known as the '03 Springfield, would surely come out on top. This comprehensive guide follows the '03 through its unparalleled tenure of service - covering all of the interesting variations, modifications and accessories of this highly collectable military weapon  

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"Review: Advanced Technologies Inc., Fiberforce SKS Stock Installation by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: I have been getting a lot of email requests for an article on after-market stocks for the SKS. I looked around and decided that the stocks offered by Advanced Technology, Inc. (ATI), looked the most promising. They offer three glass-filled nylon, SKS replacement stocks - starting with the Monte Carlo (classic Monte Carlo style. Great for hunting or sport shooting), the Ultralight (basically a folding stock that does not fold?), and the Fiberforce (founded on the famous Dragunov design). I decided to go with the bad-assed, black-ops, looking stock - the Fiberforce.  

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"Review/Article: How to: Install a Windage Adjustable SKS Rear Sight by Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
Description: Lean how to install a new Windage Adjustable Rear Sight on the SKS  

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"Article: The SKS Shootout! Which SKS is the best overall in accuracy? By Jamie Mangrum 2002/2003" 
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