Magazine Articles
2002
2003
Light vs. Heavy
(01/2003)
Provides guidelines on deciding whether to add or remove weight from your
competition gun.
Home Pistolsmithing 101
(03/2003)
Discusses what you can do to make your gun shoot better and more reliably..
Ejection Perfection
(09/2003)
Provides tuning basics to get your gun performing with 100% reliability.
2004
Tuning for Maximum Match Performance
(01/2004)
Discusses what you can do to maximize your chances of getting a flawless
performance out of your equipment during a match.
Achieving Practical
Accuracy (03/2004)
Looks at “practical” accuracy as the ability to
hit an exact spot on the target under match conditions.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Gun
Ailments, Part I (05/2004)
Focuses on properly diagnosing your gun’s reliability issues by using the
type of malfunction as a guide.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Gun
Ailments, Part II (07/2004)
Discusses how to diagnose and treat gun malfunctions -- that is, any
malfunction not solely caused by ammo or magazines.
Trigger Tuning Tips (09/2004)
Explains how certain adjustments can affect the feel and reliability of your
trigger.
Preventive Maintenance (11/2004)
Presents useful tips on preventive gun maintenance that will help keep your gun
in top shape.
2005
Winterizing Your Gun (01/2005)
Discusses putting your gun up for the winter/off season so that you'll be ready
to go in spring.
Disassembly/Reassembly of Your STI/SV Gun (03/2005)
How to take your gun down to the very last piece (or at least as far as
you should ever go), give it a good cleaning, and then reassemble it.
Fiber Optic Front Sights (05/2005)
How to install and maintain fiber optic front sights and how to use fiber optic sights.
Slide Lock Back or Not? (07/2005)
The pros and cons of having your slide lock back or not after the last
round in a magazine is discharged.
Recoil Management (09/2005)
How to evaluate and alter perceived recoil.
Minimizing Wear and Tear on Your New Gun (11/2005)
What you can do to your keep your gun looking and functioning like new
for as long as possible.
2006
Front Sight Installation (01/2006)
How to install a front sight into the dovetail cut on a slide.
Fitting an Ambi Safety (03/2006)
How to install an ambi-dexterous safety.
Katrina Victim Rises from the Muck (05/2006)
How two flood victims were restored to full shooting potential.
Performance vs. Reliability (07/2006)
How to balance performance against reliability when making changes to your gun.
Getting the Most Out of Your Compensator (09/2006)
How a properly designed and implemented compensator can produce a system that
helps control the recoil and muzzle flip of your pistol.
Fitting a New Extractor (11/2006)
How to install and adjusting an extractor.
Too Hot to Handle (01/2007)
What you can do to control heat in order to minimize wear and tear on your gun.
Convert Your C-More Serendipity to a Slide Ride (03/2007)
How to convert a C-More Serendipity sight to a C-More Slide Ride sight.
Top Ten Maintenance Issues (05/2007)
Ten maintenance issues that must be taken care of to insure a well functioning,
reliable pistol.
Breaking In Your New Gun (07/2007)
How to break in a gun so that it will provide you with years of reliable
service.
Preparing Match Ammo (09/2007)
How to make sure your match ammo will not let you down.
Tooling Up (11/2007)
What tools you need to do certain types of work.
2008
Getting a Jump on the New Year (01/2008)
How to make sure everything is in top working order and planning for coming
shooting season.