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Repairing the L.C. Smith Hammerless Double

The graceful, light, and distinctive L.C. Smith Hammerless Double sidelock is a favorite of American shotgunners. Here’s how to fix its most common problems. If you own a Smith and want to make it suitable to shoot again, or if you are presented a Smith to repair, here’s what you need to know about the shotgun.

Super Abrasives for Gunsmiths

Diamond-abrasive hand files and hones easily cut hard materials when other metalworking implements can’t do the job.

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FOX Bans Firearms and Ammunition Advertisements

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) — the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry — has learned that FOX Sports Media Group has banned advertisements featuring firearms and ammunition from its coverage of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events.

SHOT Show Video: Galco’s New Products for 2012

At Media Day at the recently concluded SHOT Show in Las Vegas, GunReports.com Publisher Timothy H. Cole gets an overview of Galco’s new products from company representative Mike Barham.


Featured Shotgun



Cimarron T.T.N. Model 1878 Coach Gun Side-by-Side 12 Gauge

From the 06-01-2009 Issue of Gun Tests

Classification:Long Guns
Category:Shotguns
Model Name:T.T.N. Model 1878 Coach Gun Side-by-Side
Manufacturer:Cimarron
Model Number:T.T.N. Model 1878 Coach Gun Side-by-Side

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Both the side-by-side hammer guns and the pump-action hammer guns of old left a distinct mark in history and are now resurfacing in the form of replicas finding favor at shooting competitions across the country. The popularity of the simple and easy-to-handle shotguns is also growing among people interested in home-defense firearms. For a trip back to the past, Gun Tests selected a side-by-side to see if there is any advantage or downside—other than the number of shots—to an Old West style shotgun. The test shotgun was a Cimarron T.T.N. Model 1878 Coach Gun 12 Gauge Side-by-Side carrying a price tag of $480 in the new gun rack at Dury’s Gun Shop in San Antonio.

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Springfield M1A 308 Win, $1739

From the 12-01-2010 Issue of Gun Tests

Classification:Long Guns
Category:Rifles
Model Name:M1A
Manufacturer:Springfield Armory
Model Number:

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(GunReports.com) -- In the world of 308 Win./7.62 NATO auto-loading rifles, the M14 and its look-alikes reign just about supreme. They have it all, looks, power, function, capacity, plus a great variety of stock and accessory configurations from wood to all manner of polymer that can convert an M14 or M1A into just about any configuration you might want, particularly if you have deep pockets. Gun Tests recently tested the Springfield Armory M1A, $1739. We tested with three types of ball ammunition, the only type recommended in these firearms. It was Federal Gold Medal match, Magtech 150-grain ball from Brazil, and mixed lot of recovered ammunition purchased in bulk with headstamps from Israel, Italy, Belgium, and Canada, which we used unsorted. Here’s what we found.

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Featured Rifle



Kel-Tec SU-16 .223 Remington

From the 05-01-2005 Issue of Gun Tests

Classification:Long Guns
Category:Rifles
Model Name:SU-16 Carbine
Manufacturer:Kel-Tec
Model Number:SU-16

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The bulk of our evaluations at Gun Tests consist of head-to-head match-ups of like weaponry. However, every once in a while we come across firearms that occupy such a small niche, that competing products are hard to find. The best that we can do is match them up by job function, and see which product we prefer. The job this month is long-gun self defense. The Kel-Tec SU-16 is, for all intents and purposes, a lightweight AR-15 that folds in half.

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