Scope Mounting: The Right Way
Scope mounting is often perceived as one of those simple tasks that almost anyone can do. And as long as the proper procedures are learned and followed, anyone can perform this task correctly.
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Converting a Percussion Revo to Centerfire
Cartridge conversions are nothing new, but there is at least one to go about the process.
Applying Metal-Lined Bushings, Bedding, and Shims
Epoxy-based compounds like Brownells Accu-Weld can solve numerous gap-filling problems for the gunsmith. This technique, however, can add wearand chemical-resistance to the bonded surface.
Working the First Pump Shotgun: The Spencer Slide-Action
Christopher Spencer, the well-known and highly respected rifle designer and developer, also produced the 19th century’s first pump shotgun.
Reader Forum
Lightening M-N Trigger I have a Mosin-Nagant Model 91-30, 1943 rifle. It has a 9-1/2-pound trigger pull. It has a very strong firing pin spring and a strong trigger spring. I would like to lighten the trigger pull to around 5 pounds.…
Women and Guns
R. L. Wilson’s Silk and Steel, a just-released and richly illustrated encyclopedic history of women interested in firearms, is receiving strongly positive reviews, according to the NSSF’s Bullet Points newsletter, in part for revealing little-known facts about women’s contributions to recreational shooting.…
Taking Down the Beretta U22 NEOS
It appears to be patterned after a space hero’s ray gun, but it shoots .22 Long Rifles rather than a death ray.
Choosing and Using Precision Measuring Instruments
The precise fitting of gun parts is an impossible task without accurate measuring instruments. Here’s a guide to the types available, their uses, and what you should expect to pay for quality tools.
Build an ‘Orthopedic’ Handgun
Few projects are more satisfying or rewarding than modifying a handgun for use by a physi cally challenged shooter.
Tech Topics
In this feature, we examine new tools and tooling, tips and techniques, and news items of interest to the gunsmithing community.
Troubleshooting the Steyr 1895 and 95/34 Straight-Pulls
Developed from the earlier straight-pull designs of 1886, 1890, and 1895, Hungary armed its troops with these unusual rifles until they were doomed to extinction by the ubiquitous ’98 Mauser.
Reader Forum
Rimfire Ruger I have a Ruger 10/22 rifle in my shop. The problem is ejecting unfired shells if not emptied while shooting. The only brand of shells it has problems with is CCI 22 LR. The customer had replaced the barrel with…
Taurus Enters High-Tech Partnership
Just as this issue went to press, Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc., announced that they have formed a trilateral partnership to fasttrack the development of firearms that electronically recognize preauthorized individual users. The partnership was formed “to address the long-sought response to the…
Disassembly/Reassembly of The Henry Golden Boy Rifle
Named rifle of the year in 2001, the second thing you’ll probably be asked to do to this rifle is to give it a detailed cleaning.
Getting a Grip on Older Colt D-Frame Revolvers
Finding grips for Colt’s older revolvers with the long grip frame can be difficult to downright frustrating. Some simple modifications will allow the use of grips made for the newer stubby frames.
Retaining Screw Blues
Sometimes, a loose screw can became a “loose cannon,” causing multiple problems.
Basic Air-Gun Repair
In most cases, the cheaper guns are better replaced than repaired, but repair of the superior-quality models can be an additional source of revenue for the gunsmith.
Working S&W’s .32-Caliber New Departure/Safety Hammerless
These handsome revolvers’almost revolutionary in design when they were introduced’ were produced in huge quantities, and many are still in service today.
Reader Forum
FAL Trigger Job I have a FAL metric with a terrible trigger (8-1/2 pounds pull). I know that there are adjustable triggers for ARs and such. But I can’t find one for the FAL. Do you have any sources or are there…
Hunter Participation Grew in 2002
In numbers recently released from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and available on the Hunting section of the NSSF Web site there was an increase in the total value of hunting licenses, permits, and stamps of 2.4 percent over 2001.…
Disassembly/Reassembly of the Taurus Model 62 Rifle
Though faithful to John Browning’s original design, Taurus’ reproduction is a far safer rifle by present-day standards.
Disassembling Fine Old Guns: The Right Way, Part 2
Antiques require some tools and techniques’ as well as careful attention’t hat might not be needed for disassembling newer firearms.
Scoping the Hi-Point Model 99 9mm x 19 Semi-Automatic Rifle
Some rifles are more adaptable to scope sights than others, but most can be scoped with the help of a little creative imagination.
On Slides and Tightening
Opinions differ on the importance of slide-to-frame-rail fit, but it can improve accuracy without compromising reliability.