Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Seven
In this part we’ll dive deeper into possible problems faced in chambering and how to avoid them.
Gunsmith Magazine
Article library
Full web articles from the American Gunsmith archive, organized for search and connected back to their original issue pages.
The Right Tools Are Not Enough
Why gunsmiths need to regularly calibrate their measurement tools.
Ruger Mark II Pistol
Maintaining the target quality Ruger Mark II, with thoughts on the Standard, Mark III and 22/45 models.
Gas Gun Barrel Break-In
precision AR-15 barrels.
Fitting Remington Model 504 Extractors
Not all gun parts, right out of the package, are ready for functional installation. The Model 504 Remington is no exception.
Reader Forum
Röhm Handgun Parts I need some help obtaining several parts for a handgun made by Röhm Gmb H chambered in .357 with a serial number of 5265. It came into the United States through their US division, RG Industries in Miami sometime…
GunsmithInfo.com
Gunsmith Bob Richardson combined his interests in gunsmithing and computer programming to create GunsmithInfo.com, a resource for gunsmiths. The site includes an indexed database of American Gunsmith issues and articles dating back to April 1992 and is updated every month. “I have…
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Six
More details of thread turning and headspacing are introduced as the barrel and receiver get closer to becoming a complete rifle.
AR-15 Chamber Selection, Part Three
In another batch of techno-babble, we look at bullet seating sweet spots in select chambers needed for making better ammunition—and a better performing rifle.
Thompson Center Arms Contender
It was a beautiful afternoon, not much wind and mild temperature. I was sitting in the shade under a little copse of trees on a small rise. Sandstone rocks jutted up from the pasture land and gave me perfect concealment and a…
Headspacing Pre- Cut Long Chambers
A how-to on headspacing rimless cartridge chambers cut long.
1911 Firing Pin Stops And Safeties
Recently I ran across a problem that hadn’t come into the shop in some time. A customer brought in a Philippine-produced 1911 with a firing pin stop that had fallen, ditching the firing pin and spring. This was a problem that must…
Reader Forum
Renovating Sporterized M98 Mausers I just finished reading your fine article on restoring Mausers. In 1960 I renovated my Springfield 1903A3 that was sporterized when I bought it. I glass bedded the action, free floated the barrel, and rechambered it in .30-06…
Target Shooting Benefits
The National Shooting Sports Foundation released a study documenting the Chick Blood benefit target-shooting activities has on the American economy: Target Shooting in America: Millions of Shooters, Billions of Dollars. The report provides a look at target shooting-related expenditures in the United…
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Five
A look into barrel crowning and extractor cuts.
AR-15 Chamber Selection, Part Two
Continuing with common AR-15 dimensions, I suspect I’ll ruffle some of my fellow gunsmith’s feathers in the section on “encyclopedic error.” We will start on the short end of the spectrum and end up on the long side. The SAAMI chamber is…
Ammunition And Headspace
For proper function, ammunition has to fit as well as any other part.
Vintage Takedown .22 Care And Cleaning
Whether we use them or just cherish them, those little .22s are worth all the care we can give them as we safeguard and protect these old guns.
Specialty Tools For Gunsmiths
I am an inveterate tool collector. OK, junkie. I never met a tool I didn’t like except for, to paraphrase the late, great Will Rogers, *$#% pieces of crap that didn’t work as advertised. That being said, you can always find a…
Reader Forum
German Shotgun I need to find a schematic for a 12 gauge Hege Waffen “Victoria” double barrel shotgun from West Germany. A customer had some one work on this before and now it will not cock, the safety won’t move, and the…
Old Technology, Stale Designs, Part Two
An editorial by Paul Mazan. During a SHOT Show long ago, a rep from an American shotgun maker asked me what they were missing in the marketplace. I suggested a good double shotgun for Cowboy Action. His response, “What is ‘Cowboy Action’?”…
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Four
Part Three ended with a mention of the barrel. It deserves much more than that.
Predicting Barrel Wear, Part Two
We’ll start with pitting and cleaning rod damage. In the decade plus that I was the armorer for the Army Reserve Shooting Team I replaced about as many barrels that were damaged by rough or improper cleaning or pitted due to neglect…
Renovating Sporterized M98 Mausers
Don’t automatically pass on old sporterized military rifles. You may be surprised in the value and accuracy they can deliver.