Gunsmith Magazine
Full web articles from the American Gunsmith archive, organized for search and connected back to their original issue pages.
Rifle ID and Higgins Restoration I need help to identify a .22 bolt-action, magazine-fed rifle. While it appears to be a military training rifle, there are no markings apparent. The barrel is stamped “IMC2 1989 M-0316” and there is a cleaning kit…
Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies Dr. John Lott is likely familiar to readers here. An economist having held research and teaching positions at UCLA, Yale, Stanford, University of Chicago, Wharton, and Rice, Lott has long been known for his very dense,…
Working on Remington’s classic .22 target rifle.
If I have a gunsmithing vice, it would be the number of vises I own. I suppose I could be accused of overkill when it comes to bench and machine vises in my workshop, however, I will explain (justify?) my reasons for…
Here are the must-have modifications and improvements for Ruger’s No. 1, especially the Tropical Rifle variant.
If a cartridge or chamber size reduction is warranted, here’s what you’ll need for secondary barrel refitting and chambering.
Installing a quality aftermarket barrel in 1911 handguns. Kart’s EZ Fit can help save time.
Serial Number Conflicts I read “Ithaca Model 49” in the July 2016 issue where you stated that serial numbers were not required before 1968. However, in the November 2016 Reader Forum a reply to a question on a Springfield Model 67H sort…
Osprey Publishing (OspreyPublishing.com) has an entire line of technical books covering firearms, military history, board and card games, models, and fiction from every era. Various fully-automatic weapons area popular topic. Despite sharing characteristics like self-loading mechanisms and cyclic rates of fire, full…
How a little S&W pistol grew up to be “That-Damn-Yankee-Rifle-They- Load-On-Sundayn-Shoot-All-Week” and more.
Restoring deactivated drill rifles preserves American military history. Here’s how a Springfield 1903A3 was brought back to life.
Honing machines can outshoot hand lapping in the manufacture of precision rifle barrels. Here’s how Pac-Nor Barreling does it.
Sometimes we take on jobs that aren’t very pretty, but we still do them. Here’s how I did a total restoration of an old, damaged J. C. Higgins bolt action shotgun.
Working on and improving a Century Arms Kalashnikov-type 5.56mm rifle. Here’s how to fix common AK problems.
Custom Gunsmith Casting Call I’m a casting producer for a production company out of Los Angeles. We’re currently working with a major cable network to find artisan custom gunsmiths for anew TV project we’re working on. We are looking for the “go-to”…
The maker of the iconic Winchester ’73—“The Gun That Won The West”—was a New Englandbased shirt maker with little firearms experience descended from modest immigrants from England. Oliver Fisher Winchester began his business career going from haberdasher to manufacturing shirts based on…
A retrospect on guns for home defense.
Here are some more shop-made tools that will save time and money.
Getting started on getting good results with engraving is easier than you may think! Here’s how to begin.
Where a rifle is designed for a two-piece scope base and the customer wants a one-piece base, it’s time for some serious searching. Here’s how I adapted a one-piece scope base to a Ruger .44 Magnum rifle.
Firearms that shoot multiple calibers are more flexible, cost effective, and just plain fun to shoot. Here’s how I converted a Ruger Redhawk .45 Colt to shoot .45 ACP.
An overview of ideas and reasons for home gunsmiths interested in customizing Glocks.
Bayard Ri le I am looking for bolt parts for a Bayard 1909 .22 Short rifle. My research so far has failed to find any information about the Bayard. Based on your description we are going to assume the rifle is not…
Chris Sajnog is a retired Navy SEAL, completing active duty in 2009. In addition to his normal duties, Sajnog was a Navy SEAL Master Firearms Instructor and developed curriculum for the SEAL’s sniper program. Since retiring, he has been training in the…
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