There’s A Degree For That!
How a firearms instructor’s search for continuing education landed him an Associate of Science Degree in Firearms Technology.
Gunsmith Magazine
Article library
Full web articles from the American Gunsmith archive, organized for search and connected back to their original issue pages.
Metalworking History
A brief overview of the history of metalworking and machining.
Laser Light Combo
A short bit on the XTS-CGLL, a green laser and light combo for your projects.
Unhelpful Commentary
Plenty of odd ideas, ranging from simple misunderstandings to outrageous myths, plague the gun world. Here are a few of my favorites.
Glock 19 Mariner
A rare Glock variant intended for use by personnel in maritime units routinely working around bodies of water. Here’s how to convert any Glock into a Mariner variant.
Reader Forum
Thomson’s October Omnibus The people at Viceblox make a great item and I have since bought both their 1911 and AR-15 Lock & Hold tools. However, the owner quoted on page 21 of the October 2021 issue could be more knowledgeable about…
NSSF 2021 Sales Survey
Firearm industry trade association National Shooting Sports Foundation conducted a survey of firearm retailers and found a huge number of Americans became first-time gun owners in 2021. Based on their survey of retail data, over 3.2 Americans purchased a firearm for the…
Brownells BRN-180 Barreled Upper Assembly
Brownells updates the Arma Lite AR-180 design and its historic short stroke piston with a product-improved upper assembly that is compatible with standard AR-15 lowers.
Llama 1911 Magazine Fitting
Working with and fitting aftermarket magazines for the Spanish Llama-Gabilondo y Cia SA 1911 1XA pistol.
Dating Remington Firearms
Remington Arms has a unique and thorough coding system for dating and identifying their firearms. Here’s how to decipher it.
Smith & Wesson Victory Fixes
Standard repair techniques only worked to a point after discovering off-spec bolts and an old trick learned from Colt Conversions was ideal for this Smith & Wesson Victory.
Mean Arms
Makers of the MA Lock, MA Loader, and Endo Mag, here’s how a small manufacturing business got its start.
The Care and Feeding of Customers
Successful gunsmithing is a service business and demands good customer service. Here’s how to effectively manage your customers.
Reader Forum
BATFE Gunsmith Rules I appreciated “BATFE Gunsmith Rules” in the October 2021 issue. Although I was already aware of the ATF proposal regarding frames and receivers, there was some great information in the article that I was unaware of. Unfortunately for those…
MillRight CNC
Mill Right CNC specializes in desktop CNC and tabletop CNC machines at affordable prices. Made in the United States, Mill Right CNC machines can mill wood, plastics, printed circuit boards, aluminum, brass, carbon fiber, and many other materials. With appropriate tooling, jobs…
Taming HK G3 Recoil
How to prevent or fix excess recoil in Heckler & Koch Gewehr 3 pattern rifles.
Shotgun Fitting
Fitting the shotgun to a shooter. An overview of how a master gunsmith molds a shotgun to a customer.
Gunsmith Surprises
Some surprises in my recent gunsmith work. The first occurred during a 1911 beavertail installation and the second from an unexpected source of new and useful tools for my bench.
The Gunsmith’s Gun Shop
Sales can be a great way to increase revenue for your gunsmithing business, but only if you’re smart about it. Here are some tips on managing retail sales of items in your shop.
Deleting Smith & Wesson Locks
The product of recent work performed with a focus on practical safety issue. Here’s how to remove the factory Internal Locking System on Smith & Wesson revolvers and why you might want to.
Reader Forum
Joe Carlos AR-15 Update I am finishing up an article tentatively titled “AR-15 Muzzle Attachments” but before I can finish it I have to fire test groups on the machine rest with these devices. Unfortunately, the range is not usable at present…
Phase Power Primer
American Rotary (AmericanRotary.com, is a Wisconsinbased company making rotary phase converters since 1991. Here are there tips to make the most of your shop machining equipment. Phase here refers to the distribution of a load. Single-phase power is a two-wire alternating current…
P.08 Luger Inspection and Repair
A common assembly error is corrected and a broken ejector replaced.
BATFE Gunsmith Rules
The BATFE is proposing changes to their rules for gunsmiths. Here’s what you need to know.