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  2. Conservation and restoration of historic firearms - Wikipedia

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    The earliest lock was the Matchlock that used a match to ignite the powder. These were smoothbore and muzzle-loaded. The Harquebus (Arquebus) and muskets prior to the 17th century are two examples of a matchlock [5] The Wheellock, was developed around 1500, used a spring loaded wheel to create an ignition.

  3. Gunsmith - Wikipedia

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    Repair burred or damaged parts with files and stones. Replace defective parts with factory-made replacements, hand-fitting as necessary. Add after-market customizations: sling-swivels; recoil-pads; iron-sights; scopes; grip caps; butt plates; Repair and re-finish wooden stock parts. Checker or re-checker grip areas.

  4. Stock (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...

  5. Rifle bedding - Wikipedia

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    Bedding epoxy in a stock. Rifle bedding is a gunsmithing process of providing a rigid and consistent foundation for a rifle’s operational components, by creating a stable and close-fitting bearing surface between the gun's functional parts (i.e. the receiver housing the barrelled action) and its structural support (i.e. the stock) that do not deform with heat, pressure and moisture, or shift ...

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  7. Forearm (firearm component) - Wikipedia

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    The wood forearm of a Browning BLR. In firearms, the forearm (also known as the fore-end/forend, handguard or forestock) is a section of a gunstock between the receiver and the muzzle. It is used as a gripping surface to hold the gun steady and is usually made out of heat-insulating material such as wood or reinforced plastic.

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  9. Savage Arms - Wikipedia

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    The Sporter and Target Sporter have heavy barrels and gray wood-laminate stocks. The Thumbhole has a heavy fluted barrel and a gray wood-laminate thumbhole stock. [27] The A17 was named Rifle of the Year in the NRA Publications' 2016 Golden Bullseye Awards. [28] A22; The A22 is a semi-automatic rimfire rifle that uses the .22 Long Rifle ammunition.