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Table
of Contents
2 Note From The President
3 GunTech Program Guide
4 Jack's Corner
5 Glock 17
6 Look Ma! No Ejector!
8 Coming Next Month
9 Name That Part Contest!
Tip of the Month
10 The Story of a Rifle
13 A note from Hot Brass
Editor Lenée Landis
14 Resource Directory
15 Producer's Cut
16 Video Index
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A Note from
the President . . .
2011 in review:
GCA delivers the goods!
As I look back over the last year, remembering all the firearms we have evaluated and
reviewed for you, plus all the product testing, interviews, bench and field tips, "in the
classroom" sessions, trade shows, Q&A, live GCA web meetings and more, it fills me with
pride that the GCA team worked so hard to deliver value month after month.
This is truly a team effort as it takes many individuals to deliver GunTech and your GCA
benefits each month and so I would like to thank (in no particular order as they all
contribute greatly); Keith Hezmalhalch, Dianne Quick, Jack Landis, Rich Selby, Trina
Selby, Lenée Landis, Bob Dunlap, Ken Brooks, Heather Whitting, Chuck Pope, James
Lummel, Darrell Holland, Robert Dunn, Renée Grose, Mike Middleton, Holly Mayfield,
Paula Kelly, Jacob Kelly, our entire GCA/AGI Staff and all of you who have contributed
articles or support the Gun Club of America with your membership.
We look forward to providing you with an
information packed 2012. You can look
forward to numerous evaluations and reviews
of new guns and products, along with
extensive training providing you insider tricks
and techniques. You will also receive invites to
special events including the upcoming
GunStock on Father's Day Weekend 2012!
Thank you for your support over the last
year, we couldn’t do it without members
like you. Here’s to a great New Year!
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly, President,
Gun Club of America
Gene Kelly
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We'll see
you next year. . .
in GunTech!

GunTech
Program Guide
What’s In This Month’s Issue?
Welcome to the December issue of GunTech. Happy Holidays
and Merry Christmas! We have some HUGE presents for you
under the tree this year. In the true spirit of giving, Jack
reviews more new products and shows you his “Tool of the
Month,” Ken gives another “Tip from the Workbench,” Bob
answers more of your gunsmithing questions and Darrell has
a “Tip for the Woodsman” that may just help you chop down
your Christmas tree if you are running a bit late this season!
But if THAT isn’t enough to fill your Christmas stocking, Jack
ALSO has a great “Project of the Month” for you! This one is
something that EVERYONE will have to do sooner or later and
it is also a perfect project to do during the winter months.
Last but not LEAST, if you love SURPRISES on Christmas
morning, then you’ll REALLY love this month’s
Disassembly/Reassembly Course because odds are that you
have NEVER seen this gun before (let alone the INSIDE)!! So
pour the eggnog and grab your figgy pudding, because this
is one SA-WEEET issue of GunTech.
Product Review
We all need a thorough scrubbing now and
then but most of the time a quick scrub will
do. Well, when it comes to giving your
firearms a quick cleaning, Jack has what
may just be the perfect product! Not only
that, it comes in two different styles and it turns out that Jack
REALLY needs one of them. Just to be sure it’s going to work
properly for him, Jack tests this product out on, well, you’ll
see. Sometimes he just never learns.
Product Review
We have all heard and seen
the many “bottoms” that are
out there now and many of
us have chosen a favorite
that works just right for our
particular gun and shooting
style (magazine bottoms that is…), well here is one that is just
a BIT different than the rest. Jack uses Keith’s Glock 27 to
demonstrate it and wastes no time in getting right to the point
of this particular magazine bottom!
Tool of the Month
Own a SIG? Then you know
first-hand just why Ken
loves them so much.
However there are certain
parts that are somewhat
difficult to disassemble and reassemble with standard hand
tools. This product solves that problem and is so compact that
you can keep it in your pocket. Leave it to the folks at Samson
to come up with another handy solution!
Ask the Gunsmith
The first question Bob answers this month involves a Marlin
70HC (or Model 99). Your fellow GCA member is having
ejection problems and having trouble pin-pointing the cause.
Bob wastes no time in reminding him of the inherent
strengths and weaknesses of the design and points out a
couple different things that could be the culprit. The second
question concerns a Charles Daly shotgun with a broken bolt
handle. The problem is that new parts are no longer available
for this gun and used parts are hard to come by. Bob gives
him a couple different options, including making a new bolt
handle from one taken out of another brand and model of
gun!
Product Evaluation
Some of you might wonder
what the difference is
between a “Product Review” and a “Product Evaluation.” Well,
here it is! A product review is when we show you a product,
describe its features, and tell you that we recommend it. In
some cases we “have” or “are currently” using that product.
A product evaluation is what we do when we need to assemble/compare
pre/post product performance of the gun and
show it on camera, or at least the results.
This month Jack is evaluating the “Har-Bar” for the Ruger
Mini-14 rifle. This product was one that YOU told Jack about,
so he proceeded to check it out! If you own a Mini-14 then
you know that it is not the most accurate rifle around. But
unless you want to change-out the stock and buy a pricey
new heavy-barrel for it you pretty much have to live with the
accuracy issues, that is until the Har-Bar came along! This
device is easy to install, adds a few options to your gun at the
same time if you want, and the price doesn’t “break the bank”
either. But will it perform as promised?! Check it out!
Tip for the Woodsman
Darrell's tip this month regards the "proper" hatchet for your
field excursions. This one isn't cheap, but it can do everything
for you, including shaving. This lightweight is
Tips from the Workbench
Ken is back this month with another great tip from his workbench.
This time he shows you how he cuts through all the worth its weight
Gransfors Mini
crud to achieve a nice finish on his work. You may have in gold,
Belt Axe
thought you knew how to use the wire wheel and what to see why.
watch out for but… well, you know Ken, he has a few techniques
we’re willing to bet you haven’t tried yet! Continue on page 13
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Jack’s
Corner
by Jack Landis
AGI Technical Services Manager
and GCA Connection Editor
Well here it is again, approaching
the end of an old year and the beginning of a new. The
Beauteous Lenée and I are just back from our annual
Thanksgiving trek to the lower Klamath River to enjoy some
good food, good drink, good friends, and GOOD STEELHEAD
FISHING! We stay at the Marble Mountain Ranch (www.marblemountainranch.com)
just above Somes Bar, California,
about 50 miles north of the Klamath’s confluence with the
Trinity.
We arrived the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and it rained all
the way up from Los Angeles. This year no kids traveled with
My Leader and I or Bob and Barb. This is beginning to happen
more often now, twelve years ago we had varying gaggles
of kids and grandkids in attendance. Instead of working
out schedules for kids, Bob eats, drinks, fishes and sleeps, I
eat, drink, cook, and fish, and the ladies sleep, knit, read, do
puzzles, eat, cook, and shop for artisan ceramics in the downriver
town of Orleans. It’s a dark and lonely existence, and
only a true professional can bear up under the strain.
Bob had fished all day Tuesday in the pouring rain, and the
river was still flowing at twice the volume Wednesday. That
would be optimal for our scheduled float trip down the river.
Bob and Mz. Barbara barbecued some great marinated tri-tip
and all the fixings for dinner, after which Bob and I kicked the
dirt around with the ranch’s owner, Doug Cole, and finally
reached the decision to forego the trip this year and do it
again next year. Bob and I have come to the agreement over
the years with Doug that we keep his guns running and he
takes us on a drift boat day. Works for us! Bob and I thus girded
our loins, well, sorta’, and headed down to the river to confront
the wily steelhead from the banks and shallows. I didn’t
beach any Wednesday, but an assortment of hits, steals, and
leaps before break-offs kept my interest up. Oh yeah, Bob, as
usual, caught several, blah, blah, snooze, snore. Harrumpf!
Bob and I work opposite sides of the river, and his pattern is:
1. Catch fish
2. Raise fish for my admiration (^%$&^)*&%^!!!
3. Take a nap in the sun for an hour
4. Repeat as time allows
This is certainly NOT emblematic of the diligent and focused
approach that your Editor employs. Indeed. Harrumpf!
Ah well, back to the ranch at the end of the day and I made
up some Buffalo Stroganoff and Sapphire Martinis (two of my
signature efforts) to round out the day. Thursday started with
some fishing, some lounging and lying, and the ladies made
up a perfect traditional Thanksgiving meal. Oh my, roasted
turkey, stuffing, potatoes, GRAVY, cranberry sauce, salads,
vegetables, assorted pie . . . Oh my straining belt.
More fishing Friday, a couple of nice adults in the 4-5 pound
range took sufficient offense at my offerings to attack in what
would have been a heroic but suicidal assault, had this not
been “Catch & Release” water. Sort of like what happens
when my paycheck arrives.
Mr. Bob barbecued some legal, if somewhat smaller fish for
dinner. His fish, my scratch Tarter Sauce and wine, seems like
a fair trade. Saturday saw us down in Orleans where the
ladies spent as much as a week’s lodging for cups, plates,
bowls, etc. at the shop of Dee, The River Artisan. He’s about
to the point that I need to take him as a dependent on my
income taxes. Turkey dinner redux that night, I think it may
actually get better (like spaghetti), if that’s possible, a day or
two after the debut.
Sunday is “pack ‘n scat” for Lenée and I, but Bob gets another
morning to fish, given his five hour return drive vs. our
twelve. The time from 0500 Tuesday morning to 2200 Sunday
passed in what seems to have been, oh, about forty five minutes.
It hardly seems fair to me that beside bodies that don’t
hurt, sag, or list, the young’s hours seem like days and we
“veteran humans” see the days going by in minutes. Good
thing I’m still such a young one with all of my teeth, hair, and
looks. Yep. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!
Home now is when the Holiday season kicks into high gear.
Mr. Gene has me building another pair of custom Ruger
10/22s for GCA related prizes, SHOT Show is coming up, this
issue of GunTech and the SHOT Show edition of Hot Brass
have the Landis ancestral manse humming with (semi)
directed activity. Sorting out the gifts for the kids and grandkids,
and all of the rest of the usual Christmas turmoil means
we are never bored or lack for things to do. Add to that, Lenée
keeps discovering people at the church (including our new
Pastor) who are eager to learn to shoot once they find out
what we do. Same goes for me and Techs at the VA facilities.
Luckily we live close to Lefty Longridge’s Deadwood Boys
range and there is no one there during the week. Since we
can do what we do any time of the day or night, and do, we
can occasionally slip over to the range for a few hours in the
morning before the wind comes up and introduce new people,
young and old, male and female, to the world of shooting.
‘Til next month, break some new ground ‘smithing and
shooting, and please introduce someone new to each,
Jack Landis
(800) 797-0867 x 104 • (818) 833-9030 Fax
jlandis@americangunsmith.com ◆

Glock 17
By Robert Dunn
AGI and GunTech Video Producer,
AGI Pro Course Graduate, GCA Charter Member
Glock 17 pistol, magazines and 9mm cartridges
Over the years, Glock has become a “household” word, at
least in the Urban Dictionary. There are many different
models of Glock pistols, but when I envision a Glock, my mind
goes back to the 1980s and I picture a Glock 17. Though the
pistol has gone through some noticeable design changes in
the area of the grip and the recoil spring and guide rod, the
functioning and safety features have remained the same.
For some of the younger crowd it might be hard to imagine
the firearms industry without polymer-framed pistols. Gaston
Glock, the Austrian inventor of the Glock pistols, changed all
of that. Though Heckler & Koch had a polymer-framed pistol
in the ‘70s, now just about every major (and minor) manufacturer
of semi automatic pistols has a striker fired (no hammer),
polymer-framed handgun. Like many weapons, their
popularity didn’t become widespread in the civilian market
until they had achieved a high level of use and acceptance in
the Military and Law Enforcement communities. The Glock 17
has become a standard in most Police Departments in the
United States and abroad. The Glock pistol is equally popular
with military units throughout the world. As a matter of fact,
the Glock 17 was designed for the Austrian Army as a
replacement for the Walther P38 that was in use at the time.
This pistol has also proven extremely popular in the civilian
market for many years now. Though many think that the number
17 in the pistol’s name results from its potential 17 round
magazine capacity (also available in 19 and 33), the 17 actually
represents Gaston Glock’s 17th patent submission.
The Glock 17 is a lightweight pistol compared to a steel
framed design, as polymer is stronger and 86% lighter than
steel. The gun’s proprietary Tenifer metal treatment insures a
tough and hard surface on the slide and barrel that is resistant
to scratching and corrosion.
Glock 17 barrel
The camming action of the lock up of the pistol resembles
that of the Browning High Power. The rifling of the barrel is a
right hand hexagonal type and its length of twist is 250mm.
You can always tell if a round has been fired from a Glock
because of the unique elongated imprint of the firing pins
impression in the primer of the empty case, unlike the round
indentation from a “traditional” shaped firing pin.
Glock employs what they call “Safe Action” to describe the
pistol’s three safety features, all of which are deactivated
when the trigger is pulled for firing, and reactivated upon
releasing the trigger. The first safety is an external trigger
safety and consists of a lever found on the trigger blade itself.
This lever will rotate and act upon the trigger bar and connector
when the finger naturally pulls the trigger. The other
two safety features of the pistol are internal. One uses a hardened
steel pin to block the firing pin in the firing pin channel
until the trigger is pulled. The third safety (the drop safety)
will only allow the gun to fire if the trigger is pulled straight
back as the trigger bar will then be guided on a safety ramp
inside the firearm.
The trigger pull of the stock gun is about 5.5 lbs., but for law
enforcement purposes you can buy what is called a New York
Trigger. This will give you a trigger pull of about 12 lbs. A
15-lbs pull can be achieved with a New York plus and New
York Plus-Plus Trigger. These options were implemented as
“Lawyer” safety features. Of course, the best way to prevent
accidental (negligent) discharges is to keep your finger off
the trigger until you intend to shoot. The trigger IS NOT a
finger rest.
The Glock 17 is a durable weapon platform and can even be
safely fired underwater with the addition of special spring
cups that fit in the striker assembly. These allow water to pass
by without slowing the forward travel of the firing pin and
causing a misfire. The solid design and lock up of the pistol
allows for the higher pressures of aquatic operation to be
possible.
This does not mean that you can go scuba diving and shoot
at sharks (though it is possible as an alternative to being
eaten alive), it was intended to allow Special Forces units to
safely fire the weapon after being submerged or close to the
surface area.
There are a several precautions which you must consider
before you show your friends how to shoot at fish while using
a snorkel. Specifically, 9mm is the only “safe” caliber to shoot
while submerged, as rounds such as .40 S&W and .45 ACP
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Clint’s article is a great example of knowing what was missing,
a standard feature of a world standard gun. He didn’t waste
time and energy by wringing his hands and whining “Woe is
me, I’ve never seen this situation before.” He knew what had
to be accomplished, i.e. “eject cartridge (case), stop rearward
travel of bolt”, so he rigged a way to make that all happen and
look professional to boot! Clint never turns down a job just
because he’s never done it before or takes the easy way out,
and his solutions are always, to say the least, interesting,
ingenious and inventive. Editor
A client brought in an interesting project the other day. He
had purchased a rifle of unknown heritage that was beautifully
blued and kind of looked like a Mauser. More on that
later. It had been re-barreled, but whoever did it didn’t bother
to stamp the caliber on the barrel. The man from whom he
bought it told him that the caliber was “8mm-06 or .300
something or other, probably a magnum.” He also brought a
stock in which he wanted to mount the barreled action. He
wanted it inletted, the barrel free floated and glass bedded,
but he wanted to do the exterior himself.
The first two photos were taken to aid in determining what
model, exactly, this was. The rest of the photos were taken
when I realized that this was a project worth sharing. In
between are some staged photos to illustrate what took place
in between the start and the finish.
First of all, what was this? The bolt said Mauser; the trigger
said Mauser, but LOOK! No ejector! Not even mounting lugs,
or bosses, for an ejector! Not only was there no provision for
mounting an ejector/bolt stop, there never had been. Wait.
What is that screw ahead of the slot? Perhaps that was how
the ejector/bolt stop was mounted. Well, my client said that
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Look Ma!
No Ejector!
Or, "What is this, anyway?"
By Clint Hawkins
Owner Hawkins Arms LLC,
AGI Pro Course Graduate, GCA Member
Unknown Mauser type, where is the ejector/bolt stop lug?
the fellow from whom he bought the gun allowed that it was
probably a Mauser and included a couple of ejector/stop
assemblies, but didn’t know how to mount them. The one on
the left is the usual assembly we’re used to, a little research
showed the one on the right to be probably an Argentine
Mauser assembly. I know, I could have asked Ken Brooks or
John Bush, but what fun would that have been?
Standard ’98 ejector/bolt stop on left, Argentine (?) on right.
At this point, I told my client that, yes, it can be done. I’d like
to find the proper ejector/stop assembly first, but it would
take some time to try to find one. Failing that, yes, I can fabricate
the necessary mounting boss. The whole thing would
be pricey. Maybe he would like to just buy another Mauser.
It would be cheaper.
His response was, well, no. He’d already had paid $X00 for the
rifle, and another $X00 for the White Bastogne wood stock,
and he’d like to see the whole thing come to fruition. OK, I
said, I’ll start looking for the proper ejector/stop assembly.
Along with the task of looking on every website I could find
that had anything about Mausers, I sent four photos to Jack,
knowing that if he couldn’t identify it, he knew someone who
could. Zeros. No one seemed to know anything about this
model. Jack called me later to tell me that he thought he
remembered some photos that might identify it. He would
look for them. If he does indeed have them, they are buried
somewhere in the archives. (OK, mea culpa – Ed).
So, let’s start with something somewhat easier. What caliber is
it? Ken has shown us how to cast a chamber, using Sulphur. I
use Cerro-Safe, a Bismuth alloy that melts at about 50 degrees
less than boiling water. The casting dimensions indicated that
it was probably chambered in .308 Winchester. Remember that
the casting dimensions are that of the chamber, not the cartridge.
A .308 Win Headspace gage confirmed it to the point
that I felt safe in firing one later.
Here is a picture showing, starting
at the top, the chamber casting,
the headspace gage and the
cartridge.
Cerro-Safe chamber cast, “Go” headspace
gauge, .308 Winchester cartridge
On we go to the challenge of how to mount the “standard”
ejector/stop assembly. It seemed possible to form a contiguous
lug from the receiver by TIG up to a shape that could be
milled or ground into the proper shape and drilled and slotted.
That thought lasted about (SNAP) that long. Structural
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Look Ma! Continued . . .
integrity was a main concern, not to mention that the exact
location needed to be determined through a process of fitting.
So thought I. This is especially true in that the dimensions
of the bolt stop positioning were slightly different
between the two assemblies, as can be seen below.
Different ejector/bolt stop dimensions in the ’98 left and Argentine right
It was determined that the best thing to do was to attach a
single piece of metal already properly dimensioned and pivot
hole drilled and then cut it for the ejector slot rather than try
to attach two pieces and keep them in alignment. But how
should it be attached? The options were:
1) TIG: In order to assure a proper weld, the beveling
at the seam and the jigging required to maintain
proper alignment seemed to be inordinately
complicated. Also, there would be much metal to
remove after welding to make the job “professional.”
2) Brazing: Same objections.
3) Silver Solder: Similar jigging requirements, but no
beveling and less heat made this option more
acceptable, especially since there would be
little “clean up” required upon completion.
What dimensions should it have? This was partially
determined by the dimensions of the cavity of the bolt stop
assembly. Again this was different in the two assemblies. I
selected to use the more familiar assembly. It was further
decided that overall dimensions are not critical; but that it
should occupy most of the cavity in the fore/aft direction and
that the depth of the cavity plus about .010" would suffice for
the width of it. For the height, it was decided that the milled
surface on the receiver would provide that dimension, as if it
were too short or too long it would not look “original.” This
proved to be about .011” shorter than the cavity allowance,
but this was not critical
as the ejector in
its slot determined
the vertical positioning
of the ejector/bolt
stop assembly in the
long haul.
Measuring the cavity width inside the ejector assembly
What about the pivot hole? This photo shows this fairly
clearly. This also is not thousandths of an inch critical, but
was determined by measuring the location of the hole from
the edge of the assembly that would be next to the receiver,
then adding about .010" for adequate clearance and providing
at least .020" structural integrity ahead of the hole.
Careful imaginering/fitting of the ejector/bolt stop gives the
most likely receiver location for where the pivot hole should
be, thus also the mount positioning.
Since I do not have a mill, I
farmed out the mount fabrication
job to another, better equipped,
gunsmith with whom I have a
good working relationship.
Ejector/bolt stop mounting lug on
the gun (bottom center).
Starting to look more '98ish now.
After soldering the mount, we end up with something that
looks about like this, being shown in this staged photo here
as initiating the slot in the mount with a hack saw used only
to mark an aiming point to ensure proper perpendicular
alignment with the receiver’s slot, then completing and
widening the slot with a rotary tool. I cannot show the position,
near vertical, used to make sure the cut was accurate.
Slowly with a steady hand as I have not the milling machine
that would have been more precise. Also, in this staged
photo, the saw
slipped into the
position as shown
rather than as actually
used. Sorry. Be
sure to wear eye
and face protection!
Hacksaw blade shown to
illustrate step #1 in the slot
lengthening process
After de-burring the
sharp edges, I put it
all together, shown on
page 8 with the stock
in place. Perfect.
Then I put the bolt in.
Oops!
Final dimensioning of the ejector blade slot
After fitting the bolt back into the gun, I found that the
ejector did not enter the bolt’s ejector slot. Why? After several
assembly/disassembly trials, I discovered that the ejector
slot in the receiver as designed for the original ejector/bolt
stop did not extend to the rear enough to provide clearance
for this ejector. Above on the right, you can see that slot
being extended about to the same position as the pivot hole.
Now, it’s time to re-blue the damaged area. The barrel is still
beautifully blued. Do I need to re-blue the entire gun? Well,
I will if I have to, but I decided to try an experiment. I have
had a fair amount of success using Brownells Dicro-Pan and
also their Oxpho-Blue. The former is generally used in
conjunction with boiling water and requires a considerable
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Coming Next Month
In GunTech 69
Tiny Terror: Taurus TCP 738 .380 ACP Pistol
The January issue of GunTech will have the
excitement of a year-end clearance sale and the
satisfaction of a meal featuring your favorite
Christmas goodies! We will be serving up the evaluation on
the Taurus TCP which was bumped from the December issue
because we couldn’t fit any more
under the Christmas tree AND we
will also feature a second evaluation on
the new Ruger LC9.
Lightning in a matchbox: the Ruger LC9
Jack, Gene and Ken will all be bringing you cool segments
from the SHOT Show including: new guns, affordable custom-ammo,
optics, cleaning equipment and more! Darrell has
another great “Tip for the Woodsman,” Ken interviews a guntoting,
horse-riding, television celebrity and your
Disassembly/Reassembly Course is on the current Chinese
version of the good ol’ side-by-side “Coach Gun.”
All-in-all, your January issue of GunTech will be giving you
more “bang” for your buck. In fact, you’ll be satisfied all the
way up to the February issue . . . of GunTech! ◆
Look Ma! Continued . . .
amount of carding. The latter is considered a cold blue, but
most of my success with it has been to heat the metal considerably
before application. This requires less carding and
that can usually be accomplished with vigorous use of steel
wool.
Looking REAL
"98ish" now!
Suppose I just heat
up the receiver and
employ the Dicro-Pan method? I did and the initial results
were beautiful until several applications proved that the top of
the receiver just was not going to survive the carding without
a mottled appearance. Well, I can still re-blue the whole gun.
Let’s try another approach, being basically lazy. Let’s try
using Oxpho-Blue right over the Dicro-Pan. One thing nice
about Oxpho-Blue is that once the polish is well established,
you don’t need to card the last application, you just polish it
up. Voila! The color! It works! Eet ees beeooteefull!
Below, you see it in its stock which has been inletted, free
floated, glass bedded and ready for the client to do his part
on the exterior. AGI has wonderful courses showing you how
to do just about anything you have questions about in metal
and wood work.
◆
Another day, another dollar . . . and feeling REAL proud
One of our members sent in an article
to share with us this holiday season . . .
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*$50 limit
As of the 3rd of December we had 9 answers.
All were correct with regards to the part, the
disconnector/trigger drawbar from all iterations of
the Ruger Standard Auto (MKI, II, III, & 22/45) and
its clones, including the AMT. Only two of you correctly identified it as the Volquartsen
Titanium version. WAY TO GO, BOYS & GIRLS!!
We said we would take the 6th, last before publication date, and 1st correct answers for
the first three prizes, with Honorable Mention going to the 2nd correct answer. An extra
$20 AGI went to the first five who guessed the manufacturer. This month's winners are
posted below. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!! Now on to this month's . . .
Name the part above and its purpose.
We will take the 6th, last before publication date, and 1st correct answers for the first
three prizes. Honorable Mention to the 2nd correct answer.
Email me at jlandis@americangunsmith.com with the correct answer and win the
Armorer’s or specialty course of your choice, with a $50 limit!!
You can call me with the answer ONLY if:
1. You do not have a computer/email access.
2. You call (800) 797-0867, ext. 104 between 0800 - 1700 PDT Monday - Friday.
3. If you get my voicemail, you leave your name, phone number, and guess.
The voicemail time stamps, so be CLEAR with the info.
Tip of the Month
One of those soooo simple "Why didn't I think of that?"
head-slappers that I dearly love, and dang near free as well!
What could be better? Thanks a lot Larry and feel free to
pass along some more. Jack
Dear Jack,
Watching Ken remove the stock in a recent GunTech
disassembly course reminded of a great tip I always use.
Take about three inches of a piece of ½ inch electrical tubing,
it is around .042 thick. Place it over the bit end of your
long screwdriver. Drop all that down in the stock hole. The
tubing will surround the bolt or screw head and the screw
driver will center align with the slot. This will make sure you
are on the exact top of the stock screw and not on the side
of it. This is the best way to keep the screw driver bit in the
center and not between the screw and the wood. Get it in
there by mistake and crank on it and you will certainly
break through the wood in the thin sides of the stock.
It looks like this.
Larry C. Jones,
GunWurkz
Ph: 210-378-5505 • Website: www.gunwurkz.com
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The Story
of a Rifle
Another Classic Gun Digest reprint
This relic of African days still does the job.
From Ken Waters, its owner, we learn . . . THE STORY
THIS is the story of a rifle, but it must commence with a tale
about a man, a man of action to whom big game hunting was
a way of life and the rifle an extension of his will. Together,
they went repeatedly in harm's way.
For a British officer in India in late 19th Century, leaves long
enough to permit going to England were seldom and the
abundance and variety of hunting within the sparse limits of
military pay provided an altogether satisfying alternative. To a
young lieutenant of the 2nd Bengal Cavalry, Himalayan bear
and ibex along the Northern Frontier, Indian deer and
goural in the lower hill country, and best of all, the great
striped tiger must have been powerful lures. For relatively few
rupees, he could orga nize his own hunting party.
That was true for hundreds of offi cers in the old British Indian
Army who chose big game hunting as a prin cipal form of
recreation. I've chosen to write about a man with the unlikely
name of Vesey Mangles Stockley who successfully combined
vocation and avocation.
As a subaltern under General Wol seley in 1882, be had
helped defeat the forces of Arabi Pasha at Tel-ei-Ke bir. Then
came orders to India where a series of duty assignments kept
him until the end of the century. In 1900, Captain (or perhaps
it was by then Major Stockley) was in China as part of the
multi-national force putting down the Boxer Rebellion. Then,
he returned to India where, at some un determined point in
time, he was ap pointed to command the 16th Caval ry, Indian
Army, with the rank of colonel.
Polo after five when the day's heat had subsided provided
active sport for the young cavalrymen, but the month's leave
that came once a year was the best time for hunting enthusi -
asts, and Colonel Stockley was no ex ception. Less usual for
those days, his wife accompanied him on several of those
trips afield.
A careful study of the game animal species of India together
with an inci sive knowlege of the native popula tion were
undoubtedly instrumental in his repeated successes as a
hunter, enabling him to offer sound advice to younger followers.
For example, he said men purporting to be shikaris were
often frauds. Instead, he urged picking guides from amongst
intelli gent villagers.
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As to the selection of a proper rifle for taking large and
sometimes dan gerous game, Stockley gave it as his opinion
that the hunter should choose the most powerful rifle he
could carry and shoot well, explaining that it wouldn't always
be possible to pick one's shots in bush or jungle, especial ly if
following-up a wounded animal. Further, under such conditions
a heavy bullet might prove necessary to stop a charge
at close quarters.
English gunmakers did a thriving business between 1870 and
1914, providing sporting arms for wealthy Britons and for
military and civil servants at Empire posts. For the less wellheeled
there were rugged falling-block single-shot rifles, and
there were big double rifles for those willing and able to pay.
Before 1900, both were blackpowder arms. Ammunition was
sent out from England in sealed tins as protection from
humidity and were opened only as needed.
Stockley appears to have been able to afford some of the
better rifles, even in his early days in India. He began with a
battery composed of a Westley Richards .577 Black Powder
Express and an 8-bore for a second rifle, both doubles. Of
these he preferred the .577 because of its lighter recoil, but
probably also because of a pair of unfortunate accidents
suffered while using the 8-bore.
In one instance, while cocking the 8-bore, a hammer slipped
from under his thumb, causing the rifle to fire and driving the
action lever back into his right hand between thumb and
forefinger-"the lock-jaw place," as he called it because of the
grave danger of tetanus from such an injury.
Another episode with that hard kicking 8-bore saw both
barrels fire together, he having cocked both hammers before
firing. Whether this was due to inadequate sear contact, or
simply caused by his finger slipping off the front trigger onto
the rear trigger under the jarring shock of recoil, he didn't
say. Whichever it was, the simultaneous discharge of twenty
drams of black powder driving a pair of two-ounce balls must
have left a lasting impression!
Thereafter, Stockley adopted a dou ble .500 Black Powder
Express as a second rifle, using copper-tubed ex press bullets
on the lighter non-dan gerous game, but also with satisfac -
tory results on Himalayan brown bear.
The .577 Express remained his fa vorite, especially for tiger. For
those hunts he told of making crude night sights by sewing a
band of white cloth around the barrels behind the front sight,
and another close to the rear sight.
With the arrival of smokeless pow der however, and still
convinced of the superior effectiveness of the .577 bore, he
obtained a new double rifle proofed for smokeless powder in
that caliber, firing 650-grain soft nose bullets loaded over 90
grains of cordite. This second .577 appears to have been the
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The Story of a Rifle Continued . . .
rifle chosen for use on his trips to Somaliland after lion, that
country being then under the control of the government of
India and requiring the shortest travel to reach from the subcontinent.
Whilst the abandoned 8-bore might have been
stronger medicine for elephant and rhino, he found the .577
to be a better lion gun.
His method of hunting the big So mali cats was to locate a lion
kill and from there take up the spoor on foot in day light,
followed by horsemen whose job it was to gallop ahead,
cutting off the lion and (hopefully) bringing him to bay. Some
of the maned heads thus obtained by Colonel Stockley were
presented to the 16th Cavalry Officers Mess.
The cordite .577 proved so successful for this hunting that
Stockley ordered a new matched pair of .577 double rifles
regulated for a heavier charge 750-grain solid or soft-nosed
bullets driven by 100 grains of cordite which he referred to as
.577 H.V. (high velocity) rifles. So far as I was able to
ascertain, these were his final pair of double rifles and the
last of the big bores.
As a military man he was naturally exposed to the ubiquitous
.303, effective on men, but not so effective on big game animals.
Stockley's distrust of the .303 shows through in a
remark he made concerning the pursuit of Himalayan black
bear, in which he said that he had decided to use "a good
heavy bullet" (from the big double rifle) for the first shot, the
.303 to be em ployed for a follow-up shot if neces sary.
Still, the .303 offered a trio of features which were bound to
impress even the most devoted big bore shooters, namely a
flatter trajectory, longer range and far lighter recoil. While
Stockley's thoughts on these matters weren't recorded, some
logical deductions can be made from his final ac quisition -
a Westley Richards maga zine rifle in .318 Express.
The designation ".318" for this car tridge is unfortunately misleading
in that actual bullet and barrel groove diameters were
.330 in. Furthermore, the .318 drove longer and heavier 250-
grain solid or Westley Richards capped bullets at about the
same velocity as a 174-grain from the .303, and some 350
fps faster than the .303's 215-grain round nose. From these
ballistic considerations he may have reasoned that with the
.318 it was possible to combine the .303's advantages with
the heavier bullets in which he placed so much faith.
Introduced sometime around 1910 to provide a general purpose
medium bore cartridge suited for use in standard length
bolt actions, the .318 had become enormously popular in
Africa, possibly the most popular of all mediums. Offering an
adequately flat trajectory, the long, straight-sided 250- grain
solids gave deep penetration, earning for the caliber a quite
marvelous reputation. For thin-skinned animals there was
also the special Westley Richards "capped" bullet-a 250-
grain copper-capped round-nose that provided expansion for
lion and gained a creditable reputation when properly used,
plus a 180-grain pointed cap hollow-nose fit only for non
dangerous lighter game.
With his long years of experience and preference for heavy
bullets, it is most unlikely that Colonel Stockley experimented
with these lighter bul lets, but his faith in Westley Richards
products may have influenced him to rely overmuch on the
250- grain capped bullets. Following service in command of
the 21st Northumberland Fusiliers during the Great War of
1914-18, he had moved to East Africa, still pursuing his
favorite sport of big game hunting.
No details are available as to the type of bullet Stockley was
using in his .318 on that fateful day in early March, 1921,
when he undertook to shoot a Ugandan buffalo. Nor do we
know why he used that rifle on such heavy and dangerous
game. Had he abandoned the .577s entirely, or were they
simply not at hand when he needed them? Again, we don't
know.
What is known is that he failed to stop the buffalo's charge,
and the ani mal got to him with fatal results. The London
Times in its edition of April 21, 1921, announced the death of
Colonel Vesey Mangles Stockley, killed in Uganda by a
buffalo and buried on March 9th in the King's Af rican Rifles
Cemetery at Kampala. He had written Big Game Shooting in
India, Burma and Somaliland, pub lished in 1913.
For the colonel, life had ended. Not so for his rifle which
stands today in this writer's gun cabinet, the initials "VMS"
still clearly visible in the tarnished silver oval stock plate. The
bluing is much the worse for wear, but the rifle is otherwise
undamaged ex cept for the usual stock dings. And the old
Westley Richards continues to participate in hunts.
Where it was and what it did during the three decades
following Colonel Stockley's death, I've been unable to learn.
Undoubtedly, viewing its badly worn bore, it saw much use,
suffering the usual effects of cordite powder and corrosive
primers, so it is interesting to speculate on the variety of game
it may have taken.
Some way or other, the old rifle found its way to Kenya, and
there we pick up its trail when in the course of the Mau Mau
insurrection of 1952-56 it was swept up by the British
au thorities, crated and shipped out of the country. I found it
languishing amongst a group of second-hand rifles in a dealer's
racks during the 1960s, forlorn in appearance but as
sound mechanically as the day it left London. The extra large
band of steel surrounding the receiver ring identified it as a
takedown- the first such I had encountered in a bolt actionand
the engraved inscriptions were equally interesting.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: From the same dealer, I bet, I got a Charles
Jefferies .256 Mannlicher magazine rifle. I still have it. KW.)
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The Story of a Rifle Continued . . .
On the left side of the out-sized re ceiver ring are the words
"Westley Richards .318 Accelerated Express," and just
forward of that on the barrel breech section, "Square
Shouldered Case Patents 2762-4661 II." Test firing the rifle
with British Kynoch cartridges, I soon found out what was
meant by "square-shouldered case." The cases emerged with
the sharpest, almost right-angled, shoulders ever seen on any
cartridge, factory or wildcat.
A parade of five open V-sights from a standing leaf marked
100-yds, fol lowed by four folding leaves successively
identified to 500 yards, are mounted on a quarter-rib in best
Eng lish fashion. Up front, a large squarish block contains a
standard steel bead and a folding ivory-faced night sight.
Barrel length is 26 inches, which somehow doesn't seem at
all clumsy on this rifle.
My first move after test-firing was to have my old gunsmith
friend Floyd Butler (now retired) refinish the stock, a job he
executed with consummate skill, leaving the rifle as originally
finished with subdued patina over the French walnut graining.
No rebluing was allowed as it was desired to retain the
evidence of its many years of service. Of course, that didn't
help the way its worn rifling tended sometimes to scatter
shots, so the barreled action was shipped off to re-boring
specialist J.W. Van Patten in Pennsylvania with instructions to
re-bore the barrel to .35-caliber, but without altering that
unusual square-shouldered chamber except, of course, to
open the neck area to accommodate .358 in. bullets.
lt was an altogether pleasing resto ration, made the more so
when I dis covered that it would now group five shots in two
inches or less at 100 yards, and that cases could readily be
formed from .30-06 brass, thereby rid ding me of the necessity
to use Berdan primers.
After some experimentation, I found that 250-grain Hornady
round nose soft points loaded over 54 grains of IMR-4320
gave me the accuracy I sought with close to original ballis tics;
that is, a 250-grain bullet at 2450 fps. It is, if you will, an
Anglicized version of our respected .35 Whelen cartridge, but
with squared shoulder.
When an opportunity arose to hunt wild boar at the Hall
Brothers Lodge in Georgia while attending the I982 Shot
Show in Atlanta, the Westley .35/318 was the rifle I selected
to take along. I wanted a rifle that was both powerful enough
to penetrate from any angle, and yet capable of being
packed in a standard suitcase. I was confident
I could count on its meeting the first
requirement, and its take down feature
admirably took care of the second.
ways of that old rice plantation below Savannah, and I
evinced a desire to try stalking a boar rather than shooting
from a stand or hunting with the pack. I hoped for a more
challenging shot. Jack Douglas, my guide, couldn't have
been more understanding or accommodating, and I seriously
question whether any boar hunting guide knows his game
and their habits better.
By the end of the second day he had located for me an old
settler who was obviously the patriarch boar, driving off
younger rivals with raking tusks. We immediately named him
"Old Ugly."
Misjudging the range in the fading late afternoon light and
turning up wrong sight leaf, my first shot merely creased the
back of the feeding boar, and he broke into a flat-out run.
Here was the shot I had hoped for, and with the correct sight
leaf now turned up, I swung ahead of the running boar and
touched off the shot.
If you've never heard a fatally hit boar bellow and seen him
switch ends in midair and collapse in a heap, you can't know
how spectacular it can be!
The 250-grain Hornady round-nose soft point penetrated
clear through, smashing both shoulders, tearing up the tops
of the lungs, and expanding to leave an exit hole resulting in
an enormous and very rapid loss of blood for a clean, quick
kill. This was the sort of performance which earned the .318
its great reputation; I was happy the new bore played up to
standard.
Measuring a full six feet in length with little or no fat, Old Ugly
was judged worthy of a head mount, cre ated by taxidermist
Charles Douglas.
As I write this, the boar looks down on me
from my gunroom wall with baleful
glare and exposed tusks, a memento
of yet another chapter in the life story
of a grand
old rifle. ◆
By Ken Waters
Reprinted by permission
of Gun Digest ®
It was freezing cold in Georgia that
January, with skim ice on the water
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Program Guide Continued . . .
Project of the Month
We don’t feature a project in every issue of GunTech because
we present our projects the “AGI way” (not like the rest of the
DIY channels that only show highlights of the process and
leave out so much important material that only a pro could
get what they needed to actually DO the project!!). Of course
if you’ve been watching GunTech for any length of time you
KNOW what the “AGI way” is: we take you through the
ENTIRE PROCESS step-by-step. We show you EVERY step in
the process so you can easily follow along. This means that
the projects are usually pretty long.
Even when we make GunTech WAY MORE than 2 hours in
length, we STILL have to cut back on some of the other features
in order to make room for a project. Like any good magazine,
we strive to include as MANY different things as possible.
In order to do that, we need to run some segments
(such as projects) on an intermittent basis.
In this month’s project, Jack replaces the recoil pad on one of
Gene Kelly’s guns (and BOY did it NEED it!). He shows you a
method that is easy for ANYONE to do, even if you have NO
previous experience. You only need one small, affordable fixture
and your trusty belt sander to get professional quality
results. This is the perfect project to do over the holidays
because it won’t take very long and doesn’t cost much either.
Firearms Evaluation
Last month we told you that the December issue would feature
the evaluation of the Taurus TCP compact .380 pistol.
Unfortunately the December issue of GunTech was so full that
Keith just couldn’t fit any more under the Christmas tree! But
don’t be discouraged, the TCP evaluation will be featured in
the January issue of GunTech ALONG WITH an evaluation of
the Ruger LC9, “Happy New Year” indeed!
H&K PSP (P7)
Disassembly/Reassembly Course
O.K., hang onto your hats folks! Get ready for an
exciting thrill ride from start to finish as Ken takes
you through the twists and turns that are the Heckler
and Koch P-7, “Squeeze-cocker” pistol!! This is one truly
UNIQUE design and of course since it’s made by the folks at
H&K, it’s made VERY well. That being said, it’s pretty confusing
looking and intimidating when you first take the covers
off, but have no fear! Ken guides you seamlessly and easily
through each step taking all the mystery and stress out of the
complete disassembly and reassembly of this COOL gun!
We hope you enjoy this Disassembly/Reassembly Course and
ALL of this issue of GunTech as part of YOUR holiday celebration
with friends and family! We here at GCA headquarters
wish you the MERRIEST of Christmases and the Happiest of
New Years until we see you next month . . . in GunTech!
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A note from Hot Brass
Editor Lenée Landis
Well, I’m pretty sure most of you know
me… I am pleased to have this opportunity
to run into the GunTech room and give a shout out to the
audience. I admire your ability to hone in on detailed information
and have the commitment to your work that you have.
At the end of the year, so many people take a look at what
was, and there is certainly plenty to do a retrospective, but I
feel like looking ahead to what can be, might be, and dare I
say it? (but, of course), what will be!
Okay, better to find out from the experts: what does that
shooting virus, or the gunsmith bug feel like when you come
into contact? I think I may have been bitten. Yep, I am serious.
I noticed suddenly I demanded my own range bag—I
mean really? How have I shared one all this time and suddenly,
primadonna-ish, I look askance at where things are
located in THE range bag and vow to get my own?
Next, yes, I started looking at Boyd’s Gunstocks. I would like
to fashion my own 10/22 . . . and it is not only me! I can name
a young lady within a stone’s throw at AGI who is planning to
build a 1911 with the help of Gene Shuey’s videos and her
father. As for me, I keep sneaking peaks at the SS Evolution
with a chic ambidextrous thumbhole stock . . . hmmm, here it
is in Applejack:
So many choices! In Hot Brass, you’ll
see my article about the Ruger Rimfire Series. We had the
great pleasure to shoot with the California Wheelburners. The
fun of it all? Competitors from young to seasoned are able to
get together and engage in the time honored range tradition
of storytelling and shooting.
We will be at the SHOT Show next month, January 17-20, 2012
at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. As you may
know, this is an industry event not open to the general public.
Gunsmiths welcome!! If you are there, please stop and
say hi at Booth #2110 in the General Hunting and Shooting
Section. Scheduled to be present: The Genes - Kelly and
Shuey, Bob Dunlap, Ken Brooks, Fred Zeglin, and Jack Landis
plus Kerry Earnhardt to sign autographs and our illustrious
video crews to capture the info you’d be looking for if you
were in attendance and had eight days to soak it in! Here’s
one of Robert Dunn’s loves from last show:
Engraved Perazzi Shotgun
Photo courtesy of Robert Dunn
We will certainly endeavor
to get around the
whole SHOT Show and
collect info and photos to bring to you. It’s a hard job, but we
have volunteered. Robert’s feet already hurt. ◆
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Resource Directory Issue #68
Gun Club of America
351 Second Street, Napa, CA 94559
(800) 435-4262
www.GunClubofAmerica.com
Ventco Inc.
Shooters Choice Products
15050 Berkshire Industrial Pkwy
Middlefield, OH, 44062
(440) 834-8888
www.shooters-choice.com
ROGCO
Har-Bar Mini-14 Barrel Stabilizer
P.O. Box 070533
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207
(414) 755-9033
www.rogco.biz
Duluth Pack
Gransfors Mini-Belt Axe
1610 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55806
(800) 777-4439
www.duluthpack.com
The Shooters Box
DPM Systems Glock “Glass Breaker”
Magazine Floorplate
53 Broadway, Malden, MA 02148
(781) 321-9899
www.theshootersbox.com
Samson Manufacturing Corp.
SPD Sig Pistol Tool
110 Christian Lane, Whately, MA 01373
(413) 665-1162
www.samson-mfg.com
4D Reamer Rentals
Chambering Reamers, Bolt Handles,
Extensive Line of Custom Gunsmithing Tools & Parts
432 East Idaho St., Suite C420
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-2520
www.4-dproducts.com
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Joe Alesia AKA "Lefty Longridge"
Next Level Shooting Clinics – Cowboy, IPSC
(661) 373-2709
www.deadwoodboys.org
Email: leftylongridge@ca.rr.com
Holland Shooters Supply
Superb Riflesmithing/Custom Rifles,
Shooters’ Supplies & Accessories
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: Johnd.bush@yahoo.com
Shuey Custom
Gene Shuey, Master Gunsmith
Ultra Custom 1911 & Glock Pistols
21 Cygnet Dr. #200, Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 246-7662
www.shueycustom.com
PISCO Gunsmithing
Bob Dunlap/Ken Brooks – Gunsmithing
1455B N. Hemlock Street
Coquille, OR 97423
(541) 396-5558
www.piscogunsmithing.com
AGI
The American Gunsmithing Institute
Professional Gunsmithing Courses
351 Second Street, Napa, CA 94559
(800) 797-0867
www.AmericanGunsmith.com
www.AmericanGunsmithingInstitute.org

Producer’s
Cut
by Keith Hezmalhalch
AGI/GCA Executive
Video Producer and
New Age Sage
Our Esteemed Executive Producer is on assignment and
unavailable to write his monthly column. In his honor we are
submitting the following for those that are pining for new
recipes. It’s not his but we will pretend that it is. Editor
Glock 17 Continued . . .
will result in excessive pressure build up in the gun. Full metal
jacket rounds in 9 mm should be used because hollow points
will expand and cause dangerous pressure levels. There
should be no air present in the pistol as this will also cause
high pressure issues. Keep in mind that sound pressure levels
are much higher underwater. Just because you can’t hear
your friends yelling at you while in a pool doesn’t mean that
you will not suffer hearing loss if you shoot your Glock with
both it and your head underwater!
The Best Way to Cook Corn
on the Cob for a Crowd?
It's Cooler Corn!
Am I the only person who hasn't heard of "cooler corn"???
As an obsessive food nerd, you'd expect that I would have at
least heard of it, but over the weekend I was blind-sided by
the simple genius of this method for cooking loads of corn on
the cob perfectly.
I was tipped to it while visiting my family in Maine. Short story:
We like corn on the cob. And with eight adults at the table,
that means a couple of dozen ears. We would have used the
lobster pot to cook them all, but the lobster pot was busy
steaming lobster.
Then my sister, a capable Maine cook with years of camping
experience, says "let's do cooler corn!" Before I can ask "what
the heck is cooler corn?" a Coleman cooler appears from the
garage, is wiped clean, then filled with the shucked ears.
Next, two kettles full of boiling water are poured over the corn
and the top closed.
Then nothing.
When we sat down to dinner 30 minutes later and opened it,
the corn was perfectly cooked. My mind was blown. And I'm
told that the corn will remain at the perfect level of doneness
for a couple of hours.
Turns out, Cooler Corn is pretty well known among the outdoorsyset.
But, for those of us who avoid tents as much as
possible, it's perfect for large barbecues and way less of a
mess than grilling.
In fact, I may even buy another cooler just so I'm ready for
next summer. Now that I'm in the know. ◆
Glock 17 field stripped to its 5 main component.
Field stripping the pistol is as easy as it gets. Make sure the
weapon is unloaded, release the magazine, pull the trigger,
move slide back about an 1/8", pull down the take down tabs
on both sides of the frame and then ease the slide forward off
of the frame. Next, the recoil guide rod and spring can be
taken off by pushing slightly forward and up. The barrel can
be removed from the slide by lifting it up from the rear.
At this point the gun is ready to be cleaned, lightly lubricated
and put back together in the reverse order of the field stripping.
Maintenance is that quick and easy!
The late model Glock 17 has added a light rail for quick
mounting of a tactical light system, a welcome addition. There
are many after market products available for Glock pistols,
such as various front and rear sights and many different types
of laser sighting systems as well. Another thing I like is that
there is a hole in the lower part of the grip that will allow a
lanyard to be attached to the pistol. This allows you to drop
the weapon safely and switch to a rifle quickly.
Right out of the box, the Glock 17 is a safe and accurate pistol.
This firearm is another weapon that has made a dramatic
impact on the history of firearms and will be in constant use
for years to come. This pistol has become a “classic” design
since it was first manufactured in the early 1980s. It is still a
proven and reliable “work horse” in the 21st century. ◆
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Disassembly/Reassembly Video Index
Firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GunTech Volume #
1912 Steyr Auto-Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Savage 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Russian & Swede Nagant Revolvers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
AMT Automag II Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mauser C-96 Broomhandle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ruger Model 96 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Mosin-Nagant Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1874 Sharps Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Russian Tokarev Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Colt Python Revolver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remington 740/742 Rifles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Browning Semi-Auto .22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Winchester Model 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Desert Eagle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1863 Remington Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ithaca Model 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dan Wesson Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tech 9 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1938 Carcano Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Firestar Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mannlicher/Steyr 1895 Straight Pull Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mac 11 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
MAB Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Astra 400 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sako Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Webley Auto Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Winchester ‘87 Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
S&W 41 Auto-Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Winchester 1885 “Low Wall” Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
US Revolver Co. Top Break Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Charles Daly Shotgun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Colt 2000 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Winchester Model 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Thompson Contender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GunTech Volume #
1934 Beretta Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Weatherby Mark V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Flintlock/Percussion Lock Mechanism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SIG P-230 Pistol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Browning A-Bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Winchester Model 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Taurus 24/7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Stevens Favorite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
SIG PRO Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Browning Citori Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Springfield Armory M1-A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hi-Point Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mossberg 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Walther P-38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hi-Point Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Beretta Al 391 Urika Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Savage Model 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
NAA Mini-Revolver / Crickett .22 Training Rifle . . . . . . . . . . 51
Remington 1100/1187 Shotgun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Browning BAR Semi-Auto Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Beretta 21 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Ruger LCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Ruger #1 Single-Shot Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Walther P22 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Winchester Model 77 Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
S&W Double Action Revolver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sako Model 4 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Walther P99 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Browning Cynergy Shotgun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Charter Arms .44 Bulldog Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Steyr M9 Pistol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
1907 Winchester Autoloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
1905 Ross Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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