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The History of the M1 Garand

Assembling an M1 Garand From Parts

• Finding Manuals
• Getting the Parts
• Finish Reaming
• Determining the Vintage and Source of Parts
• Wood Restoration
• Final Assembly
• Ammunition
• Barrel Break-In
• Building a Custom Gun Case

M1 Garand Troubleshooting

The M1 Garand on Parade

• The SKS on Parade

A spreadsheet to Track Parts for Springfield Armory Built M1 Garands

• New! — M14 spreadsheet

The .30-06 Springfield Cartridge

• Its development, ballistics, military surplus availability, and its use with en bloc clips

M1 Garand Gas Pressure and the Operating Cycle

The 7.62x54mmR Cartridge

The Mosin-Nagant Rifle

• Or, properly, the Винтовка Мосина, Vintovka Mosina or "3-Line" Rifle

Metal Treating

• How To Remove Bluing (an anti-corrosion surface treatment) from Steel
• How to Parkerize Steel (apply an anti-corrosion and lubricating phophatized surface treatment)

The ČZ-52 Czech Pistol

• Introduction to the ČZ-52 pistol
• 7.62x25mm Tokarev Ammunition
• Is the ČZ-52 really stronger than other 7.62x25mm handguns?
• Deciphering ČZ-52 markings, including the notorious "accuracy punch marks"
• Important ČZ-52 safety notes
• The ČZ-50 / ČZ-70 small pistol

How to Build an AK-47 — ПРОЕКТ КАЛАШНИКОВ

• AK-47 / Kalashnikov Design History and Manufacturing
• Romanian AK-47 Parts Kits
• Receiver Fabrication: Bending a Flat
• Receiver Fabrication: Milling the Top Rails
• Receiver Fabrication: Spot-welding, Riveting, and Heat Treatment
• How to Restore an AK-47 Stock in the Dishwasher
• Parkerizing: Applying a protective phosphate treatment
• Final Assembly

The meaning of "OTK" on Soviet and Czech military surplus

Gunsmith Horror Stories

Guns, Swimming Pools, and Statistics

• Which is more likely to cause an accidental death: a gun or a swimming pool?

Classic battle rifles: Comparing the AK47, M16/AR15, and Mosin-Nagant

Clips Versus Magazines — There Is A Difference!

Firearms philosophy of Ivan Chesnokov

Normandy / D-Day travel pictures

• A trip to the D-Day landing beaches — Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Ste-Mère-Église, Brecourt Manor, Azeville Battery, Longues-sur-Mer, Pegasus Bridge

Battle of the Bulge travel pictures

• A trip to the battlefields of the Adrennes Forest — Bastogne, Foy, Bois Jacques, Houffalize, Malmedy, Saint-Hubert

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