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and reduce its life to 2,000 to 3000rounds." Current units are beingshipped with two face plates as wellas a stand.So just what type of filler canstop a .460 Weatherby bullet in lessthan 24 inches? How about groundup tires? Super Trap has developeda shredder that grinds tires intosmall pieces then tightly packs theHot Box with the material, sealing itBy Guy Neill, A-632The Easy Trigger JobM ost of us end up havingthe trigger on ourguns tuned or adjustedby a gunsmithto acquire a crisper, lighter let-off.The problem comes when youneed to ship your gun to the gunsmithand be without it for an unknownamount of time unless youare fortunate enough to have a localgunsmith who does good workand has a rapid turnaround.If you are having other workdone by the 'smith, then includinga trigger job is fairly painless andonly tacks on a few more dollars tothe bill. Now there is an alternativeto requiring a gunsmith to tuneyour trigger. No, this does notmean going out and buying hammerand sear jigs and learning todo it yourself, although many havetaken that approach. It means buyinga Nowlin Drop-In Trigger Kit.Available in either a Tactical orMatch version, the Nowlin Drop-In Kit consists of five pieces. Thenew hammer and sear are preppedinside with the face plate. SuperTrap also has developed indoor andoutdoor range backstops using theseground-up tires.I set up a sample of the HB 150in my garage and tried it with everythingfrom .32 ACP to .45 ACP, even7.62x39. I also used the Hot Box tochronograph some loads. The HB150 has plenty of frontal, or target,area and can serve for target practiceto provide a crisp, easy let-offupon installation, and when theyare combined with a new mainspring,disconnector and searspring, you have all the elementsto provide a superior trigger job.I tried one of the Match kits ina stock Colt Government Modelthat I had purchased new in 1969.The average trigger pull with thestock parts was 4.7 pounds. Afterinstalling the Nowlin kit, the averagetrigger pull was reduced by 1.5pounds to 3 1/8 pounds. No otherwork was required except for replacingthe parts—no jigs, nostones, just the parts--to obtain anew, lighter trigger pull.It must be noted that with differentframes, tolerances andmanufacturers, the results mayvary.The kits are available fromBrowneIls, 200 South Front St.,Montezuma IA 50171-1000, phone(515) 623-5401; or directly fromNowlin Custom Mfg., Rt. 1 Box308, Claremore OK 74017, phone(918) 342-0689.if set up parallel to the ground. Justbe sure of what is behind your HotBox in case you miss!Marable tells me that quite a fewof these units are sold to police departmentsand military units to providea place to safely clear firearms.They like the clean and sanitary lookof the Hot Box compared to the barrel-and-sandset-up used for thepast century.Having a Hot Box in your garageis a safe and effective alternative totime consuming trips to the range.(It also doesn't hurt if you have anunderstanding wife and neighbors.)For more information on SuperTrap's Hot Boxes or range backstopsgive them a call at (909) 693-2322 and tell them you saw it inFront Sight.ih MAO11111f1111161ED2313 S.W. Fem CirdePt St Lucie, Florida 34953561-878-7590The New Universal *puntWAR••■•■••••••41' 4r4• 4 4DEALERS OF CUSTOM AND PRODUCTION FOLDING TACTICAL KNIVESNOME*SpydsreoFixed Blade and Custom Knives and Automatics available upon requestCall for details and our catalogFIREAFtMS ADVISORY SERVICE12629 N. TATUM #164, PHX., AZ. 85032TO ORDER602-953-1092 10 - 5 M.S.T.CALLEasily mounts yourC-More Rai/way Sight in original positionor a setback position for better dottracking and lens careAlso greal for keeping that ejectionport open and free from bounce backmalfunctionsThis product is CNC Machined from6061 T-6 Aluminum, is tough an weighsless than 1 5 ozsAvailable in hard Anodize colorsfor the look you wantPatents applied forMay/June 1998 • FRONT SIGHT 15