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Full web articles from the American Gunsmith archive, organized for search and connected back to their original issue pages.
Installation of open sights on a shotgun for use with slugs makes an ideal deer hunting gun. Finding the right sights to fit your particular gun can pose a problem. Two of my recent projects involving Franchi Model 620VS and Rossi Single Shot Youth shotguns will illustrate how to perform this custom work.
How to tear down, clean and assemble a Winchester Model 490 rifle.
Ri le Zeroing Issues How many shots does it take to evaluate a rifle’s performance?
Taurus 58 and 38S I have a Taurus 58 .380 ACP and am thinking of buying a Taurus 38S .38 Super. Do you have any information or resources regarding these two pistols? These are both medium frames and the company claims they…
The notion of an “anti-gun media” is a lie. Outside of a small group of reporters, journalists and editors that let their personal opinions over step their impartiality, most media people, like most Americans, don’t have a strong enough opinion to do…
Introduced at the 2012 SHOT Show, the 9mm Sting Ray is a new entry from Century Arms into the CCW marketplace.
Even Browning’s masterpiece needs tweaking to get it perfect.
Silver soldering is useful for fabrication, repair and modification of small parts. Here is a collection of selected tricks and tips especially applicable for gun parts.
A standard complaint by many single shot buffs is the inability to draw the butt stock up tightly to the frame due to the lack of a stock bolt. Here is an innovative way to get around that situation.
Peeking well inside the crevasses will help diagnose firearm ailments. The Hawkeye Borescope lets you do just that.
I have The NRA Gunsmithing Guide and that’s not the only thing I disagree with in the book. You try making a Vspring the way they show and it will not work. I also have Kuhnhausen’s The Mauser M91 through M98 Bolt…
Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division gathered on the bleachers on Range 79 at Fort Bragg for Designated Marksman training. What made the class unique was that it was conducted by select members the Army Reserve Shooting…
Most 96 Mausers have matching numbers on all parts. Despite increasing collector interest, this action still ideal for customization.
Once a product has made a name for itself it’s better business to keep a good name alive and build on it.
It is funny that something as simple as a trap door can give you so much trouble. Talking about rifle floor plates, I have seen them dented, varnished shut by an owner that did not remove the stock during a refinish job—or…
A tale of drilling and tapping a blind hole in a barrel and how a bad mistake in the shop turned out for the best.
Gunsmithing is working through problems. Here’s a problem and solution I had when modifying a magazine for a customer’s Mauser rifle.
Browning A Bolt A customer brought in a Browning A-Bolt Medallion in .280 Remington that is missing the complete lower floor plate assembly, including the action screws. I ordered all the replacement parts from Browning and found that the assembly is 1.400…
Shooting competitions happen throughout the year but season heats up as the weather does. Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, IDPA, USPSA, Three-Gun, Sensible Shooter, Cowboy Action, High Power, Bullseye, Benchrest, F-Class, Hunter Shooter and many more events are in full swing out at…
How to field strip Ruger pistols. Fast. A useful modification to the handgun that made Sturm-Ruger happen.
Finishing up a machined stock into a custom, classic style.
Copper removal is an issue in the proper maintenance of centerfire rifle bores and Ultra Bore from Dyna-Tek Coatings is a solution.
Top end equipment is nice but not readily affordable for those of us with kids and a mortgage. Here’s how to get the most out of pedestrian gear.
The sometimes misunderstood subject of cartridge headspacing leads shooters to complicate an otherwise rudimentary part of firearms.
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