Gunsmith Magazine
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The recently-released 2011 National Survey of Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, a report issued from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, shows 13.7 million people, or six percent of the US population age 16 and older, went hunting last year. That marks a…
This Western-themed rimfire was popular in the 1960s and may be encountered today.
This in-shop method of barrel sleeving offers real advantages for the shooter and the job fits right in for the gunsmith looking for a unique, cost-effective way to get a quality target/varmint barrel.
Despite the availability of drop-in stocks for most of the popular guns, there is still plenty of work for the gunsmith.
Humble but essential, extractors are vital to proper 1911 function. Here’s how to make sure they work.
Making better shooters of customers is good business. We found a new tool and share some proven principles for increased profit.
Three Point Jam I shoot a lot of .45 ACP through my duty pistol, a Para Ordnance P14/45 LDA with PXT, and my Colt Gold Cup. Awhile back I bought some Winchester “white box” ammo, mostly to replenish my supply of brass.…
The House of Representatives recently passed the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (H. R. 3065), which will ensure that shooters and hunters have high-quality public facilities at which to participate in recreational shooting sports and to learn about firearms safety.…
Sturdy, well made and reasonably accurate, despite going out of business in 1986, H&R .22 revolvers might likely cross your bench.
We walk you through scoping a hunting rifle from start to finish.
Proper revolver maintenance requires learning disassembly and that means avoiding sideplate damage. This overview also features a classic revolver with a surprise.
Controversy remains over the usefulness of adding a third pillar to a rifle action but I no longer question this method of bedding.
Are piston-driven or direct impingement-based gas systems better?
Colt Revolver I have a Colt Police Positive .38 Special Serial # 252XX in my shop that has a cocking issue. When attempting to cock the hammer or fire in double action the hammer will come back about a quarter inch, then…
According to a report in the Palladium Item (pal-item.com) gunsmiths could see more demand in the near future. All-American Pawn, a firearms store in Richmond, Indiana, has seen what proprietor Jerry Oppy calls a “heavy” increase in sales. “We talked to ATF (The…
It took a while before this large frame revolver found a home with the military and became a popular sidearm in the American West.
Praised by Patton, the world’s first self-loading battle rifle remains popular. Here’s how to keep US Rifle, Cal. .30, M1 going.
Two firsts for me, working with the Dakota Model 10 single shot action and a Kashmiri walnut stock blank, both provided by the customer.
Finding a Picatinny scope base for older Savage Model 112 single shot rifles was difficult
How to tear down, clean and put back together a Charles Daly Field Grade .22LR/Armscor M14P.
Spencer Shotgun Where can I get info on Spencer pump shotguns? I especially need disassembly and operation info. To begin, the Spencer is considered to be the first successful pump shotgun. It came on scene about 1882 and later in 1896. The…
” The following is an editorial opinion from Alex Hamilton of The American Pistolsmiths Guild, Inc. In the world of “reality” TV the alligator catchers, snake charmers, hoarders, distraught wives, bare hand fishermen, swamp people, one eyed womanizers and a bazillion others who…
No matter how poorly you speak German, spell it Anschutz. Here’s a profile on Die Meister Macher and how they make a sporting rifle.
Not quite as difficult as sometimes imagined, with a proper process good checkering can be done by anybody.
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