Recently added articles from American Gunsmith:
Statistics can prove anything.(Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System firearms ownership)(Editorial)(Statistical table)
Dec 01, 2009; ... You've probably heard the quote from Mark Twain about the three kinds of lies. You know ... "lies, damned lies, and statistics." But you might never have heard of a statistics-gathering outfit known as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). I hadn't either until I ran ...
Disassembly and reassembly of the Remington 887 Shotgun: designed especially for waterfowlers and new in all the right ways, the 887 surpasses the best-selling pump gun ever made (the 870) in many respects.(Maintenance/Repair)
Dec 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Around the beginning of the Korean War, Remington introduced a new shotgun that would turn out to be the most successful model the company ever produced. In fact, it would become the bestselling pump-action in the history of firearms. Some of you might ...
Accurizing AR-Type rifles and carbines, part 2: with some basic steps and afermarket parts, you can easily convert an out-of-the-box AR rifle or carbine into a respectable group shooter.(Special Report)
Dec 01, 2009; ... Last month in Part I of this series, I covered the installation of a match-quality aftermarket trigger in the basic AR platform. Once this critical first step is taken, there are still numerous modifications that can be made to AR-style rifles and carbines to help them turn in better ...
'Detail cleaning' the low-tech way: here's how to do a pretty thorough cleaning job on any firearm--even if you don't want to (or don't know how to) take it completely apart.(Back to Basics)
Dec 01, 2009; ... A gunsmith can pick up some decent money just by cleaning up the mess that many shooters leave behind. You know the kind of customer I'm talking about. He walks in, deposits a gun on the counter, and says simply: "It's not working." What he doesn't say is that the offending gun hasn't had ...
Working the plant front-loading 'army' revolver: some of the thousands of Plants may still be in use today in their "alternate mode" as percussion revolvers. But the odd front-loading Plant metallic cartridge failed to "make the cut.".(Maintenance/Repair)
Dec 01, 2009; ... Back in 1857, Smith & Wesson acquired the rights to an unusual patent owned by an inventor whose name you may never have heard before. His name was Roll-in White. Mr. White's patent covered the design of a revolver cylinder with chambers that were bored clear through, into which metallic ...