Pillar Bedding The Remington 700/40X
Controversy remains over the usefulness of adding a third pillar to a rifle action but I no longer question this method of bedding.
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Maintenance & Repair
AR-15 Gas Systems
Are piston-driven or direct impingement-based gas systems better?
Keeping The Garand Running
Praised by Patton, the world’s first self-loading battle rifle remains popular. Here’s how to keep US Rifle, Cal. .30, M1 going.
Maintaining The Charles Daly Field Grade .22LR
How to tear down, clean and put back together a Charles Daly Field Grade .22LR/Armscor M14P.
Gunsmiths Do Make Mistakes Sometimes
A tale of drilling and tapping a blind hole in a barrel and how a bad mistake in the shop turned out for the best.
Reader Forum
Browning A Bolt A customer brought in a Browning A-Bolt Medallion in .280 Remington that is missing the complete lower floor plate assembly, including the action screws. I ordered all the replacement parts from Browning and found that the assembly is 1.400…
U. S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 Garand Overview
This is a synopsis of the required maintenance of the Garand M1 and some accurizing measures to consider that may enhance performance.
Kids In The Shop: A Gunsmith’s Legacy, Part One
For any skill, trade or culture to remain it must be passed on to the next generation. Gunsmithing is no different.
Scope Mounting The US Model of 1917 Eddystone/En eld Rifle
All manner of requests for scope mounting will come into the gunshop. Many of these requests are routine while others are more interesting and can sometimes be quite complicated. Old military rifles are among them.
Breathing New Life Into A Shattered Old Gunstock
Sometimes restoration of an old gunstock isn’t even in the realm of possibility, but this old gun was different.
Dealing With A Stuck Chambered Round
handle a live round stuck in a chamber.
Reader Forum
Charles Daly Shotgun I need information about an operating handle for the Charles Daly gasoperated shotgun that KBI imported from Turkey. This is a pretty reliable shotgun when properly maintained, with one exception. The operating handle has a bad habit of snapping…
Fitting The Right 1911 Barrel For The Job
Be it for enhanced accuracy, feed reliability or due to actually being worn out, understanding the aftermarket options in 1911 barrels and how to install them is an oft-needed gunsmithing task.
Aftermarket Trigger Overview
Options abound in the replacement trigger market. Here’s the scoop on installing exactly what your customers want and need.
Reader Forum
Parker Brothers Double Barrel Shotgun I own and operate a small firearms repair shop and a customer recently brought in a Parker Brothers Side-by- Side Double Barrel Shotgun chambered in 12 gauge with exposed hammers for restoration. The serial number indicates it…
Refinishing A Stevens .410 Double Shotgun
How much time and effort do you put into mending a family heirloom? Sometimes, a repair doesn’t have to be practical to make the effort worth it.
MHA Custom Universal Stoning Fixture
A fl exible tool to aid the gunsmith in correctly honing hammer, trigger and sear engagement surfaces
New Method Of Scoping The Model 94 Winchester
Mounting an optic on a Model 94 Winchester Lever Action Rifle, with the turret between the rings, isn’t easy but can be done by the care fitting and positioning of the right scope and mount.
Replacing The Extractor On A Ruger MKII Government Model
Ruger MKII Government Model are highly reliable, normally requiring few repairs and a little maintenance. Here’s how working on one created a new customer for me.
A Hard Look At 1911 Magazines
look for in the 1911.
Squad Designated Marksman Rifles
How the Army Marksmanship Unit builds DMR rifles.
Diamonds In The Rough: Reluctant 1911s
Despite an earned reputation for reliability, even John Browning’s famed design can hiccup.
Reader Forum
Land and Groove Diameters I have a Winchester Model 43 rifle chambered in .22 Hornet and need to replace the barrel. What differences, if any, are there between the bore, land and groove diameters for the .22 rimfire compared to .22 Hornet?…
Timney Trigger Installation on the Savage M112
A Model 631 Timney allows a safe pull weight from 1 ¼ - 4 pounds along with adjustment for sear engagement (creep) and over travel.