Archive author
Robert E. Fried
6 indexed articles · 2006–2018
Published work
Articles by Robert E. Fried
Remington 788 Trigger Assembly
Removing the mystery of servicing these once-popular rifles. Here’s how to take care of Remington 788 and their triggers.
Shop-Made Tools, Fixtures, Parts
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Sometimes, making tools, fixtures, and parts for your shop is such a necessity.
Making Holes Disappear
A restoration approach to handling unsightly holes in a firearm.
Spring Making Made Easy
Spring making is no mystery. Here’s how you can add this to your gunsmithing services.
Smoothing the Thompson/Center Encore
The performance of the Encore, billed as “a gun for all seasons,” can be easily and safely enhanced with some judicious stoning and polishing.
Stuck-Bullet Removal’T imes Fo
Removing a single stuck bullet is usually easy, but what do you do when you have four? Here’s a method that proved to be better than what the gun manufacturer suggested.