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Chick Blood
159 indexed articles · 2003–2017
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Articles by Chick Blood
SHOT Show 2017
Our Technical Editor’s editorial from Las Vegas.
Genesis Of The Henry Rifle
How a little S&W pistol grew up to be “That-Damn-Yankee-Rifle-They- Load-On-Sundayn-Shoot-All-Week” and more.
Savage/Stevens Model 350
A retrospect on guns for home defense.
SIG SAUER P320
terminate the dreaded “box-n-bag” disease.
Ruger American Rimfire
Success of the first American rifle leads to Ruger expanding the brand.
Trigger Jobs On Modern Guns
Smoothing up a trigger system is harder than it used to be. More and more part restrictions are the reason. Here’s how to overcome them.
Detail Cleaning Shortcut
An old gunsmith’s secret for detail cleaning any firearm quick.
Ruger Scout Rifle
Ruger’s Scout Rifle is built exactly like a Ruger Model 77. Almost.
Lauer Custom Dura Blue
The folks behind the Bloomberg Gun bring a bluing revolution. If your primary business is rebluing, you may be tempted to scrap your tanks.
SIG Sauer P290
Disassembly and reassembly of the first pistol SIG Sauer designed for CCW holders.
Savage B-Mag Maintenance
It might not be the first but it won’t be the last made to chamber the Winchester Super Magnum rimfire.
Revisiting The Witness Pistol
Despite changes, the good news remains: A Witness is still a Witness.
MEXSAR Semi-Auto Rifle
MEXSAR Semi-Auto Ri le Disassembly of the rifle no longer called a PUMA.
A Gunsmith’s Education
Some notes from our barrel fitting series reveals the route taken by some world famous gunsmiths to master their craft.
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Eight
Part Eight is the last to appear in this series, but are you certain you’ve finished the job?
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Seven
In this part we’ll dive deeper into possible problems faced in chambering and how to avoid them.
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.
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Five
A look into barrel crowning and extractor cuts.
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Four
Part Three ended with a mention of the barrel. It deserves much more than that.
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Three
Why squaring the receiver face is mandatory before joining it to a barrel.
SHOT 2014
Starting right off, the first interesting bit were two new gun control actions that almost stole the show. At every Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show most conversations get right down to business. Reams of orders are written, thousands of products and…
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Two
The second in our series on precision chambering and the fitting of rifle barrels.
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part One
The first in a series to guide gunsmiths with some machine tool experience for chambering and fitting a rifle barrel safely.
Datum Measurement
The eloquent explanation regarding ammunition shortages provided by our editor in the September issue omitted a major factor. Before he descends upon me in a dark fury, I’ll explain. Every time Senators Feinstein, Shumer or The Golfer-in-Chief mention more “gun control” in…