Archive author
Sergey Lyalko
20 indexed articles · 2004–2023
Published work
Articles by Sergey Lyalko
Adjustable Shotgun Comb Options
Another device for an adjustable comb on competition shotguns. Here’s an easier way to install an adjustable comb on stocks with empty space inside without blocking access to the stock bolt.
Shotgun Fitting
Fitting the shotgun to a shooter. An overview of how a master gunsmith molds a shotgun to a customer.
Glass Bedding Shotguns
Repair of inlet problems in shotgun stocks, repairing cracks, repeating splits, metal-wood looseness, and similar can be resolved with glass bedding.
Shotgun Headspace Regulation
Bringing the shotgun headspace to standard dimensions can reduce persisting misfires.
Morse Taper and Shotgun Repair
Self-opening and self-locking shotgun bolting systems and their relation to the old Morse taper.
RBL Shotgun Trigger Conversion
A double trigger shotgun can be converted into a single trigger even at a small shop. Here’s how it’s done.
S&W Bodyguard Upgrades
A popular carry gun, the Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380 from the M&P series can be made more comfortable and reliable by simple mechanical means. Here’s how I upgrade them.
Accurizing Enfield Rifles
Sometimes reducing harmonics is the only way of accurizing a rifle. Here’s how to do it with Enfield rifles.
Shotgun Adjustable Comb Installation Tricks
Unsophisticated mechanics can help with adjustable comb installation in difficult cases.
9mm Flobert Shotgun
Old guns with eroded chambers may be repaired to shoot again. Here’s how I brought an old Flobert shotgun back.
Marlin 60 Trigger Job Made Easy
This trigger job can be done with minimal invasion into the action.
Reviving A Steyr 1909 Pocket Pistol
Let me start with some thoughts on small pistol history. I have to admit that small pistols and derringers have been fascinating me for along time. The major wonder of these guns is twofold. First, they are the last resort in self-defense.…
Plastic Stocks for the Double Shotgun
Some easy application of fiberglass and epoxy can economically revitalize an old shotgun stock.
The Causes and Cures for Doubling on Krieghoff Shotgun
Once you understand the three possible reasons for doubling on these high-end sporting guns, the problem can be eliminated with some relatively simple but necessarily precise modifications.
Salvaging Grandpa’s Old Double
Salvaging Grandpa’s Old Doub Old double shotguns with worn or damaged firing-pin channels can be restored to service with this simple and straightforward repair.
Perform a Trigger Job On the Beretta A391 Xtrema
Reshaping the hammer can solve the trigger-adjustment problems on this popular Beretta shotgun.
Problem Solving with “Slip-of-the-Step” Ejectors
Precise shaping and accurate heat treatment of the levers is essential for reliable functioning with this type of ejector.
Convert Browning’s Manual Safety to Automatic on the Superposed
This well-respected shotgun can be updated and made safer for hunting with this relatively simple and straightforward safety conversion.
A Second Life for the Remington 32
The transplantation of Krieghoff parts can give the retired Remington 32 a long and pro ductive second life.
Rib Work on Double Shotguns Principles and Procedures
Knowledge of a few important principles and some inexpensive homemade equipment are all that’s required for the proper softsoldering of ribs on double-barrel guns.