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Connection
Contents
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What's in This Month's Issue
Note from the President
Jack's Corner
The Dunn Armory:
The Duckfoot Pistol
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Coming Next Month
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Resource Directory
Tips from the Woodsman
Darrell and his Fanny Pack take to the
woods. Why you need one, and what
needs to be in it.
Recoil Pad? Sure Thing!
We Get Questions
Jack’s Dumb Statements
Name that Part Contest!
Student Certifications
Producer's Cut
SHOT Show Interview
Standard Manufacturing DP12,
two barrels and 17 rounds
worth of “Social Justice.”
Video Index
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SHOT Show Interview
Ruger® Factory Trigger
Upgrades: “Where were
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SHOT Show Interview
The SAR 109T 9mm carbine,
plenty of old timey .223 fun-ness for a
9mm price.
Product Reviews and Evaluations
Shot Trak HD Camera
A 5 power HD camera that mounts to your long
gun or handgun and takes all of the imagination
out of your hunting stories.
Product Reviews and Evaluations
.22LR Laser Boresighter from AimSHOT. External battery pack gives you
plenty of time to get the scope on target before the battery dies.
Ask the Gunsmith
A Series 80 question and converting a 1911 to 10mm;
Gene Shuey answers your gunsmithing questions.
In the War Room
John Bush looks at “fun guns,” semi auto look alikes
of submachineguns. Note the very rare
WESCO MK lV.
Tool of the Month
Knife Sharpeners from Lansky, and
how they’re used. Note the steel
from the blade on the sharpener,
Jack even tells you the easy way to
remove it.
Tips from the Workbench
Gene Shuey “Ramps” a 1911 barrel.
Disassembly/
Reassembly Course
Boberg XR9-S
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A Note from the President
Why I don’t gamble even
though I take big risks . . .
I don’t gamble when I go to Las Vegas. I don’t’ buy Lottery
Tickets and I don’t play in any of the hundreds of casinos
around the country. Why not? It is not that I am morally
opposed to people playing for entertainment. I am just
opposed to the lousy odds.
more.” About then the Casino security saw me and told me
I had to leave, now! Later my Mom came back to the
camper and I found out she had fed my entire jackpot
back into the machine trying to win more, and it was all
gone. I was shocked!!
Heck, I “gamble” every day in business, placing bets of
tens of thousands of dollars on various projects. However
the difference in my type of “gambling” is the “bet” is
based on an educated decision that I am odds on to get a
return of my money and, the reason for the “play,” a return
on my money.
Over the years I have teased her unmercifully about that
event and we have had a good laugh. Actually I should
thank her. I learned a valuable lesson about life and
gambling. Who knows how much money that has saved
me over the years? I have found out that early, lucky
success can actually be very costly. That’s because you
think that is the normal outcome and chase after it, going
“all in” with often disastrous results.
If you enjoy gambling as entertainment, that’s fine as long
as it doesn’t consume you or enslave you. Just don’t be
blind, and understand the odds.
It is funny how things that happen to you as a kid can
have a life-long influence on you. My earliest legalized
gambling experience came when I was about 12 years old.
My family was moving to California from New Jersey
because my Dad was taking a new job. The moving van
had picked up all of our stuff, and we were driving across
the country in our camper to get there.
Every day of the trip my Dad gave each of us kids one
dollar to spend on whatever we wanted. (pretty smart, it
eliminated all the whiney “can I have a…” questions). As
we made our way westward, we crossed from Utah into
Nevada and of course the first state line exit had a casino.
We stopped and I
went into the casino
with my Mom. I said
I wanted to try and
win some money on
the nickle slot
machines with my
dollar. Of course
only adults could
play. So she took my dollar and put in a few nickels while I
watched and it paid off with a $7.50 jackpot! I said, “Stop! I
want to take my winnings.” She said, “I can win you some
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I also learned it is important to be in control of your assets
and money. It is important to know the odds and do
research about any venture that you are “gambling” on.
Learning that gambling is an emotionally driven experience
is also helpful. I can honestly admit that over the years I
have made a number of “bets” based on emotion, not solid
research and it has cost me dearly. The take-away is do
your research, plan ahead. Don’t be greedy, that is the
emotion that sets you up for loss.
As we produce GunTech, part of what we are doing for
you is eliminating risk by providing you research and
factual experiences. Thus your purchases aren’t a
“gamble.” The monetary savings this provides you is
significant, but probably not as important as avoiding the
frustration and embarrassment of making the wrong
decision and having to try and get rid of something at a
loss.
So don’t gamble! Know the odds, know the real story, get
training and don’t let emotion take your money. Follow the
research we do for you in GunTech, seek professional
advice and know what is a worth-while investment, not a
gamble.
Here’s to winning your educated bets!
Gene Kelly, President of GCA and AGI
AGI
Jack’s
Corner
By Jack Landis
AGI Technical Services Manager,
GCA Connection and GunTech Editor
I gotta’ tell you, I just can’t wait for this year to finally get
done. I mentioned in the last issue that I hoped to get
some of my GunTech projects completed when we went to
the range in Fallon, NV for three days of testing a couple
of weeks ago. This is the Stillwater Firearms Association
range we rented for GunStock a few years ago. Mz. Lenée,
the Exalted Mr. Kelly, and I became members. Great range,
great folks, and there is rarely anyone there during the
week. This allows us to get the maximum amount of work
(you’ll pardon the term) done in the minimum amount of
time.
Handgun testing heaven!
They have a nice pistol range with multiple plate racks,
perfect for our handgun testing, and covered firing points
with benches and tables to keep us and our guns out of
the sun and provide good spots to film the non-shooting
segments. Those of you who were there for GunStock
will remember that the rifle range had covered firing
points as well, along with stools and sturdy shooting tables and a 200 yard distance to the far berm.
We decided to make the 4 hour drive to Fallon from
Napa for several reasons:
1. It’s in Nevada and not California and
we had multiple guns to test that
were not “California Approved”. While
our numerous licenses make anything
we have and shoot legal there, it
does make things difficult. Also
many manufacturers won’t ship handguns to California
because of all the extra paperwork involved.
2. When we drive over to the range south of Sacramento
we can only get the bays for a day or so, and the public
is present on the rifle ranges which makes the filming
and testing more time consuming. At Fallon we have a
great, well equipped facility all to ourselves from
essentially dawn to dusk, and the caretaker is a great
asset. There are rarely more than a few members who
show up to shoot over the course of a weekday, and
we co-habit quite nicely.
3. Food and lodging is cheaper in Fallon than in California,
and Fallon is only about forty minutes from our Nevada
warehouse.
Other than the above, there is no good reason to go.
I had the pair of AR uppers that I wanted to test for
accuracy at 200 yards with and without Accu-wedges and
various triggers, Mini-14 and AR 15 & AR 10 magazine
tests, a Slide Fire stock to test on my AR-10, and the slip
over butt pads from Limb Saver to test on my ’95 Marlin
.45/70 with the freakishly powerful, read “painful,” Buffalo
Bore loads.
Waiting for us at the Nevada warehouse were a
Remington VERSA MAX Tactical shotgun and R1 1911
Enhanced pistol in .45acp, a Savage A17 semi auto rifle in
.17HMR, a Ruger SR1911 Lt Weight Commander in
.45acp and their new LC9s striker fired 9mm pistols in
both standard and Pro (no thumb safety) flavors, a Taurus
Curve .380 pocket pistol and PT 1911 in .45acp, and a
S&W Shield in 9mm.
We also had a pair of Springfield XDs guns in .45acp and
9mm, an SAR B6P CZ-75 derivative in 9mm, a Glock 42
.380 to test against the Boss’s classic Colt 1908 .380, and
probably a few other guns I’m not
remembering at the moment.
The Taurus PT 1911 .45acp,
Ruger® SR1911 Lt Weight
Commander.45acp,
Remington R1 Enhanced
11911 .45acp
Since we had three 1911 style guns from sort of
“non-traditional“ manufacturers, we thought we’d have a
“Shoot-out” and determine a winner amongst them.
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I have been rekindling my love for multi-barreled firearms.
Wishing that I could have a Gatling Gun, proudly displayed
by my recliner in the family room. Dreaming of defending a
frigate with a few “volley guns” tucked away in my belt,
thinking about destroying stuff from the sky with a General
Electric Minigun!
Early one morning I was thinking about the old Pepper Box
pistols from the 19th century and how many times were
not the right time to purchase one at a gun show, etc. I
have also been wanting to build a simple pistol from a kit.
So, I thought it would be a great idea to purchase a
Classic Arms Duckfoot Pistol Kit. I was genuinely thrilled
when it arrived. I was so thrilled that I made my first mis-
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take on this “project”, I just couldn’t wait to get started!
The following is my humbling story.
Yes, I was so excited to get started that I began working
on the pistol just as the sun went down. Thinking to
myself, “I will just screw the crudely fashioned grip onto
the receiver!” I would like to mention that my second
mistake was already occurring, which was not reading the
instructions before just ripping into the thing and figuring it
out as I went, like I have always done in the past!
A sidebar to my adventure is that I really, really wanted the
kit to be just shy of being a precision fit model that literally
screwed together. I just wanted to whittle the wooden grip
away like a happy wood
chuck, stain it, shoot it
and put it on my desk to
ogle when I do my
editing and stuff. I should
have known better! I
took a couple photos of
the kit before the sun ran
out and then went back
inside to begin my
nightmare, I mean
project!
Pictured here is the
Classic Arms Duckfoot Pistol Kit
(it looks so innocent and
harmless in the box!).
The grip did not
remotely fit the receiver,
so I popped the bag of
parts open to look at
everything. I intended
on taking photos along
the way to illustrate
how relaxing this little
kit would be on a Friday
night! Well that went
out the window after
the grip screw did not
want to screw into the
receiver!
I would like to take a
moment to say up front that I think the Classic Arms
Duckfoot Pistol Kit is a good deal for the money. It’s fun, it
shoots, it looks super cool on my desk, however, it is my
opinion that this kit is suited for the budding Gunsmith
rather than someone who just wants to simply screw some
well fitted parts together and let the fun begin. Okay, back
to my personal saga!
We have all heard of Murphy’s Law? If not . . . “Anything
that can go wrong will (did) go wrong” is the history of my
journey. The story is frustrating, annoying, and humbling,
but most of all it is a story of learning a whole lot about a
lot of stuff on a seemingly simple project. I should mention
that my workshop is still in a state of transition and all of
my tools and parts are still inside little boxes that are inside
medium sized boxes that are inside one of several large
boxes; guess which one. Let me say that every single time
I needed something, it was always in the last little box I
looked in!
The long and short of this experience is that patience is a
virtue and rushing things can sometimes lead to a lot of
extra work. Here are some positive tips I can pass on
about this particular kit. Some of the parts, like the
Hammer Spring Retainer (hammer strut) and the Grip
Screw are not made of the hardest of alloys, so use caution on the amount of force you apply to them or you will
be making another part, buying a replacement part or
altering other parts that interact.
In my case, I severely hacked up the hammer spring
retainer trying to figure out the best way to compress the
hammer spring! I ended up using a diamond file to cut a
deeper retaining notch in the hammer itself for the messed
up end of the hammer spring retainer. My tip for getting
the hammer spring compressed enough to get the
hammer in place is to use two pairs of vise grips to
I finally got the grip screw and grip roughly shaped to fit the receiver.
“gingerly” compress the spring. Use one pair to grip the
top of the hammer spring retainer and slip the hammer
spring on it. Place the sub assembly into the receiver and
compress the retainer and spring until the end of the
retainer sticks out the bottom of the receiver (this is a lot
of compression and a friend or third arm is always better!)…be ready with the other hand and pair of vise grips
to clamp the end of the hammer spring retainer, which will
keep the hammer spring compressed while you get the
hammer and its pin in place in the receiver.
Every part had to be fitted to work in this particular kit. The
trigger would not fit into the trigger guard, so I took material off the trigger guard to allow free movement of the
trigger when in working position. The trigger did not even
remotely engage the notches in the hammer, so I stoned a
lot off of the trigger to get both the safety notch and the
full cock notch to engage.
After only a few times taking the trigger out of the receiver,
the trigger pin snapped in half! I used a worn out drill bit
to replace the trigger pin after painstakingly cutting the
drill bit with hand cutters! I finally ended up lightly staining
the grips and doing the final assembly of the pistol. I fully
intend on making a new grip out of some Myrtle wood
that I have drying at my place. I also ended up cold bluing
the three barrels, trigger and the hammer while I waited
for the stain to dry.
The gun looks like it has been through a few battles
because of our “learning experience” this week, not my
“Secret, Age Old Antiquing Technique.” After two days
and not much sleep, I was down at the creek taking
photos of my new Duckfoot Pistol. For some reason I just
really wanted to fire a Duckfoot Pistol. So far, the
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innards haven’t flown out of the gun since the hammer
spring retainer jettisoned out and hit me in the forehead
about half way through the build (wear your safety
glasses…seriously)!
The “Duck Footed Pistol” is one of many types of multibarreled firearms or “Volley Guns” that were used on war
ships and other venues from the 16th through the 19th
Centuries. This was a great weapon to use when you had
an onslaught of unsavory creatures venturing too close to
your quarters. Of course the name comes from the pistol
looking like a Duck’s webbed foot. I intended on this
being a quick and easy project, although as you can see,
that wasn’t the case. It was far more enriching to learn
something new and possibly grow some more patience! I
am actually satisfied with this build and as usual, I have a
story to tell along with it!
Robert Dunn is an American Gunsmithing Institute
Graduate, AGI and GCA Videographer, and
GCA Silver Member
A view of the left side of the Duckfoot Pistol in its aquatic environment!
Glock Model 32 .380 and
Colt 1903 .380, head to head,
106 years apart
Jack’s Corner Continued
For those of you who have not
yet seen Taurus’s new “Curve”, look at the
pics in Coming Next Month across the way
and be amazed.
So there we were, Gene, Lenée, Gene Shuey,
Ron Hennessey (“Our Man in Nevada”), and me, and a few
carloads of guns, tools, targets, accessories, etc. I was
dragging AR stuff over to the rifle range to get started on the
sighting in, Ron, Lenée and Shuey went over there as well to
run ammo through the 1911s for the reliability tests, and Keith
and Mr. K were over on the pistol range doing set-up and
discussin’ the high level plans du jour.
As soon as I had the guns sighted in a couple of inches low
at 25 yards, I waltzed over to where the group was busy
wearing out 1911s to get in my share of shooting. We finished running about a 1,000 rounds through the guns and
were being paged by our Leaders. By this time the wind was
starting to pick up and make 200 yard
accuracy tests a non-starter.
The cover over the rifle ranges firing line had blown off in a
previous wind storm, and since rain (?) was forecast, I decided to move my guns over to the cover of the pistol range.
After a session of pistol tests and evaluations Keith and I
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filmed a number of other
parts, tools, and
accessories at the covered
benches. The wind wasn’t going down for
any length of time and we started getting
spits of rain. I was certainly feeling proud that
I’d had the foresight to pack up my stuff from the
uncovered rifle range.
For the rest of the three days the wind blew with
occasional respites, and the rain did its thing off and on
steadily. None of these situations really hindered our ability to
do the handgun shooting, but it brought my rifle plans to a
screeching halt, other than the Mini-14 magazine tests. So,
while we got a lot of work done, my projects, as usual, didn’t
get done. I’d spent hours packing the truck, drove a
thousand miles, got home and dumped the whole pile in the
living room, where it sits today, waiting for another chance.
Oh, and my in-house Boss Person is not happy with the
return of “The Pile.” I’m beginning to think my own mortality is
losing out to my planned projects. Curses!!
Til next month, break some new ground ‘smithing and
shooting, and introduce someone new to each,
Jack Landis
(800) 797-0867 x 104 • jlandis@americangunsmith.com
Coming Next Month
The month of July is in full swing but August arrives soon and
with it comes another HOT edition of GunTech. The 2015
August issue is loaded with product reviews, firearm
evaluations, projects and more!
Since hunting season is just around the corner, you may need
to reload some ammo in order to hunt! Gene Kelly looks at
two new reloading tools from the 2015 SHOT Show. One is a
brand new concept for case annealing that is faster and
easier than ever before and the other is a computercontrolled, auto-drive for Dillon presses that not only speeds
the reloading process but adds several valuable benefits.
In this issue
Jack gives
us our first
look at two
new triggers from
Ruger for
the 10/22 and
AR- type rifles. In the August issue
he sits down at the bench to take a
closer look at both of them, installing
and testing them in guns. He also takes a
look at a cool new pistol grip for your AR.
Above is the Ruger Elite 452 trigger for AR style guns and below sits the new
BX trigger for all 10/22 style guns. The Elite has a safety and grip as well as
trigger parts, and both trigger groups can be dry fired to your heart’s content
as long as you don’t remove their hammer blocking housings!
In the July
issue, Jack
reviewed two
knife sharpening tools and
presented his
sharpening
technique. In the
August issue its Darrell’s turn. He
shows us a few different sharpeners, how
to use them and just why and when he uses different types.
A few months back, John Bush taught us the ins and outs of
collecting books, manuals, flyers and other types of
collectable paper. In August, John goes back into the War
Room to teach us all about collecting “hardware,” simply
known to most of us as cool “stuff.” He has been doing it for
over 50 years and his insights and caveats will help you
maximize your fun and avoid getting ripped off.
Our “Bench and Field Evaluation”
gun for August is a bit different, to
say the least. It is the new Taurus
CURVE. This little pistol is
very different! It’s not just another sub-compact
pocket pistol.
Front view of the CURVE at right, note the actual curve of
the grip, and the pair of lights and a laser looking at you
from the front. The right side view above gives you a good
idea why Mz. Lenée calls it the “Stapler” with a belt clip.
First is doesn’t look like a traditional pocket
auto. Second, it isn’t shaped like a regular
pocket pistol either, the moniker “CURVE” isn’t
just a catchy name, this petite polymer pistol is
actually curved. It also has a built-in laser and
light! It goes without saying that Ken and the
folks at the range are more than curious to find out what
makes this little guy tick and see how it performs. You’ll find
out right along with them!
It is a well-known fact when it heats up in August, folks tend
to head indoors. That said, what better way is there to use
your time than to work on your guns!? That’s why we have a
great “Project of the Month” for you to do in August while
you’re dodging the heat. Gene Shuey will guide you through
the entire process of installing a Comonolli thumb-safety on a
Glock pistol. Whether you are updating your own gun or
enhancing a customer’s gun, this accessory adds a whole
other level of safety to a Glock and works like a gem.
We also feature another GunTech exclusive for you in the
August issue. Once again we are the first ever to do a complete “Disassembly/Reassembly Course” on the new Taurus
Curve, and in the same issue as the “Bench & Field
Evaluation!” We told you the August issue was a HOT one!
Ken will unravel the unique & curious design and construction techniques of this little anomaly. By the time he is finished you’ll be an expert on the Curve.
All we can say about getting ready for next month’s issue is:
you better be prepared to chill in your coolest clothes, with
your coolest drink, in the coolest room of your house before
you sit down to watch the August issue . . . of GunTech!
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Recoil Pad?
OK, Sure Thing!
By Clint Hawkins
That title is just to get your attention. Between Gene
Shuey and Jack Landis and the other AGI Gurus, everybody should know how to install recoil pads. This is about
the consequences of installing one with a twist. Not the
pad, the job!
My client had a Remington 700 in .270 he wanted to give
to his wife, who is rather petite. It needed to have a length
of pull of 12 ½ inches. OK, but this is equipped with a
Boyd’s Nutmeg laminated stock with a nice cheek rest and
a butt plate, not a pad. So, what’s the problem?
As you can see by
the first picture, on
the right, an awful
lot of butt stock
material had to be
removed. This
caused a problem
with sling swivel
location.
I thought about carving and sanding the plug down,
applying the stain, then using a marker pen to simulate the
laminations. Better for an amateur, poor for a gunsmith,
but possibly OK if he has nothing better to work with.
That would be too much work to end up having it look like
I used marker pens to simulate the laminations, anyway.
“So,” said I, “there needs to be a better way.” While at my
friendly Home Depot, looking for answers, I found one.
These two pictures show using a
3/8ths plug cutter to make a plug
from the laminated stock butt
excess cut from the rear, using the
same curvature of the remaining
stock, to be inserted into the
vacant swivel hole. The location of
the plug cut should allow the very
same laminates of wood to occupy
the hole, thus looking very much
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#1
The second picture, on the left,
shows the sling swivel hole is
really close to the pad. It
needs to move forward a couple of inches. That part is no
problem, but what to do with
the old swivel hole? If the
stock was solid wood, it could
just be plugged and refinished.
The simplest solution would
have been to stick a dowel in
there and apply a finish to it.
Exposing the end grain of the dowel would allow too much
stain to soak in and be too dark. Pictures three and four
show some just passible ideas, since the owner knows
that it is a problem
#2
#3
brought on by the need to shorten the stock so much.
Just putting a finish on the 3/8ths button plug or the plain
plug would probably do. Fine for an amateur.
#4
#6
as though it never
happened, especially since it
already has the
same finish.
Picture seven shows the plug
#7
and eight shows the
removed plug (on its side)
broken out of the excess butt
stock wood with the surface
being perpendicular to the
plug cut, but the wood at the
bottom of the plug is parallel
to
#8 the grain of the stock so that the
bottom of the plug needs to be
cut down to the proper shape.
Picture nine on the top left of the
next page shows how I started
out holding the plug, preparing to
use a knife but found that was too
tedious, not to
mention slightly
dangerous. I
finished by
holding it in my
fingers and
lightly sanding it
down at s-l-o-w
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speed with my
Dremel until the
vertical dimensions
of the plug
#10
matched that of
the hole. Also there was a need to sand the walls of the
hole slightly to better accept the adhesive. The next picture shows using a grinding tool to chamfer the plug to let
it enter the hole better. Meticulous alignment allowed me
to tap the plug into the hole with a rubber mallet with the
laminations matching very closely.
The last two pictures show the plug in place, secured by
super glue, and the new location of the sling swivel. Care
needs to be taken to ensure the proper direction of the
grain of the plug. Remember the plug was taken at an
angle to the grain. If inserted the wrong way, the
refraction index from the mismatched grains of wood will
cause the plug to be darker at one angle and lighter in the
opposite direction.
You may have
noticed in pictures
one and twelve
that I chamfered
the toe of the
recoil pad
somewhat to ease
shouldering by its
proposed
diminutive user.
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Clint Hawkins is a
Charter GCA
Member, American
Gunsmithing
Institute
Professional Course
Graduate,
Proprietor of
Hawkins Arms, LLC
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We Get Questions
Hack in Katy, TX For the AR-15, has the piston (indirect impingement) gas system
proven to be more functional and reliable than direct gas impingement systems? Do you recommend one over the other?
Answer –
Unless you are planning on using your AR for military type missions involving the firing of thousands of rounds without the
opportunity to scrape out the carbon, the direct impingement system works perfectly.
The piston systems for the most part push the bolt from the gas
key area on the top of the bolt carrier. This causes an off center
thrust that makes the bolt carrier try to tip down at the rear. This
can cause extreme wear on the bottom rear of the receiver that
can lead to multiple different malfunctions and ruin the upper.
On the other hand, they ARE “Hip” and “Cool” and the bolt and
upper stay clean. “You pays your money and takes your choice”.
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
❍
❍
Dumb
Statements
or Keith's or Ken's or John's
Jack's
We Have A Winner! - NOT!!!
Once again nobody tried for the Brass Ring this month??!!
Once again we all managed to spout a few Dumb Statements
in this issue. I caught 4 errors in the video by we four
comprising the Great Unwashed; John, Keith, Ken, and I.
Good luck to all of you in your search this month.
Remember, it’s worth $40 to catch one of us. Keep in mind we’re
not talking opinions here, opinions are like noses, everyone is
entitled to one. By “Dumb Statement” we mean a real,
unnoticed and uncorrected erroneous statement, i.e.
saying hammer instead of striker, Colt instead of
Smith & Wesson, D/R instead of Bench & Field, in the video,
NOT typos in the Connection magazine.
Gene, Bob, Darrell and Mz. Lenée are exempted from the
ignominy they and AGI/GCA would suffer in the extraordinarily
miniscule possibility that they would actually err.
Don’t despair, keep looking and listening.
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Resource Directory Issue #111
ATN-American Technologies Network Corp
Shot Trak-X HD Sportsman’s Camera
1341 San Mateo Avenue, S. San Francisco, CA 94080
(413) 788-4214
www.atncorp.com/atn-shot-trak-hd-x
Joe Alesia AKA “Lefty Longridge”
Next Level Shooting Clinics –
Cowboy, IDPA/IPSC
(661) 373-2709 • www.deadwoodboys.org
leftylongridge@ca.rr.com
Standard Manufacturing Co. LLC
DP12 Double Barrel, 17 round Pump Shotgun
100 Burritt Street, New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 225-6581 • www.stdgun.com
4D Reamer Rentals- Fred Zeglin
Hawk Cartridges Book, Chambering Reamers,
Bolt Handles, Extensive Line of Custom
Gunsmithing Tools & Parts
432 East Idaho Street, Suite C420
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-2520 • www.4-dproducts.com
AimSHOT
.22LR Bore Sight w/External Battery Box
11770 Haynes Bridge Rd, Ste 205-336
Alpharetta, GA 30009
www.aimshot.com
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.
Rifles, Shotguns, and Handguns
Product Service Department –
Revolvers, Shotguns, & Rifles
Elite 452 AR Trigger Kit, BX 10/22 Trigger
411 Sunapee Street, Newport, NH 03773
(603) 865-2442 • www.shopruger.com
Lansky Sharpeners
Ceramic, Steel & Diamond Sharpening Sticks
PO Box 800, Buffalo, NY 14231
(716) 877-7511 • www.lansky.com
Sarsilmaz
SAR 109T 9mm Carbine
Istanbul, Turkey
+90 216 244 00 00
www.sarsilmaz.com.tr/en-us
Boberg Arms Corporation
XR9/XR45 Reverse Feed +P Auto Pistols
1755 Commerce Court
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
(651) 287-0617
www.bobergarms.com
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Brownells Inc.
1911 Ramping Gauges and Cutters
200 South Front Street, Montezuma, Iowa 50171
(800) 741-0015 • www.brownells.com
Holland Shooters Supply
Ballistic Gold Card, Custom Riflesmith,
Remington Accuracy Parts,
Long Range Shooting School
711 Avenue "H", Powers, OR 97466
(541) 439-5155 • www.hollandguns.com
Dealer Showroom – John Bush
Huge Stock of Military Gun Parts,
Accessories & Books from the 20th Century
553 Market Street • Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 882-4249
Email: Johnd.bush@yahoo.com
DealerShowroom.com
Gene Shuey
Master Gunsmith,
Ultra Custom 1911 & Glock Pistols
21 Cygnet Dr. #200, Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 246-7662 • ShueyCustom.com
PISCO Gunsmithing
Bob Dunlap/Ken Brooks – Gunsmithing
1455B N Hemlock Street, Coquille, OR 97423
(541) 396-5558
www.piscogunsmithing.com
American Gunsmithing Institute
Hobby and Professional Gunsmithing Courses
Gun Club of America
351 Second Street, Napa, CA 94559
(800) 797-0867
www.americangunsmith.com
This month’s winners are those who correctly named the part in GT 109 in
May. Part #109 was chosen because a member asked me about it just
before deadline two months ago. It is a slide from a High Standard
Supermatic. It’s impossible to determine the model because this part’s
configuration has changed over the years with this one being seen on
several different models and those models having had this part in a different
configuration over the years. Winners just had to name what the part is, i.e., “Slide”.
“Dang You’re Smart Winners” just needed to add the manufacturer since there is no way
to determine the exact model.
We fuzzed out the Hi-Standard name on the side of the slide for obvious reasons.
Eleven of you tried, seven of you knew it was a slide, five got the High Standard
part right, and “Manuel H” & D J Sullivan knew it was a Supermatic. Wow!
Budding Bob Dunlaps! The other five went with the sight on the rear of the
slide . . . Really! How much of a roll-over do y‘all think I am with the Boss’s
money? Do I dress like I’m independently wealthy? Winners are to your right.
I believe that hurricane sound in the distance is Mr. Kelly heaving a sigh of relief after a
rough couple of months with hundreds (or so) of winners. Congratulations guys, this was
NOT a slam dunk.
Winners will be announced in GunTech #113 (September issue)
I want the real name of the assembly, not “long black thingamabob” (Rollie!) This month we’ll take the
last before publication, first, “Guy in the Middle”, and twelfth correct answers for the first three
prizes and Honorable Mention. If you don’t know this one, you’re not paying attention., “Dang
You’re Smart” prizes will be harder to come by, you’ll need the manufacturer’s name and the gun’s
name. We’ll give an additional $5 if you can spot something else obvious about this gun (sorry Crusty,
“Black” is NOT a winner!). Hope this will allow the Kelly ancestral fortune to continue to recoup. Email
answers to jlandis@americangunsmith.com
You can call me with the answer ONLY if:
1: You do not have email access.
2: You call (800) 797-0867, ext.104 between 0800 - 1700 PST Monday - Friday.
3: If you get my voicemail, leave your name, phone number, and guess.
The voicemail time stamps, so be CLEAR with the info.
GOOD LUCK!
April Student Certifications
Master Gunsmith
William W. Triphahn
Dennis McDaniel
Bobby Jo Rogers
Cliff Moore
Level One Gunsmith
Paul Nemitz
Professional Gunsmithing
Introduction
Cory Austin Castellanos
James N. Elkins
Sheldon Randolph
Ryan Nobis
Manuel Veiga
Joseph L. Deweese
Robert Sanchez
James N. Woods
James Abraham
Walter L. Banahasky
John C. Sabin
Albert E. Swan
Jan Christensen
Paul R. Norris
Jay Landry
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Professional Gunsmithing
Rifles
Craig Everett Babich
Robert Gonzalez
Taoling "TL" Fu
Professional Gunsmithing
Pistols
Travis Peeples
James N. Elkins
Barry T. Hagen
Marc A. Moore
Vincent F. Cedrone
Sheldon Randolph
Rusty Cooper
Robert M. Leadman, Jr.
Michael Claborn
Thomas J. Alves
Professional Gunsmithing
Shotguns
Russell Pelkey
Bill Peterson
Garey Cummings
Erick Medina
Michael B. Eaton
Gene Paul Brown
James N. Elkins
Charles R. Colburn
Robert J. Garr
Kelly S. Davis
Robert D. Caldwell
Cowboy Action Armorer
Joseph Ferrara
Professional Gunsmithing
Rimfires
Travis Peeples
Wesley L. Metcalf
Michael L. Duecker
James Akenhead, Ed. D.
Robert J. Garr
Ralph Liguori
Machine Shop - Theory
William W. Triphahn
Dennis McDaniel
Donald W. Barrow
J.R. Gore
Mark Page
Thomas Bowen
Machine Shop - Practical
Benjamin Jones
Firearms Appraiser
William Lane
James F. Miller
Cody M. Knobloch
Practical/Hobby
Gunsmithing
John Proctor
Ralph Goodman
John Hakemack
Producer’s
Cut
by Keith Hezmalhalch
AGI/GCA Executive
Video Producer
one flew over the . . .
First of all, Happy Fourth of July, I hope you had a wonderful
celebration!!! By the time you are reading this I will have
already returned (Lord willing) to Montana to continue filming
the new AGI Reloading Course with AGI instructor and
wildcat guru, Fred Zeglin. We are packing so much into this
course it isn’t funny . . . just downright awesome! I can’t wait
until it hits the shelves and you can start enjoying and
learning from it.
time ALSO flies . . .
Since it’s July, summer has reached its half-way point and I
hope you are keeping up with your roster of projects and
adventures and so can shift gears once September hits and
fall arrives. I am not doing too bad…so far! As I write this,
summer is just beginning and it appears to be setting up to
be another cool one this year (at least in Northern California),
this is a GOOD thing since we have had so little rain. I hope
and pray that those of you who live in or near the flooded
areas escaped the worst of it and are doing O.K.
and then there was . . .
A friend I am still getting to know, whom I don’t see too
often, called me the other night to set up a meeting for a
project we are tasked with. In the process of reviewing our
calendars she made a mistake and said: “Oh, I’m actually not
available that evening because I’m scheduled to go to the
gun club.” This was illuminating in two respects. First
Law Enforcement Armorer
Emery Waters, LCC
William Rogers
George J. Stockley, Jr.
Welding
Bobby Jo Rogers
Cliff Moore
because I didn’t know she was a member of a gun club and
shot trap, and second because I had never heard of this particular gun club before. Since I hardly ever get to go to any
range where I can shoot my own guns, there is rarely time for
it when we range-test for GunTech, I asked if I might join her.
Her answer
was “yes” so I
am looking
forward to
doing some
shooting and
finding out
about another
gun club not
too far away from Napa! I’ve got to go exchange my “house”
barrel for the trap barrel on my 870.
speaking of range-testing . . .
Our time in Fallon was productive in spite of cold and rain.
Beginning next month, we will once again have regular
Firearm Evaluations in GunTech. One of the most frustrating
things for Jack and I is being at the mercy of the
manufacturers to procure guns for evaluation. So much so,
that Mr. K just bought some of the guns we recently filmed
since they weren’t forthcoming from the manufacturers! Of
course, it makes some sense that they aren’t in a hurry to
send them out for review since for a while they have been
selling them as fast as they can make them. Either way, we
filmed enough guns to give us evaluations through next
March!
once again . . .
I wish you a truly great July and hope your celebration of
America’s birthday and our freedoms was the best it could
be! We truly ARE blessed to be in this country even with the
in-roads to our civil liberties that have been made in recent
years. We must celebrate and stay vigilant . . . it IS the price
of freedom! May God bless you and watch over you until I
see you next month . . . in GunTech!
Glocksmith
Wesley L. Metcalf
Bobby Kozak
Travis Peeples
Michael D. Malcom
Congratulations!
1911 Pistolsmith
Gurcharan Kapoor
Kenneth R. Rushing
Paul C. Cooke
AR-15/M4 Riflesmith
Denis A. Weiss
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Firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GunTech Volume #
Remington Model 11/ Browning A-5 Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . 110
Star SA 9mm Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Ruger® 22/45™ Mark III™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Smith & Wesson 6906 9mm Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Winchester Model 94 Lever Action Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
DoubleTap Derringer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Chiappa Triple Threat Tri Barrel Shotgun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Chiappa 1860 Spencer Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Kahr PM9 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Benelli Nova Pump Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Ohio Ordinance VZ 2000 Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Ruger® Vaquero® Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Remington VERSA MAX Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Chiappa MC 27 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Henry .22 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Ruger® American Rimfire Rifle®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Dickinson Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
EXCEL Arms MR-5.7 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Swiss K11 Straight-Pull Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
GSG-MP522 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Smith & Wesson SD9 VE Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Smith & Wesson Model 422 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Browning BPS Pump Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Remington Model 6 & Remington Rolling Block . . . . . . . . . 87
Benelli Super Black Eagle & Super Black Eagle II . . . . . . . . 86
Ruger® SR-22® Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Armalite AR-30 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ruger® SR-556® Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Beretta Cougar Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ortgies Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Ruger® American Rifle® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Werndl Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Colt 1901 DA New Army Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Remington 581 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Benelli B80 Lever Locking Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Darrell Holland's PGW .45 Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Husqvarna Swedish M-40 "Lahti". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Remington 81 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chiappa .357 Magnum "Rhino" Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ruger® LC9® and LCP® Pistols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 38 Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Interstate Arms Model 99 '87 Coach Gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heckler & Koch P7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
1905 Ross Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
1907 Winchester Autoloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Steyr M9 Pistol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Charter Arms .44 Bulldog Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Browning Cynergy Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Walther P99 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Sako Model 4 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Smith & Wesson Double Action Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Winchester Model 77 Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Walther P22 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ruger® #1 Single-Shot Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GunTech Volume #
Ruger® LCR® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Beretta 21 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Browning BAR Semi-Auto Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Remington 1100/1187 Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
NAA Mini-Revolver / Crickett .22 Training Rifle . . . . . . . . . . 51
Savage Model 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Beretta Al 391 Urika Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Hi-Point Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Walther P-38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mossberg 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hi-Point Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Springfield Armory M1A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Browning Citori Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SIG PRO Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Stevens Favorite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Taurus 24/7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Winchester Model 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Browning A-Bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SIG P-230 Pistol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Flintlock/Percussion Lock Mechanism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Weatherby Mark V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1934 Beretta Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Thompson Contender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Winchester Model 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Colt 2000 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Charles Daly Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
US Revolver Co. Top Break Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Winchester 1885 “Low Wall” Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
S&W 41 Auto-Pistol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Winchester ‘87 Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Webley Auto Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sako Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Astra 400 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
MAB Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mac 11 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mannlicher/Steyer 1895 Straight Pull Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Firestar Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1938 Carcano Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tech 9 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Dan Wesson Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ithaca Model 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1863 Remington Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Desert Eagle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Winchester Model 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Browning Semi-Auto .22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Remington 740/742 Rifles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Colt Python Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Russian Tokarev Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1874 Sharps Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mosin-Nagant Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mauser C-96 Broomhandle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ruger® Model 96™ Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
AMT Automag II Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Russian & Swede Nagant Revolvers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Savage 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1912 Steyr Auto-Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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