Jack`s Corner - Gun Club of America

Connection
Contents
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What's in This Month's Issue
Coming Next Month
Product Evaluations
Note from the President
Jack's Corner
Name that Part Contest!
Para-Ordnance
P14-45 Pistol
Jack’s Dumb Statements
Pocket Handgun Cleaning Kits
Available in .22 and 9mm/.38/.357 calibers
Splatter Targets
10 pack of 100yd Splatter Targets
Resource Directory
Installing and Outfitting a
Gunsmithing Lathe
Pelican Long Gun Case
Pelican 1750 Long Gun Case,
WITH Foam
Student Certifications
Video Index
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Tool of the
Month
AR Buffer Tube Tap
for Lower
1 3/16” x 16 tpi Tap
UM Tactical “Tuneable”
Compensator
Tips from the Woodsman
In the War Room
Using your back pack as a rifle rest
Military Intelligence Reports
In the Classroom
Springs
Bench & Field
Evaluation AND
Disassembly/
Reassembly Course
Tips from the Workbench
SCCY CPX-1
Casting a chamber with CERROSAFE
Coming Next Month
particular type of firearm but the January issue does. It has
a triple dose of shotguns!
2015 is winding to a close and we hope every GCA member
had a good year of shooting, building, customizing and
repairing! 2016 is just around the corner and of course it
includes a wealth of possibilities. We all know there is only so
much we can actually count on in the coming year. Lucky for
us one of those things is another great year of GunTech, and
the January issue is no exception.
First off, in this issue Gene Kelly takes a look at two new
shotguns and neither are run of the mill to say the least.
While he was at the SHOT Show range, he took the time to
test drive a new silenced shotgun. Yes . . . you heard me
right, a shotgun with a built-in silencer! Who else would you
expect to come up with something like this other than the
folks at SilencerCo? Not only will you be impressed with the
performance of this industry first shotgun with integrated
silencer but you will be surprised by its looks as well, Gene
certainly was!
SilencerCo SALVO 12,
12 gauge shotgun silencer
Jack
will have some
great product reviews and his pick
of “Tool of the Month” as he always does but
this month has a few surprises. Not every issue of
GunTech has a theme where we focus a little bit more on one
The second out of the ordinary shotgun
Gene checked out is the new Fostech
Origin-12 tactical shotgun. Fostech is known
for innovative ideas that function well so we
got an in-depth tour of this gem.
Continued on page 5
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A Note from the President . . .
I’m going against political correctness again this year and
wish everyone a Merry Christmas. A Kelly family tradition
each year is for someone in our family to read the Real
story of Christmas, this year I have decided to pass this
tradition on to the Gun Club of America family . . .
Long ago, about 2000 years, when King Herod ruled Judea
(now part of Israel), God sent the angel Gabriel to a young
woman who lived in the northern town of Nazareth. The girl's
name was Mary and she was engaged to marry Joseph. The
angel Gabriel said to Mary: 'Peace be with you! God has
blessed you and is pleased with you.' Mary was very
surprised by this and wondered what the angel meant. The
angel said to her 'Don't be afraid, God has been very kind to
you. You will become pregnant by the Holy Spirit and give
birth to a baby boy and you will call him Jesus. He will be
God's own Son and his kingdom will never end.' Mary was
very afraid but she trusted God. 'Let it happen as God chooses,' she replied to the angel. Gabriel also told Mary that her
cousin Elizabeth who everyone thought was too old to have
children, would have a baby boy whom God had chosen to
prepare the way for Jesus.
Mary said goodbye to her family and friends and went to visit
her cousin Elizabeth and her husband Zechariah. Elizabeth
was very happy to see Mary. She knew that Mary had been
chosen by God to be the mother of his Son. An angel had
already told Zechariah that Elizabeth's baby would prepare
people to welcome Jesus. He was to be called John. Mary
stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned
home to Nazareth.
Joseph was worried when he found out that Mary was
expecting a baby before their marriage had taken place.
He wondered if he should put off the wedding
altogether. Then an angel appeared to Joseph in a
dream and said: 'Don't be afraid to have Mary as
your wife.' The angel explained that Mary had been
chosen by God to be the mother of his Son and told
Joseph that the baby would be named Jesus which
means 'Saviour' because he would save people. When
Joseph woke up, he did what the angel had told him
to do and took Mary as his wife.
At this time, the land where Mary and Joseph lived
was part of the Roman Empire. The Roman Emperor
Augustus wanted to have a list of all the people in the
empire, to make sure they paid their taxes. He
ordered everyone to return to the town where their
families originally came from, and enter their names
in a register (or census) there. Mary and Joseph
travelled a long way (about 70 miles) from Nazareth
to Bethlehem, because that is where Joseph's family
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came from. Most people walked
but some lucky people had a
donkey to help carry the goods
needed for the journey. Joseph
and Mary travelled very slowly
because Mary's baby was due to
be born soon.
When they reached Bethlehem they had problems finding
somewhere to stay. So many people had come to register their
names in the census that every house was full and every bed
was taken in all of the inns. The only shelter they could find
was a stable or cave with the animals. In this poor place
Mary gave birth to Jesus, the Son of God. In those days it
was the custom to wrap newborn babies tightly in a long cloth
called 'swaddling clothes.' Jesus' bed was the manger from
which the animals ate their hay.
In the hills and fields outside Bethlehem, shepherds looked
after their sheep through the long night. As the new day
began, suddenly an angel appeared before them and the
glory of God shone around them. The shepherds were very,
very scared, but the angel said, 'Don't be afraid. I have good
news for you and everyone. Today in Bethlehem a Saviour
has been born for you. You will find the baby lying in a
manger.' Then many more angels appeared, lighting up the
sky. The shepherds heard them praising God singing:
'Glory to God in the highest, and peace to everyone on earth.'
When the angels had gone the shepherds said to one another,
'Let's go to Bethlehem to see what has happened.' So the
shepherds went to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph.
The baby Jesus was lying in a manger as they had been told.
When they saw him, they told everyone what the angel had
said and everyone who heard the story was astonished. Then
the shepherds returned to their sheep, praising God for
sending his Son to be their Saviour.
When Jesus was born, a brand new bright star appeared in
the sky. Some Wise Men in faraway countries saw the star
and guessed what it meant. They were very clever men who
studied the stars and had read in very old writings that a
new star would appear when a great king was born.
They set out to find the new king and bring him gifts.
The Wise Men followed the star toward the country of Judea
and when they got to the capital called Jerusalem they began
to ask people: 'Where is the child who is born to be king of the
Jews?' Herod, the king of Judea, heard this and it made him
very angry to think that someone might be going to take his
place as king. Herod sent for the Wise Men to come to him.
He told them to go on following the star until they had found
the baby king. He said: 'When you have found him, let me
know where he is, so that I can go and worship him.'
But Herod did not tell them he really had an evil plan
in mind to kill the new king.
The Wise Men followed the star toward Bethlehem (where it
said the king would be born in the old writings). It seemed to
stop and shine directly down upon the place where Jesus
was. The Wise Men entered the house where they now lived
and found Jesus with Mary, they bowed down and
worshipped him. The Wise Men spread the gifts they had
brought before Jesus. The gifts were gold, frankincense and
myrrh. The Wise Men were warned in a dream, by God, not to
go back to Herod. So they returned home to their countries in
the East by a different way.
When the Wise Men had gone, an angel appeared to Joseph
in a dream. 'Get up,' the angel said, 'take Jesus and Mary
and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is
going to search for Jesus to kill him.' So Joseph got up, took
Jesus and Mary during the night and left for Egypt, where
they stayed until Herod died.
When Herod realized he had been tricked by the Wise Men,
he was furious and he gave orders to kill all the boys aged
two or younger in Bethlehem and the surrounding area. This
was to try and kill the new King, as his plan to find the location of the new king from the Wise Men had failed.
After Herod died, Joseph had another dream in which an
angel appeared to him. The angel said, 'Get up, take Jesus
and Mary and go back to Israel, for those who were trying to
kill Jesus are dead.' So Joseph got up, took Jesus and Mary
and they went back to Israel. But when he heard that
Herod's son was now king of Judea, he was afraid to go
there. So instead they went to Galilee, and lived in their
old town of Nazareth.
Merry Christmas and God Bless,
Gene Kelly, Founder and President; American Gunsmithing
Institute and the Gun Club of America
Coming Next Month continued . . .
Fostech Origin-12
Tactical Shotgun
This gun
is proof that
if you want a
firearm to be
specialized for one particular
job you can do so much better
when you design the gun from the ground
up for that purpose rather than just modifying
an existing model or bolting on accessories. The
Fostech Origin-12 is just such a firearm.
Ken is back at the workbench this month with another tip.
This time he introduces you to the world of needle files from a
gunsmith’s perspective. He discusses which work best for
what and how and when they should be used in place of
other files. As usual you will see things in a different light after
Ken gets through!
If you read the earlier part of the Connection or already
watched this month’s GunTech, then you know this month
Bob and Ken take you back “In the Classroom” for another
tutoring session, this time on springs. If you know that, you
also know they had so much to share it wouldn’t all fit in one
issue. Well not to worry, in the January issue they are back to
finish what they started and boy will you know a lot about all
types of firearm springs by the time they are finished!
“In the War Room” John Bush shows you something we’ll
bet you’ve never seen before - as is often the case. This
time, it is a gun sight, more accurately, an artillery gun
sight. Sounds boring right? But this is John Bush so you
will be amazed, entertained and enlightened by what he
shares about its features, use and history.
Not wanting to be left out of our 2016 kick-off issue,
Darrell Holland has “Tips for the Woodsman” in January.
This time he shows you a terrific portable and packable
saw and talks about using saws and hatchets around
camp and for survival.
Remington VERSAMAX
Now just in case you thought there weren’t any more
shotguns in this issue, our Firearms Evaluation this
month is also on a shotgun, the Remington
VERSAMAX. You may remember we did a
Disassembly/Reassembly of the VERSAMAX a
while back but we never put it through its paces!
Now it’s back, and not only do we give it a
thorough bench and range evaluation, we also let
some shotgun pro-shooters try it out at the
range and get their feedback!
Continued on page 10
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Jack’s
Corner
By Jack Landis
AGI Technical Services Manager,
GCA Connection and GunTech Editor
Your incredibly sharing Hot Brass Editor, Mz. Lenée Landis
spent two weeks at the end of October/beginning of
November doing her level best to share a rather nasty case of
the three week flu that is currently making the rounds. She
had already had a particularly virulent, full blown cough and
chest version before we left for Cherry Point, NC to watch our
son-in-law Justin get promoted to Staff Sergeant in the
Marine Corps.
For those of you who don’t know, that is a VERY BIG DEAL!
Having just finished his three years of recruiting duty, he had
just returned to run an Ordnance section for another of the
Marine’s soon to be retired obsolete aircraft, the EA-6B
Prowler. Apparently nothing the Corps takes more pride in
than its ratty, cast-off, obsolete equipment, bad food, and
execrable living conditions. “This garbage proves we are the
Lord’s Chosen! OOORAH!!” The picture shows SSg Simpson
with his new stripes and sword, and the two truly hard a_ s
members of the family, other than their mother Jeanne,
Peyton, 5 years old, and Reagan, 7.
We were there for the ceremony, Halloween, and the obligatory shooting session for the kids with the pink Red Ryder BB
gun. Under my masterly guidance Justin whacked ~ 2” off
the butt which made their control of the gun much easier.
After a week at home, a week in NC, and a week back in
Napa for GCA Live and assorted meetings and filming, I finally
succumbed to Typhoid Lenée’s flu. This particular virus was,
naturally, not one protected against by the 2015 flu shots. I
got not only the cough and chest cold, but the full blown
head cold/sinus infection, aching body and bones and too
dizzy to walk special add-ons. “Thanks Dear, guess I’ll have
everything in column A and column B”.
By the way, while I was incubating the “End of Mankind Flu”
my last day in Napa, where was Mz. Lenée? Well she was
hanging out at a Women's Outdoor Media Association event
at Marcus Luttrell’s (The Lone Survivor) place in Texas having
a gay old time eating, shooting, & BS’ing! Oh yeah, and
winning another gun!!!!!!! So, this past year she wins a Glock,
an AR, and twists my arm into buying her a VERSAMAX
Competition Tactical. What did I end up with??
6 Dueling death with a bratwurst! Harrummppff!!
I couldn’t get out of bed for the first two weeks (so far), and
had to cancel our annual Thanksgiving week trip to the
Klamath River to chase the wily Steelhead with Full-Auto Bob
and spouses. I probably would have crawled up there and laid
moaning in front of the fire with a Hot Toddy in hand, but Mz
Lenée convinced me that even though Bob finds my presence
like a visit from God, the thought of me standing over the
stove cooking linguine in my current condition was probably
not going to improve his appetite. That, and Mz. Barbara
sounded just a bit less than sincere when bemoaning my
inability to attend.
Hopefully by our December trip to Napa for GCA Live I will
have recovered to at least the point of less than imminent
demise. For those of you who can’t watch us on December’s
GCA Live, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Til next month, break some new ground ‘smithing and
shooting, and introduce someone new to each,
Jack Landis
(800) 797-0867 x 104
[email protected]
This month’s winners are those that correctly
named the part in GunTech 114 in October.
This month’s part was chosen because we’ve talked about the gun a few
times, and interviewed Remington about the gun at two consecutive SHOT
Shows. Every time I talk to Remington they think the new delivery date is
just a few months away…and it never is. They always think they have the
problem nailed and corrected and it’s not or there is a different problem
that pops up. You’ve got to give them an “A” for effort and grinding it out,
but this just may be another “Flying Dutchman” or “Murphy Special” of the
gun world. Too bad, it has a lot to recommend it, if it just worked.
Twenty of you got the fact that it was a semi-auto pistol slide,
“Dang You’re Smart Winners” just needed to add the correct gun, and
eighteen of you did. We said we’d take the last before publication, first,
“Guy in the Middle,” and twelfth correct answers for the first three prizes
and Honorable Mention. Winners are to your right.
Dang You’re Smart Winners – Thanks to those of you who did not play this
month . . . Why?? $20 credits for each of the Elite Eighteen to your right!!
Congratulations guys and gals, this was no slam dunk, but we had a large
number of players, all with the right answer, and also 90% who were spot
on. Thank you all!
Winners will be announced in
GunTech #118 (February issue)
I’m sure that 99.9% of you have owned/shot/repaired one of the millions of the guns this part
comes attached to. I want the real name of the part, not “black marshmallow roasting fork
substitute”. (Jerry!)
This month we’ll take the last before publication, second, twelfth correct answers and “Guy in the
Middle” for the first three prizes and Honorable Mention. If you don’t know this one, you’re not
paying attention. “Dang You’re Smart” prizes will need the manufacturer’s name as well. This part is
so easy The Great One will have me thrown out of here as soon as he feels the strain on his wallet.
You can call me with the answer ONLY if:
1: You do not have email access.
2: You call (800) 797-0867, ext.104 between 0800 - 1700 PST Monday - Friday.
3: If you get my voicemail, leave your name, phone number, and guess.
The voicemail time stamps, so be CLEAR with the info.
GOOD LUCK!
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I am a very patriotic person, sometimes to a fault. I wish
everything and everyone I love was made or born in
America, however that’s not the case. The good thing is,
Canada is almost American. They are our good neighbors
to the North and for the most part we all like the same
stuff, it’s just cheaper down South. I’m sort of joking, but
not really! Para Ordnance used to be a Canadian company,
but they came to their senses and are now called ParaUSA!
In all honesty, there is a lot to like about Canada; I like
watching hockey, they are our ally, they have good MMA
fighters, as well as great musicians and actors. I am a big
consumer of maple syrup too. I have had many good
friends over the years from Canada, including a Para
Ordnance P14-45 1911 style semi-automatic pistol!
Para-Ordnance Manufacturing Inc. was originally a
Canadian company founded in 1985 by Ted Szabo and
Thanos Polyzos. Ted and Thanos were friends growing up
in Canada. Ted escaped from Hungary and Thanos was
born in Greece. The first gun they manufactured was a fully
automatic “Dye Marking Tactical Machine Pistol”,
designated the Model M85.
The Model 85 fired a “simunition-type” projectile from an
open bolt. The pistol was modeled after Gordon B.
Ingram’s straight blowback operated Mac 10 machine
pistol. The cyclic rate of the M85 was 1200rpm and fed
primed case .375 “paint ball” ammunition from a 24
round detachable box magazine at 400fps. This firearm
was intended as a training tool for Military and Law
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Enforcement.
In 1988, Para-Ord’s
research and
development of the
.45 caliber high-capacity
double stack magazine and receiver for the 1911 pistol
platform really paid off. Their research and popularity of
their magazines spawned many other innovative steps
forward in 1911 designs and capabilities. Competition
shooters benefited greatly from the additional magazine
capacity for their beloved 1911s.
In 1990, Para came out with the P14-45 pistol, which was
the first high capacity double-stack 1911 type handgun to
hit the marketplace (14 +1 round capacity). The pistol
weighs 40 ounces when it’s unloaded. The P14-45 has a 5
inch barrel and the length of the gun itself is 8.5 inches.
Here are the various parts that live in the slide, and the slide stop.
A good look at Para
Ordnance’s High-Capacity
Double Stack magazine.
The company
enjoyed much success with its
pistols and formed Para-USA. In 2009,
the company moved all operations to Pineville, North
Carolina. At this point in time, Para-USA is owned by the
Freedom Group, which includes Remington, Advanced
Armament Corp, DPMS, Bushmaster, etc., which is itself
part of the big conglomerate named Cerberus Capital
Management.
It’s all too confusing to me. As of February 2015 Para-USA
was integrated with Remington and made a move to
Huntsville, Alabama to be under the same roof as many
other Freedom Group subsidiaries.
Para-USA continues to build
a nice selection of
quality pistols.
Although I would
love to have a
Pictured
Warthog in my colhere is the
ramp, which
lection, my favorite
is integral
Para pistol is still the
with the
P14-45. The P14 has a
barrel.
one piece ramp that is
integral with the barrel,
unlike the original 1911s
that have a ramp on the
frame and on the barrel
(remember the 1½ to 1
The firing pin blocking plunger
jump relationship).
and correct spring, note
closed ends.
The first time I fired the
P14-45, it had a nasty
jam I had never seen
before. After pulling the
slide off the frame and
studying the slide for a
bit, I realized the firing pin blocking plunger was bound up.
After pulling all of the innards out of the slide, I found the
firing pin blocking plunger spring had been replaced with
a weak little spring.
The end of the spring was not closed and had worked its
way beside the plunger and bound it up. The jam
buggered up the safety lever too, but nothing a little bit of
stoning didn’t cure. I replaced the spring and the pistol
works flawlessly and is a pleasure to shoot.
As an aside, the Colt
Series 80 looking firing
pin blocker parts including plunger and levers,
are exactly the same. Thus
the lever filler plates from
Brownells will make it a
Series 70 for those of
you desiring to do so.
I have shot several Para
pistols over the years, both
Canadian and the newer
guns manufactured in the
USA. They offer a lot for the
shooter, whether you are a
competition shooter or you need
a good handgun for self-defense,
Para-USA has many models to
select from. To pick out which pistol
suits your needs, visit their website
at www.para-usa.com
Here we
can see
where the
disconnector and the
plunger lever live.
Dumb
Statements
or Keith's or Ken's or John's
Jack's
We Have SEVEN Winners!!!
Terry Davis, Russ Armistead, Billy Redus, Camden Crabill,
Keeley Leonard, and Bob Leadman noticed that Ken said
at the end of the bench evaluation on the Ruger LC9s
that it was a small little compact RIFLE.
Way to pay attention! Watch out Ken, Keith and John! This is
shocking after marinating in “Perfect Sauce” for so long! It’s
almost anticlimactic that Steve Adams noticed when I was
reviewing the Dumoulin Mauser action from Sarco I said
“Fabrique Nationale” meant National Fabric. Oh Crud! Yeah, I
know it means National Factory and Ken knows it is not a rifle,
but slips of the tongue cost money and face.
There you go folks, pay attention and, like the Slick 7 above, you
may be $40 richer. Good luck to all of you in your search this
month. Keep in mind we’re not talking opinions here, opinions are
like noses, everyone is entitled to one. By “Dumb Statement” we
mean a real, unnoticed and uncorrected erroneous statement,
i.e. saying hammer instead of striker, Colt instead of Smith &
Wesson, D/R instead of Bench & Field, NOT typos in the
Connection magazine.
Gene K, Bob, Gene S, Darrell and Mz. Lenée are exempted from
the ignominy they and AGI/GCA would suffer in the
extraordinarily miniscule possibility that they would actually err.
Don’t despair, keep looking and listening.
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Resource Directory Issue #116
SCCY INDUSTRIES LLC
CPX-1 Concealed Carry Pistol
1800 Concept Court, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
(386) 322-6336 • www.sccy.com
UM Tactical
Tuneable Compensator
1955 10th Avenue North, Lake Worth, FL 33461
(866) 979-4486 • www.umtactical.com
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. Sportswear & Accessories
Splatter Targets,
Pocket Handgun Cleaning Kits
271 Cardwell Road, Mayodan, NC 27027
(888) 220-1173 • www.shopruger.com
Pelican Products, Inc.
1750 Long Gun Case
23215 Early Avenue, Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 326-4700 • www.pelican.com
Colt’s Manufacturing Company, LLC
1877 Bulldog Gatling Gun Replica
P.O. Box 1868, Hartford, CT 06144
(800) 962-2658 • www.colt.com
Brownells Inc
13/16" x 16 AR Lower Receiver Extension Ring Tap,
CERROSAFE Chamber Casting Alloy
200 South Front Street
Montezuma, Iowa 50171
(800) 741-0015 • www.brownells.com
Joe Alesia AKA “Lefty Longridge”
Next Level Shooting Clinics –
Cowboy, IDPA/IPSC
(661) 373-2709 • www.deadwoodboys.org
[email protected]
4D Reamer Rentals- Fred Zeglin
Hawk Cartridges Book, Chambering Reamers,
Bolt Handles, Extensive Line of Custom
Gunsmithing Tools and Parts
432 East Idaho Street, Suite C420
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-2520 • www.4-dproducts.com
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Holland Shooters Supply
Custom Riflesmith, Remington Accuracy Parts,
Long Range Shooting School
711 Avenue "H", Powers, OR 97466
(541) 439-5155 • www.hollandguns.com
Dealer Showroom – John Bush
Huge Stock of Military Gun Parts,
Accessories and Books from the 20th Century
553 Market Street • Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 882-4249 Email: [email protected]
TheDealerShowroom.com
Gene Shuey - Shuey Custom
Master Gunsmith
Ultra Custom 1911 and Glock Pistols
21 Cygnet Dr. #200, Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 246-7662 • ShueyCustom.com
PISCO Gunsmithing
Ken Brooks – Gunsmithing
140 East Third Street, Coquille, OR 97423
(541) 396-5558 • www.piscogunsmithing.com
American Gunsmithing Institute
Hobby and Professional Gunsmithing Courses
351 Second Street, Napa, CA 94559
(800) 797-0867 • www.americangunsmith.com
Gun Club of America
351 Second Street, Napa, CA 94559
(800) 797-0867 x108
www.GunClubofAmerica.com
SAR Arms B6P pistol
Coming Next Month continued . . .
Finally, we round out the January issue
with a Disassembly/Reassembly Course on the
new SAR Arms B6P pistol. It goes without saying
this pistol is both similar and different at the same
time. It combines features of some of the most reliable
designs with some innovations. We know many others have
attempted this before so the question on all our minds is…
did they get it right? You'll find out later in 2016 when we
conduct a Bench and Range Evaluation on the B6P. First
we’re going to let Ken give you a step-by-step guided tour of
the complete disassembly and reassembly while you form
your own opinions!
Installing and
Outfitting a
Gunsmithing Lathe
following picture shows the sling setup. I used a clevis from
my farm tractor to attach the bulky slings to the crane arm. I
have limited access to the rear of my lathe so I attached the
power cord before lifting the lathe onto the base cabinets.
By Dennis Sandoz,
Pro Course Graduate, Charter GCA Member
PART 1
After completing the re-barreling of two Yugo 48 Mausers
with my ShopSmith (see article in November 2014 issue of
the GCA Connection) and enrolling in Metal Lathe and Mill
courses at the local Techshop (www.techshop.com) I decided
to purchase a Grizzly G4003G 12” X 36” Gunsmith’s Lathe.
Like most of us, my shop was already full so a significant
effort was made to reorganize and provide the space required
for the new lathe. Grizzly does an excellent job of crating and
shipping large equipment that weighs over 1300 pounds. I
paid for lift gate delivery (highly recommended) and the
FedEx driver helped me put the large crate on two furniture
dollies and push it into my shop. The Grizzly Gunsmith’s
Lathe is a very attractive value package and comes with the
basic capability needed for gunsmithing. The G4003G is
supplied with an oversize spindle and bearing system with a
clear bore of 1 9/16”. In addition, the spindle is set up to
accommodate D 1-5 camlock chucks. I have become very
fond of this method of attaching a chuck to the lathe spindle.
The lathe was supplied with a spindle spider, 6” three jaw
and 8“ four jaw chucks as well as a 10” faceplate and a heavy
cast iron stand. A quick change tool post, steady rest,
follower rest and carriage mounted halogen light are all
included with the gunsmith’s package. Immediately after
installation, I began to add accessories to further enhance the
new lathe’s capability for my projects.
Installation began with unpacking the two heavy cast iron
cabinets the lathe will sit on and bolting them to the concrete
floor of my shop. I placed an aluminum shim under each
cabinet to level them as best I could with a 48” carpenter
level. I carefully measured the center to center distance
between the cabinet lathe bed mounting bolt holes to make
sure the cabinets would align with the lathe bed before
bolting the cabinets to the floor. After they were bolted to
the floor I removed the connecting panel so I could use the
space between the cabinets for storage. The next challenge
was to lift the lathe and place it on top of the cabinets.
Grizzly technical support gave me a number of suggestions
and cautions about how to accomplish this task. I decided to
use a Harbor Freight 1 ton folding shop crane and two 8’
slings to accomplish lifting the lathe onto the base cabinets.
The crane leg spacing was just narrow enough to fit under
the lathe base cabinets with about 1" clearance. The
To avoid crushing the lathe control relay box at the end of the lathe control rod I
did not exactly follow the instructions in the lathe installation manual. The pedestal
at the headstock end was wrapped so the pressure on the relay control box was
minimized. If you look closely at the picture you can see how this was accomplished. Instead of following Grizzly's instructions literally I continued the sling
wrap around from the front so it came up under the lathe bed from the back side
and brought the sling from the back to the front side. This put all the lifting pressure on the lathe bed instead of on the sheet metal control relay box. Since I did
all the lifting by myself, I was very careful and made sure the lathe lifted completely
level. Be sure to check the lifting set up when the lathe is only a few inches above
the shipping platform and then proceed very slowly and carefully.
Once the lathe was placed on the base cabinets I loosely
screwed in the mounting bolts and used a 12” master
machinist level (Grizzly # H2683) to check level. I used a
variety of steel shims between the lathe bed and the base
cabinets until it was level along and across the bed. You
should take your time with this and let the lathe settle
overnight or longer and then recheck level. Keep the slings
and crane in place until you have decided it is good enough.
The 12” machinist level indicates my lathe is within 0.0006” of
level front to back and 0.0002” left to right. This is a very
tedious process and I decided the above was good enough.
I needed a place to store all the lathe related equipment and
the empty space under the lathe kept screaming in my
subconscious - put me to use!
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Shop #2726) and mating magnet back (Little Machine Shop
#4467) were purchased from www.littlemachineshop.com
and proved to be a very good solution.
The carriage indicator stop with magnetic backed indicator
on the lathe rail is shown in the picture below. The lathe
carriage already had a 0.60” hole tapped for a 5mm set
screw just begging to be used to mount the indicator stop. I
turned a 5/8” steel rod to 0.600” for a precise fit to the
carriage mounting hole. I then fabricated the indicator stop
out of aluminum and bored it for a precise fit and drilled and
tapped it for a set screw. This works well for all projects
where the 0-2” dial indicator has enough range.
The lathe is now completely installed and ready to work
The available space was 34” wide x 20” deep and 29” tall.
You would think that a good quality cabinet for this space
would be readily available and would fit my budget but no
luck. I created a workable solution that fit the space although
it is clearly not what the manufacturer had in mind. I
purchased a 30” wide industrial grade tool cart with five
drawers rated for a lot of weight from Harbor Freight. The
largest drawer is rated at 188 pounds. The large shelf on top
with 5” sides is ideal for storing large lathe accessories such
as the milling attachment and collet chuck. I simply removed
the top of the cart by popping off the rivets and did not
assemble the base of the cart. The cabinet sits on 0.25” thick
blocks of wood on the floor as shown in the picture below.
Magnetic backed 0-2” dial indicator and lathe carriage indicator stop set up.
The dial indicator stop has been a tremendous help in
precisely locating the position of my cutting tools for making
cuts well within the slop of the carriage controls. This capability will allow setting a cutting tool to about 0.0005” along
the lathe bed. The only shortcoming of this setup is the dial
indicator is limited to a total travel of 2”. This is generally not
a problem for most of my projects except when I need to
move the carriage away from the work piece so I can fit or
measure the exact dimension of the part I am working on.
Fabricating a Dial Indicator Holder
A cabinet under the lathe is a handy place to
store all lathe related tools and accessories.
Lathe Projects
Installing Dial Indicator Capability
Outfitting the lathe for use with a dial indicator to measure
the carriage position, tool post position, tailstock ram position
and milling work piece location required the fabrication of
several simple parts. A 0-2” dial indicator (Little Machine
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My desire to mount a dial indicator on the lathe rail between
the cross slide and the headstock motivated the design and
fabrication of a dial indicator holder. The project consisted of
fabricating a 1.8” x 2.5” x 1” aluminum block with a slot that
matched the lathe rail, indicator holder bracket, 2” x 1.8” x
0.30” clamp and 2.1” x 1.8” x 0.06” steel sheet that holds the
clamp to the block. I used an 8 mm bolt for the clamp, 6 mm
bolts to attach the bracket to the block and mount the indicator and #6x48 screws to hold the sheet steel to the clamp.
All the materials came from my inventory and scrap bin. The
first step was to cut out a piece of aluminum for the holder
block with a hacksaw and then true all the sides of the block
with the fly cutter using the lathe and milling attachment.
The next step was to mill a slot in the aluminum block that
matched the lathe rail. This was accomplished with the
milling attachment, several different end mills and a bevel
Side view of finished dial indicator holder.
cutter. The rest of the
project was drilling
and tapping the parts
and putting them
together. The indicator holder was angled
to hold the indicator
dial face at ~30
degree angle from
vertical so it can be
easily seen while
operating the lathe.
I did not have a piece of sheet steel 0.062” thick so used two
pieces 0.03” thick. The sheet steel keeps all the parts
together and yet allows the bolt to tighten the clamp to lock
the holder in position on the lathe rail. If I were to make this
again I would shorten the length of the sheet steel to the
listed dimensions and make the indicator bracket from 1”
stock to have a more attractive looking finished product.
The finished holder installed on the lathe.
Dial Indicator Stop for Lathe Tail Stock
I needed to have the ability to precisely measure the depth of
a hole being bored, drilled or reamed with the lathe so the
best way to accomplish this was to add a dial indicator stop
to the lathe tailstock. The project involved fabricating a
tailstock ram clamp from a 5” X 2.5” X 0.518” thick piece of
aluminum and boring a 1.563” hole that precisely fit the tailstock ram. The clamp was drilled and tapped for a #10 cap
screw that was used to tighten the indicator stop on the ram.
The dial indicator setup on the tailstock.
Installation of Lathe Milling Attachment
A milling attachment was not commercially available for my
lathe so it was necessary to purchase a generic milling
attachment and adapt it to fit. I was able to find a mini-lathe
milling attachment (#4467) at www.littlemachineshop.com
that provided the functionality I wanted. The challenge was
mounting it on my lathe.
Milling is very different from the typical work done with a
lathe. Most lathe turning activities involve moving the cutting
tool into the work turning on the lathe axis. Milling involves
moving the work through the lathe axis where the end mill bit
is located and you need to be able to use as much of the
6.25” cross slide travel as possible so you can accommodate
a variety of work piece sizes. The typical lathe tool post is
located too far forward (towards the operator) so it is not
ideal to simply locate the milling attachment in the tool post
location. I decided to fabricate a 4.75” x 6" mounting block
of 0.5” steel that would locate the position of the milling
attachment as close to the center axis of the lathe as possible.
The mounting block was mounted in the four jaw chuck and
aligned with the lathe axis in preparation for drilling and
boring the 1.023” hole that was required to mate with the
tool post swivel on my lathe cross slide. After the hole was
carefully bored to size the next challenge was to locate the
two bolt holes that will hold the mounting block to the cross
slide. The bolts slide in a circular slot in the cross slide so the
block can rotate 360 degrees for milling slots or flats with an
angled profile. I needed to be able to exactly locate these
holes so the block could freely rotate without binding. I
decided to turn a mandrel from aluminum that exactly fit the
bored hole. I set the compound tool post on the mandrel
and used a transfer punch to exactly locate the holes that
would need to be drilled in the block.
Block mounted on the cross slide with mounting bolts.
Note the exact fit. No binding!
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Jesse Garrison
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Bob Fry
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Harold E. Shelton
Salvatore M. Mennella
James McEachern
Rusty Hupy
Jason A. Wolf
Robert Wayne Colombel
Mark C. Blair
Steven E. Estes
Shotguns
Brandon McCormick
Scott C. Komar
Lane Lepera
James N. Woods
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Dale G. Yeager
Kyle Witek
Stephano Chatham
Leroy Booth
Dr. Uwe Schwenk
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Rimfire
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Installing and Outfitting a Gunsmithing Lathe continued . . .
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1911 Pistolsmith
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Gary N. Smith
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Jeff Anglemyer
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Alfred W. O'Daire, Jr.
Brett William Snell
Milling attachment mounted on lathe ready for work. The attachment includes a vise with 1.9” opening
that has 3.5” vertical travel. It works very nicely and I can mill both horizontally and vertically.
Lathe set up to mill a
flat on the side of this
shaft that will hold the
lathe carriage dial indicator stop described
earlier in this article. An
aluminum block with a
milled 45 degree slot
was used to hold the 1”
round shaft in the
milling vise.
The other
common thing I
do with the
attachment is to
mill the edge of a metal block I have cut with a hacksaw. For most of us,
using a hacksaw on a thick block of metal does not leave a very true or pretty
edge. The milling attachment can be used to mill the rough side of a work
piece on the lathe resulting in a very true and smooth finish. I use an end
mill or the fly cutter shown in the picture below to mill the edge of a work
piece. The
milling
attachment
significantly
increases the
capability of
my lathe and I
am pleased
with the
design.
Milling the edge
of a block of
aluminum with the
fly cutter and
milling attachment.
To be continued in GunTech 117
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SCCY CPX-1 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Remington 1911 R1 Enhanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Springfield XDs 3.3 Pistol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Ruger® LC9s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Taurus Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Boberg XR9-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Remington Model 11/ Browning A-5 Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . 110
Star SA 9mm Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Ruger® 22/45™ Mark III™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Smith & Wesson 6906 9mm Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Winchester Model 94 Lever Action Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
DoubleTap Derringer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Chiappa Triple Threat Tri Barrel Shotgun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Chiappa 1860 Spencer Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Kahr PM9 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Benelli Nova Pump Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Ohio Ordinance VZ 2000 Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Ruger® Vaquero® Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Remington VERSA MAX Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Chiappa MC 27 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Henry .22 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Ruger® American Rimfire Rifle®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Dickinson Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
EXCEL Arms MR-5.7 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Swiss K11 Straight-Pull Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
GSG-MP522 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Smith & Wesson SD9 VE Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Smith & Wesson Model 422 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Browning BPS Pump Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Remington Model 6 & Remington Rolling Block . . . . . . . . . 87
Benelli Super Black Eagle & Super Black Eagle II . . . . . . . . 86
Ruger® SR-22® Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Armalite AR-30 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ruger® SR-556® Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Beretta Cougar Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ortgies Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Ruger® American Rifle® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Werndl Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Colt 1901 DA New Army Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Remington 581 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Benelli B80 Lever Locking Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Darrell Holland's PGW .45 Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Husqvarna Swedish M-40 "Lahti". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Remington 81 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chiappa .357 Magnum "Rhino" Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ruger® LC9® and LCP® Pistols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 38 Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Interstate Arms Model 99 '87 Coach Gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heckler & Koch P7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
1905 Ross Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
1907 Winchester Autoloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Steyr M9 Pistol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Charter Arms .44 Bulldog Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Browning Cynergy Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Walther P99 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Sako Model 4 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Smith & Wesson Double Action Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Winchester Model 77 Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Walther P22 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ruger® #1 Single-Shot Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Ruger® LCR® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Beretta 21 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Browning BAR Semi-Auto Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Remington 1100/1187 Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
NAA Mini-Revolver / Crickett .22 Training Rifle . . . . . . . . . . 51
Savage Model 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Beretta Al 391 Urika Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Hi-Point Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Walther P-38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mossberg 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hi-Point Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Springfield Armory M1A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Browning Citori Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SIG PRO Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Stevens Favorite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Taurus 24/7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Winchester Model 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Browning A-Bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SIG P-230 Pistol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Flintlock/Percussion Lock Mechanism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Weatherby Mark V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1934 Beretta Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Thompson Contender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Winchester Model 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Colt 2000 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Charles Daly Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
US Revolver Co. Top Break Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Winchester 1885 “Low Wall” Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
S&W 41 Auto-Pistol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Winchester ‘87 Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Webley Auto Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sako Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Astra 400 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
MAB Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mac 11 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mannlicher/Steyer 1895 Straight Pull Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Firestar Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1938 Carcano Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tech 9 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Dan Wesson Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ithaca Model 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1863 Remington Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Desert Eagle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Winchester Model 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Browning Semi-Auto .22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Remington 740/742 Rifles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Colt Python Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Russian Tokarev Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1874 Sharps Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mosin-Nagant Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mauser C-96 Broomhandle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ruger® Model 96™ Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
AMT Automag II Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Russian & Swede Nagant Revolvers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Savage 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1912 Steyr Auto-Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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