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According to Roy F. Dunlap's 1950 book "Gunsmithing", the Model 1893 was already a rare weapon in the turn of the 1950s, with there being few "in existence or at least in use". He also notes that original parts were extremely difficult to acquire anymore, and only limited few of the Model 1897's parts could be used as replacements.
A gunsmith is a person who repairs, modifies, designs, or builds guns. The occupation differs from an armorer , who usually replaces only worn parts in standard firearms. Gunsmiths do modifications and changes to a firearm that may require a very high level of craftsmanship, requiring the skills of a top-level machinist, a very skilled ...
Gunsmithing at Home: Lock, Stock & Barrel - Page 79, John E. Traister · 1996; Gunsmithing Modern Firearms: A Gun Guy's Guide to Making Good Guns Even Better, Bryce M. Towsley · 2019; Gunsmithing - Page 176, Roy F. Dunlap · 1963; The Complete Guide to Gunsmithing Gun Care and Repair, Charles Edward Chapel 1962.
Dunlap was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on July 25, 1915. [1] He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School. His father, Roy Dunlap Sr., was the managing editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch newspaper for 35 years; his brother, Roy Jr., also became the newspaper's managing editor. [2]
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Using action threads to mount a barrel to a receiver typically requires fitting by a competent gunsmith, and typically some machining has to be done. In this process it is important so set the correct headspace. [2] Correct mounting is important both for safety and accuracy. [3]
The first Model M&P of 1899, six-inch barrel. The ejector rod is free-standing, without the under-barrel latch of later models The lockwork of the first model differed substantially from subsequent versions. The trigger return spring is a flat leaf rather than the coil spring-powered slide used in variations dating from 1905 onwards.
The term caliber change in firearms refers to the process of permanently altering a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it previously fired. With a bolt action rifle, this is mostly done by reshaping the current chamber through machining it with a new reamer, or by replacing the barrel with a new barrel, which has a new cartridge chamber machined into it.