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Table of Contents2 Note From The President3 GunTech Program Guide4 Jack’s Corner6 The Great RemingtonRolling Block BuffaloGun Project - Part 18 Question Of The Month9 Name That Part Contest!Coming Next Month10 Producer’s Cut11 Letters From Members12 GCA Specials13 Colt Model 1894Army Revolver14 Resource Directory15 Member's Tips & TricksStudent Certifications16 Video IndexThe GCA Connection and GunTech DVDMagazine are published and produced by AGIand distributed solely to current Inner CircleMembers. ©Copyright AGI 2008.All rights reserved. No part of this DVD ornewsletter may be copied, reproduced, rentedor transmitted for any reason without the writtenpermission of the copyright holder.Contacting AGI: AGI, 351 Second Street, Napa,CA 94559, 800-797-0867, Fax 707-253-7149,www.AmericanGunsmith.com Submissions andContributions: We welcome you to submitarticles, stories, photos and videos for publicationin the GCA Connection and/or the GunTech DVDMagazine. 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To order binders or backissues of GunTech contact AGI at1-800-797-0867. 2 Continue on page 5A Note From The President . . .Getting Involved InThe GCA MissionOne of the four main missions of the GCA is to bring the FUNback into owning firearms. (Education, Savings and Fellowshipbeing the other three). It seems to me that since we are in acontinuous, unrelenting battle to protect our firearms freedoms, most of us put muchof our time, energy and focus into that fight and lose touch with some of the very reasonsthat we got into guns in the first place. Sometimes it just isn’t fun owning gunsanymore. The GCA is intended as the cure for this problem!From personal experience, I know that when I introduce others to the FUN of shootingand owning firearms, I have then opened a door to influence them about protectingmy rights and theirs. I also know that when I am feeling a bit down about someof the politics and other problems happening in the USA, if I watch GunTech and readthe articles in the GCA Connection, it brings a smile back to my face and makes mewant to get out there and try what I have just learned or just get out and do moreshooting.For example - we recently tested the S&W Airlite 329 in .44 Magnum in GunTech, andin a previous issue of GunTech Jack had slicked up my Marlin lever gun in .44Magnum. The end result is I’ve been having FUN shooting up a lot of .44 mag. ammolately! So I decided to start reloading .44 magnum ammo and that got me re-connectedwith a buddy of mine that I don’t see very often, and now we are going to startreloading again together.It is my hope and intent that you being a member of the GCA, watching GunTech,reading the articles, going to the website and joining in on member events will buildbridges for you. I hope it will bring back old friendships, keep your current friendshipsfresh, and create an environment where you will make new friends as you shareyour new-found knowledge.I look at what we do at the GCA as a Mission. More than that, I want to recruit you tojoin that Mission, not only as a member, but also as a contributor. If you do, you willget a lot more FUN out of your membership.Here’s 9 ways that you can get involved and have FUN while you are doing it:#1 Write an article and submit it for publication in the GCA Connection. It can beabout a gun project, a favorite firearm, a shooting experience that passes alonga lesson, a funny story that happened to you, a great hunting trip, or gun relatedfamily memory. You can also take a few pictures of a project and then give us aparagraph about each so we can put captions under them.Jack will edit it to fit the magazine and in such a way as to reflect well on you.Plus, if accepted and printed, you will earn some GCA Bucks to spend on AGIvideos and other vendor products.#2 Make a short video of a gunsmithing tip or project and send it in. If we can, wewill put it into an issue of GunTech or post it on the GCA Members Only Website.#3 Ask or answer a question in one of the gunsmithing forums on the GCA Website.Get interactive with other members on the website.

GunTechProgram GuideWhat’s In This Month’s Issue?Welcome to the September issue of GunTech! We’ve got agreat lineup this month, the theme is: “Guns of the AmericanFrontier” and we’ve got some great segments related to ourtheme. So rewind your mind, settle into your favorite chairand get ready to relive history.AmericanSociety ofArmsCollectorsOur firstsegment wastaped at theNRA show,and Jackinterviews BillLaRue fromthe AmericanSociety of ArmsCollectors. Heshows us a greatcollection of U.S.martial handgunsstarting in theperiod not longafter the Revolutionary War, all the way up to 1900. Many ofthese are the only known example in existence of a particularmodel of pistol or perhaps one of two known to exist, a rarecollection indeed!Product ReviewJack takes a look at the “Front RestNest” provided to us by Midway andmanufactured by Caldwell.An item with a seeminglystrange name such asthe “Front Rest Nest” seems rather bizarre until you see justwhat it is designed to do! Jack gets quite excited (his lip issweating, but you can’t see it under the moustache – Ed.)because this is the perfect complement to some of the productsfrom Caldwell that we are already using.Tips from the WorkbenchThis month, Jack guest hosts the “Tips from theWorkbench” segment (next he’ll be askingfor overtime!). He shows us a variety oftorque drivers and demonstrates themas well, but not before explaining torque and the importanceof using these tools for specific gun related tasks. Part ofwhat makes this tip so good is that the drivers he shows covera wide price range, so there is a model available for anybudget.Kentucky Long RifleWhile at the AmericanCustom Gunmaker’s &Engraver’s Convention,Gene interviewedHugh Toenjes whoshowed us a KentuckyLong Rifle he built thatis worth at LEAST$250,000! Not only is the wood and metal finish work andengraving exquisite, it also shoots amazingly well (especiallywhen you consider it’s a black-powder muzzle-loader.) Yousimply HAVE to see this segment, it’s impressive!In the ClassroomOur “In the Classroom”segment is a bit differentthis month. Gene interviewsfellow LassenCollege classmate andworld-class stockmaker,James Tucker. Jamestakes the time to educateus on how to select woodfor a stock, the types of cuts and grain strata, the curingprocess, the differences between stock blanks for two pieceand single piece gun stocks, and more. If you are consideringmaking your own custom stock you will either find thisinvaluable or intimidating. There is a LOT that goes into justmaking a good selection for a stock making project.Tool of the MonthThose of you who attended the first AGI Birthday Bash inReno, Nevada might remember Jack’s presentation on Ruger10/22’s. During that presentation, Jack told us how to converta 10/22 so that the barrel could be cleaned from thebreech end without removing the barrel. Well now someoneelse has made a fixture that simplifies this job even more (youwon’t need a lathe!). Jack shows us a nifty fixture kit fromMajestic Arms that is designed to simplify the drilling processwhen converting your 10/22 in this fashion.A.C.G.GRaffle RifleSay that threetimes fast! Genespends some timetalking with thethree gunsmithswho designed andContinue on page 5built this year’s custom raffle riflefor the American CustomGunmaker’s Guild. Each year, theguild creates a custom gun and3

Program Guide Continued . . .raffles it off to raise money for the guild. These gentlemenshow us just what went into this year’s project, and theyexplain the entire process from the first idea to the finishedproduct.Chiappa ArmsIf you have been a GCA memberfor a while, then this name is not unfamiliar toyou! Gene pays a visit to Chiappa at the N.R.A. show and theyshow us one of their latest new products. This time it is aremake of the Spencer Carbine. This is one nifty little rifle, butin its day it certainly had (and still does have) some functionalissues. Gene puts them to the test to explain IF and howthey solved these problems.Firearms EvaluationThis month, we evaluate two rifles from the folks at CZ, theCZ 550 Varmint in .308 Winchester, and the CZ 527 Americanin .22 Hornet. Bob and Ken perform their customary thoroughbench evaluations of each of the guns (watch and be appalledas Old Bob takes young Jack’s name in vain!! – Ed.) and thenoff we go to the range to shoot them. Both Ken and Bob havespoken before of the quality of CZ’s products so it will beinteresting to see what they find. Of course, once Jack hasput the guns to the test we will see just how they stack upwhen the bullets meet the paper.Disassembly/Reassembly CourseIn keeping with this month’s theme: “Guns of theAmerican Frontier,” Ken shows us how to take apart and putback together the Stevens Favorite take-down .22. Some ofyou may have seen this gun before. This is the same gun Kenused when he taught the “Barrel Re-lining” course #3394shown to your right here.These guns were immenselypopular at the turn of thecentury and they are still afun gun to shoot. For a kid,being able to shoot your ownlever-action rifle made youfeel just like Gene Autry, RoyRogers or John Wayne!Well, that’s all for theSeptember issue of GunTech.I hope as Fall comes aroundthe corner later this month you’ll take some time to continueto reflect on our nation’s history and the “Guns of theAmerican Frontier” and, while you’re doing that, we’ll be gettingready to see you next month . . . in GunTech! ◆Note From The President Continued . . .#4 Join in on a GCA TeleSeminar or Webinar.#5 Come to a GCA event – we are in the beginning planningphase of another BASH for 2010.#6 Host a GCA member event in your area. Contact Heatherfor details.#7 Become a GCA Membership Associate and get paid cashfor bringing in new members. Expand the membership tokeep the GCA growing AND make money. What a deal!!Contact Heather for details.#8 Find a money saving deal on parts, supplies or accessoriesthat we can pass on to our members. Contact Jackor Heather.#9 Take advantage of the deals that we arrange with the variousmanufacturers. They are real values. For exampleDarrell Holland’s rifle shooting course is NOT to bemissed. I have been through it twice and will do it again.So pick something FUN to do and join the Mission!!Best regards,Gene Kelly, PresidentGCA and the American Gunsmithing Institute ◆Jack’s Corner Continued . . .determine within an inch pound what the setting is. I’ll let youin on a little secret . . . It doesn’t matter! As long as you don’tuse so much torque that you risk stripping the screws orholes, or breaking the screws, or so little that the parts are notheld as securely as necessitated by their function, don’t worry.60 inch pounds for a guard screw is just as good as 64, aslong as it goes back in at 60 pounds every time.Magna Tip AdjustableThe more expensive tools areTorque Handlea little more accurate, andwill stand up to all dayproduction use, but for the generalhobbyists’ use, the less expensive tools willwork just fine. If you are just going to mount a dozenscopes a year, the $20 Warne tool will do everythingthat you need to do. That is not to say that the TrueTool Lover, like moi, will not always go for the more expensivetools just because they “feel” better to us, and we simplyappreciate them for the mechanical works of art that they are.Sort of like a “plain” member of the opposite sex can doeverything a more decorative one can………but, well you getmy drift. A Seekonk tool just gets you more style points withyour miscreant friends.‘Til next month, have a great time ‘smithing and shooting,Jack Landis ◆5

Great Remington Project Continued . . .be a great base for my project. I began the search for theparts I’d need to rechamber it into a .45-90 “buffler” gun.The question of caliber was my first decision. I wanted tobuild a sporting-type rifle, so the .50-70 might have been aperiod-correct caliber. It was a No. 5 action made of strongersteel, so I could shoot smokeless or black powder.However, I wanted it in a more common buffalo caliber. I alsowanted something for which it was easy to find loading componentsfor making cartridges. The .45-70 fit that descriptionand is certainly a period-correct caliber. I went with the .45Sharps, which is more commonly known today as the .45-90.My spaghetti Sharps is a .45-90, and I figured I could easilyfind the loading components right at my loading bench.I have found most of the time it’s better to shoot the .45-90instead of the .45-70 when you’re using black powder. Theextra black powder that fits in the .45-90 case will increasethe velocity a bit. The most accurate smokeless loads ineither rifle travel at about the same speed. Some of the newbig-case powders will make the pill travel faster, but slowingthem from 1,600 to 1,300 feet per second yields better results.The .45-70 can be loaded faster, but that’s only recommendedin the Ruger No. 1 action. I’ve never used that rifle anddon’t have information about accuracy when pushing the .45-70 that far. The .45-90 will stay in the safe pressure zone athigher velocities, but accuracy suffers.Getting Down to BusinessAfter I decided on the caliber,I could start rounding upstuff. I needed a barrel,sights, a stock, a forearm anda .45-90 chambering reamer.I went to the Brownell’s catalogand found about everythingI needed. It carriesGreen Mountain black-powdercartridge barrel blanks inan octagonal stock. The barrelwould have to be sized,threaded, chambered and crowned to the desired length.It was plenty oversized enough for anything I wanted to do. Icould have made it half-octagonal, half-round, or swamped itdown to reduce the weight. I liked the full octagonal barrelbut ended up tapering it down from breech to muzzle todecrease the weight. I also ended up shortening it to 30 inchesbefore crowning it. The Green Mountain barrel blank wasa .458 bore with a 1-in-18 twist.When I pulled the 7 mm barrel off of the No.5, I saw somethingnew. The barrel threads were square. I knew suchthreads existed, but I’ve never had to cut them. I had to grinda tool to cut square threads, which turned out to be an easyproject. I counted how many threads were inside an inch: 12tpi. Next, I measured between and across the threads, andthey were around .041 inch. I say “around” because they varieda bit, but only by a few thousandths. I then ground asquare tool to those dimensions out of high-speed steel. Igave it a trial run on a piece of aluminum and made a plugthat had a Class 3 fit to the receiver. A Class 3 fit has very littlewobble.The machining to fit a barrel blank requires access to a lathe.I have seen barrels on the Internet that were alreadymachined and chambered. If you keep an eye open, youmight find a barrel that suits your needs.Some companies offer barreling and chambering with theirproducts, or most local gunsmiths can do that. If you havemachining skills but need coaching, Brownell’s tech supportguys are always there to help. I’ve found them to be extremelyknowledgeable and will point do-it-yourself folks in theright direction.I turned the barrel stub down to the right diameter and foundthat the round stub was a bit short for the rolling-blockaction. It wasn’t a problem to use the lathe and lengthen thestub and round out some of the octagonal barrel. I like puttingmy own shoulder on the barrel so everything in thechambering and threading process is on the same plane. Iused the old barrel to get it close enough for a hand fit.When I was ready forthreading, I kept thestripped receiver nearby,to check the fit as thethreads were gettingclose. This is the only wayto get a precise fit, and ittakes some time to try thethreads, take off a few more thousandths and try again untilit screws down tight. After the fit is good, you can adjust thereceiver to the right position by taking off a few thousandthsat the shoulder until it stops level. The breech face will alsohave to be trimmed to be flush with the back of the receiverto headspace correctly.After the barrel was fit to the receiver, it needed to be chambered.Brownell’s carries a good selection of Dave Mansonreamers, which I like. When picking out a reamer for the .45-90, you can choose one with a throat and leade angle for leadbullets or those with copper jackets.I knew I was going to shoot buffalo matches in cowboygames and would have to use lead bullets. I also planned ondoing some elk hunting with the finished rifle and have beenhappy with the performance of lead bullets in such situations.Those big, slow bullets do not destroy meat from velocityshock; you can eat right up to the hole.Continue on page 87

Question of the MonthThe?Jack,On Semi-Autos, how does a single action differ froma double action? I prefer a lighter trigger pull, shouldI get a single action? I am enjoying my courses and Ithank you for your help.Bobby S8__________________________________Dear Bobby,Thanks for taking the time to ask questions, it shows that youare interested in learning the material. Since this questioncomes up from time to time from newer members of theFraternity (and is probably asked less often than it shouldbe!), I’ll answer it here in some detail.Semi Auto means that they self load and fire one time onlywith each pull of the trigger. Double action traditionallymeans that the hammer goes back and then forward to firewhen you pull the trigger, just like a S&W revolver.Single action means that the user needs to manually cock thehammer so that the trigger pull causes the already cockedhammer to drop and fire. Typically a double action revolver (ora semi auto) can have its hammer cocked manually and thenbe fired “single action”. A single action semi auto, such as a1911 or Hi Power, just needs its hammer cocked for the firstshot and then the slide cocks the hammer as it moves to therear following each shot.A traditional DA semi auto also self cocks after each shot andthe trigger merely drops the already cocked hammer.Therefore a traditional DA/SA pistol, such as a Walther PPKor P-38, or CZ-75, is really a gun that gives you the option offiring the first shot from the hammer down position by pullingthe trigger, or thumb or slide cocking the hammer first. Theseguns also have a “second strike” capability in that if the cartridgefails to fire on the first strike, the trigger can be pulledcausing the primer to be hit again without manually re-cockingthe hammer.Many semi autos today are somewhat misnamed as “DAOnly” because they do not cock the hammer or striker aftereach shot, making the user use the longer, heavier DA triggerpull each time. It is as if the single action notch were removedfrom a S&W hammer, forcing you to use the DA pull eachtime. It is thought to be a safety feature for people who arenot really well practiced with their guns. A single action pullis always better (shorter and lighter) than a double action pullon a properly working gun.“You pays your money and you takes your choice.”Jack ◆Great Remington Project Continued . . ..458 bore was big enough that I didn’t have to drill out thehole before starting the reamer. You could use a roughingreamer to get closer and then finalize things with a finishreamer.You won’t finish this part of the job in a few minutes. Theprocess is slow, and you have to remove the reamer often toclear off chips. You’ll also need lots of good-quality cutting oil.I kept the blank in the lathe, lined up the reamer with the tailstock and turned it by hand with a wrench. That kept thereamer lined up precisely with the bore, which is paramountfor accuracy. I was careful not to turn the reamer backwardor counter-clockwise, because the chips binding against thecutting edges will dull the reamer.After the chamber was reamed to the desired length, I firedup the lathe and slightly chamfered the edges to knock offthe sharpness and keep bullets from snagging when loading.Then, I polished the chamber to a high finish with 600-gritemery and steel wool. I wrapped the abrasive on a properlysized wooden dowel and inserted it into the chamber whenspinning it in the lathe. You can also polish it in a vise, spinningthe abrasive with a drill motor.With the barrel chambered, I had to form the breech face tofit the rolling block part of the action and cut the extractorslot. The First No. 1 actions had a straight-eject extractor onthe bottom of the chamber. Later, however, they wereredesigned with a rotary extractor. My No. 5 was fitted withthe rotary, and I only had to duplicate the position using theold barrel as a guide. I bought a new extractor and it was easyto fit to the rim of the .45-90. Having the old barrel made positioningthe cut easy.While doing the metal work, I tried to decide how to stock thegun and what type of sights I would use. I wanted to duplicatea sporting rifle and really didn’t want vernier sightsbecause I also planned to hunt with the gun. MontanaVintage Arms makes a period-correct Rough and Ready rearsight that combines an open sight and flip-up peep for distanceshooting. For the front sight, I chose the company’sBeech-type combination, which has a blade for open sightingand a flip-up hooded pin for the peep rear sight.I figured the gunstock would depend on my needs. I wouldshoot cowboy long-range events and hunt with the gun. If Ijust shot competitions with it, the gun would remain in pristinecondition. However, hunting would nick a custom-finishedstock.Brownell’s carries a Treebark Carving plain walnut stock for therolling block action. It is 90 percent fitted and would be correctand practical for the rifle. It has a flat butt and can be fitted witha recoil pad or inletted to a period buttplate. Treebark Carvingalso offers various woods to fit any level of look.Continue on page 9

August’s mystery part was essentially a “gimme” to see if anyone besides Bill, Curt, Bob, Jerry,Joe, and the other usual suspects are actually reading this section. Turns out that you are! Atotal of 12 of you emailed me with the correct answer within two or three days of yourreceiving the newsletter. Whew!! Thought we were going to have to kill this feature due to lackof interest. This month’s part appears above, and I hope that there are four of you who cantell me what it is. HINT . . . Don’t tell anybody, but if you think you know what it is, but aren’tsure, take a look in J.B. Woods books on firearms assembly/disassembly and take a look at thepart you think it is. All of them so far have been shown there.Email me at jlandis@americangunsmith.com with the correct answer and win! *$50 limit.Coming Next MonthIn GunTech 42 . . .Fall is just around the corner and with that comesIndian Summer, cozy fires, hunting season, pumpkincarving, and of course . . . the October issue ofGunTech! In the October issue, we have a cool lineupfor a cool time of year.Here are some of the highlights: Gene talks to masterbarrel-maker, John Krieger and John shares withus his process for making high quality rifle barrels.Ken shows us the best ways to pack guns for shippingin order to prevent damage (think you knowwhat’s best, well, there are a few surprises). Bobanswers more of YOUR questions in Ask theGunsmith, Jack does a product evaluation where heshows and demonstrates a variety of tools for measuringcase neck thickness (important for precisionhand loading), Exhibition Shooter John Clohertygives us a shotgunshooting tip, we havemore interviews fromthe N.R.A show, another firearmevaluation and of course yourDisassembly/Reassembly Course which ison the SIG PRO pistol!That’s just a sampling, there’s even more! So sharpenup your pumpkin carving knife ‘cause we’ll seeyou next month . . . in GunTech! ◆Great Remington Project Continued . . .What’s Next?After the receiver is barreled and chambered, I usually proof-test gunsbefore I proceed. In the second part of this article, I’ll do that, and shapethe barrel, fit the stock and sights, and decide on a final finish.— Dave Morelli is a retired policeman, having served as a patrolman, trainer,SWAT operator and a SAR tracker/trainer. He currently lives in Idahoand writes about various topics, including firearms, hunting, tactical gearand training. ◆9

Producer’sCutby Keith HezmalhalchSeptember is an interestingmonth, it’s still summer, butbecause of school most of us thinkof summer as being over!?I always feel a bit sad when September comes because thelong days of summer are getting shorter very quickly. ThisSeptember is no exception for me, in fact I feel a bit morereflective than usual.Last month I laid down the gauntlet for myself to find out howto put my own video on You Tube. I have found out HOW todo that . . . but I’ll get to that in a moment.1. Building up2. Wearing down.If you are one of those individuals like me who feels they areon a journey to become all that God intended them to be, thenyou are like the mountains when they are being formed, youare growing as a person. True, you may not be turning intosomething that others are happy about . . . but you are changing,growing and reshaping and moving FORWARD.But, if you are a person who refuses to change and (if in fact)the more others talk of change the MORE you fight to remainthe same, you are actually NOT staying the same at all! Youare wearing down, just as the mountains are being erodedand washing into the sea. You are regressing, going backwards,changing in a negative way. Example? If you used tobe somewhat cynical, you are now MORE cynical. If you usedto be somewhat fearful, you will become MORE fearful, andso-on.Last month I spoke of a type of “change” that wasn’t relatedto our new president or the country. What I am talking aboutis the change that is taking place in each of US, ALL of thetime (and I’m NOT referring to aging! LOL). In order to simplifythe explanation, I will use myself as an example.I am one of those individuals who wants to grow as a personthroughout my entire life. I am (at my core) the same personI was at age 12 or 14, still curious about everything, still afearless explorer, still love the outdoors, television and stilllove doing things WITH other people, but not alone.At the same time, I am a VERY DIFFERENT person than I wasjust a few years ago, let alone at age 14! Thanks to many specialpeople who have touched my life, I have come to see andlearn many different things. As each of these things wasrevealed to me, I decided to change. I decided I wanted tobecome more aware of and more sensitive to other people’sfeelings. I decided I wanted to learn to feel and express moreemotion (I was raised in a very unemotional family) and manyother things as well.I will continue to embrace change as long as I live. But let’ssay for a moment that I am a “stick-in-the-mud” who resistschange and who wants to be the same at age 80 as I was atage 19?! OK, I have met a few people who don’t seem tochange much over the years and I’m sure you have too, butyou know what’s funny?! Quite often, THOSE are the peoplewho really NEED to change! But that’s not where I’m goingwith this.Those folks might THINK that they are not changing, but infact . . . there is NO SUCH THING. Let’s take a look at geographyfor a moment. There are two types of geographicalchange:What’s that boil down to? EVERYTHING is in a CONSTANTSTATE OF CHANGE, even us. If we are not actively SEEKINGways to improve, ways to change for the better . . . then weare by default regressing, going backwards. We can even beprogressing in SOME areas of our life and still be regressingin other areas.So here’s my point: since we are constantly changing whetherwe like it or not, (even when we are not TRYING to change),we have a choice. We can make conscious decisions toGUIDE that change or we can sit back and do nothing andwear away.In these times of national turmoil, when raising our voicesand letting our elected officials AND our fellow citizens knowour true feelings is a critical component of GUIDING thechanges that will be taking place, I say let’s each make consciousdecisions to change for the BETTER!For those of us who are normally quiet? Let’s speak up and letour voices be heard (through letters, emails, phone calls ANDvideos). And those of us who are already speaking out? Let’sfind ways to speak louder and be heard by more people, let’sfind ways to rally OTHERS and help them speak out. AsPatrick Henry said; “Now is the time for all good men to cometo the aid of their country!” Amen brothers and sisters (amenmeans: “so be it!”). Now is the time.Now, back to You Tube… The first part I already knew, here’swhat you do: After you shoot your video with whatever camerayou have, you feed it into your computer through either anaudio/video cable, firewire, or a USB cable (depending onwhat connectors your camera and computer have). Once thecamera is hooked up to the computer, you need to actuallytransfer the video (it’s called “capturing”).10 Continue on page 12

Letters FromGCA MembersFrom: Jack Landis [mailto:jlandis@AmericanGunsmith.com]Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:38 AMTo: 'Bill MacMillan'Cc: 'Dianne'Subject: RE: Assault derringer.By God!! You've found it!! The Über rare Polish PrzybylskiAssault Derringer!! Congratulations Bill.Jack LandisPS: Dianne, we must get this into GunTech and give Billcredit for finding the gun I've referenced since the beginningof GunTech!! Mr. MacMillan obviously has way toomuch time on his hands, is a research expert. This explainshis continuing success in the "Name that Part" contests.________________________________From: Bill MacMillanSent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:57 AMTo: 'Jack Landis'Subject: Assault derringer.Jack . . .How’s this for a pepper box? It is a randompicture I found on the internet. This mightbe your assault derringer.CheersBill MacMillan_________________From: Scott RadtkeSent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:38 PMTo: jlandis@americangunsmith.comSubject: Stevens FavoriteHello Jack,I'm responding to your request for pictures of a StevensFavorite. Attached please find my attempt to provide them.I'm no expert photographer but I gave it my best shot.First, a little about the Stevens in the pictures:This Stevens isunique. It wasbuilt up from ajunk action by myfather who pickedit up at a gunshow in the late50’s, early 60's.He wanted toteach his two sonshow to shoot witha gun that properlyfit a kid whowas about 7 or 8years old; none ofthis sticking thestock under your arm because it was too long. My Dadwanted to teach proper form and I don’t believe theChipmunk was available back then.Dad repaired the receiver and color case hardened it. Thenhe turned out a half octagon barrel and chambered it for 22short on his old Craftsman lathe. The rifle was finished offwith a brass crescent butt plate and a cast nose on thefore-end. The sights include a tang peep sight made righthere in Michigan at theold Marbles factory inGladstone. On the leftside of the receiver youcan see my Father’sstamp: C Radtke &Sons, Detroit.We didn’t have a lot ofmoney so I used to draw up targets on grocery bags withcrayons and we would shoot them in the basement into ahome-made bullet trap Dad built. This was in the city ofDetroit, mind you. Things sure have changed.In addition to his own 3 kids, this little Stevens introducedmost of my father’s grand kids to shooting as well. WhenDad passed away in 2002, I inherited the rifle. Today the littleStevens he built is still teaching kids how to shoot. I wasout with my oldest grandson teaching him the finer points ofmarksmanship earlier this summer using that same Stevens.What started as a junk project gun way back in the 50’s hassure inspired a lot of young shooters over the years.Anyway I hopethe pictures arehelpful. If not,well it was funtrying and thinkingabout the oldFavorite and myFather again.Scott Radtke ◆11

SAVINGS - One of theFour Pillars of the GCAAs you probably know the Four pillars of the Gun Club ofAmerica (GCA) are built upon are: Education, FUN, Savingsand Fellowship. As I am sure you will agree we deliver on allFour of these in GunTech, the GCA Connection and theMembers Only Website each month.Last month we included our first-ever GCA discount couponbooklet, with significant savings on products from manufacturersand suppliers. This is only the first of an ongoing effortto create value for our members and save you money. I hopethat you found yours in the envelope and have already madeuse of it. If not there is still time. Pull it out, look it over andthen support those vendors that support the GCA by providingsignificant discount to GCA members. ◆ValuedAt Over3,000!$Producer’s Cut Continued . . .MEMBER'S ONLYDISCOUNT BOOKACT FAST! - Offers expire 12/31/09unless otherwise noted.If you have a PC with WINDOWS XP or WINDOWS Vista,there is a program called “Movie Maker” that will capture andformat video from your camera. If you have a Mac, then youcan capture video with “i Movie” or “Quick Time.” Once theclip is captured you name it and save it.In order to upload it to You Tube it needs to be one of a fewstandard file types. It can be a Div-X file, WMV file, AVI,Mpeg-2 or Mpeg-3 or Quicktime (there are others). After thefile is saved you are ready to upload it to You Tube.I’ll be back next month to tell you about my encounter withthe ghost of President Lincoln and I promise I will get a videomade and uploaded before next month’s column so I canrelay the rest of the instructions.Until then, embrace your life by seeking specific types ofchange and embrace your country by letting your voices beheard and by leading and rallying others. As a late-night TVadonce said, “Act now before it’s too late!” There is so muchto be done (stop the re-instatement of the death tax and marriage-penaltytax, stop the creation of government-subsidizedhealth-care, and stop the erosion of our Second Amendmentright-to-keep-and-bear-arms to name a few).Goodbye for now, may God Bless each and every one of youand I’ll see you next month . . . in GunTech! ◆12Member’sOnlySpecialsTell them you're a GCA Member . . .The Muzzlemate GCA price is only $9.99 +s/h.Call Accu-Fire Inc. at 888/689-9536 and tell them you’re aGCA Member to get the discount. Visit them on the web at:www.muzzlemate.comGirlie Gear Tell them you're a GCA Member and you’ll get20% off!!!! Call Girlie Gear at (501) 982-8884, or go towww.girliegearcamo.comDarrell Holland’s Advanced Reticle Technology Scope!Tell them you're a GCA Member and you’ll get $100 off!!!Contact Holland’s Gunsmithing & Shooters Supply at541-439-5155.Pro Aim Gloves Call them at (866) 9PROAIM and tell themthat you are a GCA Member and get them for only $35!You save $25 off the regular price!Speed Strip Kit for Ruger .22 Auto Pistols.Call Majestic Arms at 718-356-6765, mention you’re a GCAMember, and they will give you 10% off this kit and/or theirSuper Cool “AlumiLite” sleeved 10/22 and 77/22 barrels.Check out their website at www.majesticarms.comCJ Weapons entire line of AR, M1A, and Carbine trickcleaning aids and shooting accessories are available to GCAMembers with FREE Shipping! Call 800/510-5919, and tellthe order taker that you are a GCA Member or, go online towww.cjweapons.com and place your order. In the checkoutsection put "GCA" in the box that says "Company Name".The shipping fee will be shown in the total but their crackorder department will adjust the billing before they charge itto your card.Call or email Heather for the great specials below at800/797-0867 or hwitting@AmericanGunsmith.com“Wildcat Cartridges” by Fred Zeglin $27.55 +s/h 40% off!Brownells Swivel Stud Installation ToolGCA Members price of $10+$2 s/hBar-Sto Barrels Bar-Sto Precision has kindly agreed togive our members a 20% discount on all of their barrels. If youdo not have an FFL, this will be a “One Time” (per member)benefit. Check out their website then call or email Heather at800/797-0867 or hwitting@AmericanGunsmith.com and shewill email you a letter that you can then send to Bar-Sto withyour order. Don’t miss out on this GREAT opportunity!AGI Hat Whether you’re trying to keep thewind out of your hair or the sun out of youreyes you just can't beat this comfortable,good looking, AGI hat. Use this quality hatall year long! Only $10+ $6 s/h

Colt Model 1894Army RevolverBy Robert DunnGCA Member, AGI Professional Course Graduateand Video ProducerThe Colt Model1894 revolver is animportant piece ofhistory in the evolutionof the modernhandgun. Thisrevolver is sometimescalled the D.A. 38 for a good reason, as it is a doubleaction revolver and is chambered for the .38 Long Colt cartridge.There are similar models of this handgun made byColt: the Model 1889, 1892, 1895, 1896 and later the Model1901 and 1903. The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army primarilyused these models, though there were civilian models as well.This type of double action revolver represents a significantstep in the evolution of the revolver, as it was Colt’s first swingout cylinder revolver. It was both double and single action, itutilized the spring-loaded ejector rod, and the later modelscould fire the new (at the time) smokeless powder cartridges.All of these features appealed to the armed forces.The earlier D.A. 38 guns, such as the 1894, were designed tofire black powder cartridges only. This leads me to mentionthat many unlucky folks have made the mistake of firingsmokeless powder rounds in the earlier models and haveended up with broken parts and worse. I must also cautionyou that many of these revolvers will perfectly chamber.38 Special and even .357 Magnum cartridges, as thechambers in the cylinder are bored straight through.Unless you want to remodel your face, these calibersare not to be kept anywhere near a D.A. 38 and shouldnever be fired in one of these guns.When I purchased thisfirearm, I asked the salesmanif he was sure thatthe tag on the gun wascorrect, as it said that itwas chambered for .38Special. I told him that Iwas sure that these revolvers fired the .38 Long Colt. Hepromptly swaggered overto the ammunition counterand easily poked a .38Special round into thecylinder and said, “See?.38 Special!” I looked athim a little closer to see ifhe had a glass eye or hadany visible scars or burn marks on his face and then I figuredthat, along with being lethally ignorant, he was just lucky.There are two sets of notches on the cylinder of the Model1894. The notches closer to the muzzle end of the gun are forthe bolt (or cylinder stop), which prevents the cylinder frommoving when it is holstered or “at rest”, just like on a modernday cylinder. The other set of notches were added at therequest of the U.S. Army. These notches are for the lockinglever, which prevents the cylinder from moving when the gunis cocked and ready to fire. The Model 1889 (without the lockinglever notches) had the bad habit of the cylinder rotatingwhen the gun was cocked and ready to fire, which caused thechambers of the cylinder to be misaligned with the barrel . . .yes, that was a bad thing!Another safety improvement that was incorporated into thelocking system of the Model 1894 prevented the revolver fromfiring until the cylinder was completely closed in the frame.All of the early D.A. 38 revolver’s cylinders rotate counterclockwise(like all quality guns such as Smith & Wessons - Ed.)and this differs from the modern Colt revolver designs whichrotate clockwise.The D.A. 38 and its .38 Long Colt cartridge get a bad rap inmany history books for being underpowered. If we look backin time, we note that these Colt revolvers were used in theSpanish-American War in 1898 and in the Philippine-American War from 1899-1913. These revolvers were carriedas a sidearm by the troops that fought the fierce and highlymotivated Moro fighters in the Philippines.The .38 Long Colt’s bullet tended to go straight through thebody and would not necessarily stop the attacker unless oneinflicted a headshot or a shot to an immediately incapacitatingarea of the body, such as the spine. This must have beenvery disconcerting, as the Moros would lay in wait in largenumbers before charging their enemy. Thus many complaintsand letters were issued to the Ordinance Department aboutthe “ineffective” revolver and its cartridge.These events led to the temporary re-issue of the SAA Coltswith their .45LC cartridge, and eventually to the developmentof my favorite pistol round, the .45 ACP, which has plenty ofstopping power. I personally didn’t buy this revolver to stopMoro fighters or drug crazed lunatics in the middle of thenight, so I’m not worried about its past reputation with themilitary. I find this firearm interesting because it came afterthe Colt Peacemakerand was the basis forall of the later modelsof Colt revolvers, likethe Police Positive,the Python and theDetective Special, toname just a few.◆ 13

Resource Directory Issue #41Majestic Arms, LTD.Ruger 10/22 Receiver Cleaning Hole Fixture101 A Ellis Street, Staten Island, NY, 10307(718) 356-6765 • majesticarms.comAmerican Society of Arms Collectorswww.americansocietyofarmscollectors.orgJames Tucker - StockmakerPo Box 366, Medford, OR 97501-0025(541) 664-9160 • jctstocker@yahoo.comChiappa FirearmsSpencer Carbine(937) 854-1040 • www.chiappafirearms.comBrownells IncMagna Tip Adjustable Torque Handle,Seekonk Drive Torque Handle,Warne Scope Screw Torque Handle200 South Front Street, Montezuma, Iowa 50171(800) 741-0015 • www.brownells.comMidwayUSAFAT Torque Wrench,Front Rest Nest5875 West Van Horn Tavern RoadColumbia, MO 65203-9274, Midway USA(800) 243-3220 • www.midwayusa.comAmerican Custom Gunmakers Guild22 Vista View Lane, Cody, WY 82414-9606(307) 587-4297 • www.acgg.orgCZ-USACZ-550 Varmint,CZ 527 American RiflesP.O. Box 171073, Kansas City, KS 66117-0073(800) 955-4486 • www.cz-usa.comGene Shuey, Shuey CustomCustom 1911 and Glock Pistols,Polymer Pistol Grip Reshaping21 Cygnet Dr. #200 , Carson City, NV 89706(775) 246-7662 • www.shueycustom.comHolland's Gunsmithing, Inc.Gunsmithing, Gunsmithing Supplies,Tools & Products, Outdoor & Shooting ProductsP.O. Box 69, Powers, Oregon 97466UPS shipping address:711 Avenue "H", Powers, OR 97466(541) 439-5155 • www.hollandguns.comAmerican Gunsmithing InstituteRuger 10/22 Rifles - Course #1094351 Second Street, Napa, CA 94559(800) 797-0867 • www.americangunsmith.com14An old prospector shuffled into town leading an old tired mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon intown to clear his parched throat. He walked up to the saloon and tied his old mule to the hitch rail.As he stood there brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out of thesaloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other.The young gunslinger looked at the old man and laughed, saying, 'Hey old man, have you ever danced?'The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, 'No, I never did dance, -- just never wanted to.'A crowd had gathered quickly and the gunslinger grinned and said, 'Well, you old fool, you're gonna' dance now,' andstarted shooting at the old man's feet. The old prospector, in order to not get a toe blown off or his boots perforated,was soon hopping around like a flea on a hot skillet and everybody was laughing fit to be tied.When the last bullet had been fired, the young gunslinger, still laughing, holstered his gun and turned around to goback into the saloon. The old man turned to his pack mule, pulled out a double barreled shotgun, andcocked both hammers back. The loud, audible double clicks carried clearly through the desert air.The crowd stopped laughing immediately. The young gunslinger heard the sounds too, and he turned around very slowly.The quiet was almost deafening. The crowd watched as the young gunman stared at the old timer and the large gaping holesof those twin barrels. He found it hard to swallow. The barrels of the shotgun never wavered in the old man's hands.The old man said, 'Son, did you ever kiss a mule's ass?' The boy bully swallowed hard and said, 'No. But I've always wanted to.'There are two lessons for us all:1. Don't waste ammunition. 2. Don't mess with old people.

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