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    recoil pad design

    I'm slowly creeping toward completion of a rifle project. It's a No.4 Long Branch SMLE rebarreled to .45-70. As I've gotten older I've accumulated the usual ailments, including a shoulder that may wind up needing surgery eventually. Since I don't want to aggravate things any more than I...
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    ejection port pusher and locking block - who?

    A large number of newer pistols have the back of the barrel lock into the ejection port and push on the breech face. The barrel also cams down a ramp, usually against a removable locking block. This layout was popularized by Glock, but who originated it? I'm sure I'd seen something like that...
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    French 75mm cannon

    Reading through some of the booklets in the packet the ATF sent me with my C&R packet, Publication 5300.11, page 43: SECTION IIIA: Weapons Removed From The NFA As Collector's Items And Removed From the GCA As Antiques. The following firearms were removed from the NFA as collector's items and...
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    Krag extractor?

    I was looking at an exploded view of an 1892 Krag this morning. The way all the pieces were laid out made some things less obvious than they should be... but from this particular drawing, it looks like the Krag has a non-rotating extractor. Is this true, or am I misinterpreting the drawing...
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    mystery shotgun

    I have a 12 gauge shotgun that is missing the trigger and trigger pin. I can't find anything on it other than a 5-digit (serial?) number on the tang. Can anyone identify this thing, and maybe suggest where I could purchase the missing parts? note: the hammer and hammer pin are just stuck...
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