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At a time when popular competitive sports such as auto racing, archery, golf, and swimming, are looking to diversify their participant base, one shooting-sports tour has quietly emerged as a world leader. The NRA-Beeman Grand Prix Championship for marksmen with disabilities, which…
Savage Arms has revived the name of a revered old acquaintance and applied it to a familiar bolt-action platform.
In a recent article, we established what headspace is and what it isn’t. In this report, the author covers measuring headspace and correcting it if it’s excessive or insufficient.
A custom-made laminated-plastic buttplate could be the perfect final touch for that special target rifle.
If you’ve ever tried to find replacement parts for an older firearm, you know the difficulty that’s usually involved. Many times, you’re money ahead to forget the search and simply make the part from scratch.
After more than 130 years of nearly continuous production, the SAA remains one of the world’s most popular revolvers.
Scoping the Hi-Point Carbine The January 2004 issue had an article on scoping the Hi-Point Model 995 carbine. It was a very well-written and informative article. I recently found a much simpler way of scoping the rifle utilizing the factory scopemounting system.…
Just before this issue went to press, hearings were held by the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, focused on enforcement abuses by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). Opinions were also aired about anew…
First made by FN in 1914 and later by Remington, the .22 Automatic remains a classic in Browning’s line of rimfire rifles.
The Ruger Model 77/22 series of bolt-action rimfire rifles has a great reputation for accuracy and reliability. With the relatively easy installation of an extra barrel, it can also be highly versatile.
The Llama can be challenging. While inexpensive to purchase, parts are difficult to find. And while it might prove reasonably accurate with one brand of ammo, it can be totally unusable with others.
I bought a used Llama .22 LR in brushed chrome. It was one of the "new style," manufactured after 1986, and I was fascinated with its beauty and workmanship. It looks like a miniature 1911A1, and it breaks down the same way.…
This unique barrelband sling-swivel base easily adapts to a switch-barrel rifle with barrels of slightly different diameters.
Known in .38 caliber as the Lightning and in .41 caliber as the Thunderer, the complicated design and less-than-robust construction did nothing to diminish the popularity of these revolvers.
Browning Lockup I have taken a Browning Citori O/U in because the top lever is now left of center, and my customer wants anew lockup installed to bring it back to “right of center”. I have not done this particular job before…
Image is everything. And some observers believe the firearm industry has some work to do to build customers for the future. Surveys show a majority of today’s Americans support hunting, shooting, and Second Amendment freedoms. But our society is changing, warns business-growth…
If you go too far with the disassembly of this rifle, you’re asking for trouble.
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.
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.
Most rifles equipped with a set-type trigger are not easily adjusted for field use. With the TCR ’83 rifle, however, a simple and inexpensive temporary conversion can result in a very satisfactory hunting firearm.
Except for a few minor similarities to the M1911, this excellent pistol design was a radical departure from Colt’s usual fare.
Doubling Revolver? I have a Smith & Wesson Model 29 infor repair (it was a gallery gun at a local shooting range) that multiple people have witnessed doubling! So, besides being sure that the cylinder stop is properly fit, what should I…
Frank Brownell, President of Brownells, the Iowa-based gunsmithingsupply house we’re all familiar with, has given an unprecedented personal gift of $253,000 toward The NRA Foundation’s Law Enforcement Endowment for the Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle Training Program. Support from the Brownells is not…
It’s been over a decade since we last looked at 007s pet pistol. Here’s how to take down and reassemble the Walther and its clones.
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