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When contemplating a used firearm purchase the first thing I look for is rust. The next thing is “boogeredup” or damaged screw heads. Nothing screams amateur and abuse like a messed-up screw. By using ill-fitting screwdrivers countless side-plate and stock screws have…
It’s great to have machines but most of the top pros depend on hand tools in performing their precision custom work.
Be it cracks, chips, or splits, sooner or later you will be faced with stock repairs. Some are minor and easy to fix while others need more consideration on the approach.
Re inishing Gun Metal Multiple options for metal refinishing are possible on even the tightest budget. Here’s how to set your shop up on the cheap!
Over a century old, the precedent-setting Mauser action is the basis of all turn-bolt rifle actions. Learning the details of the original will pave the way to mastering all others.
Sometimes gunsmiths must perform work akin to that of a dentist making a bridge or a surgeon arranging bone fragments to their original state.
With some basic steps and aftermarket parts, you can easily convert an out-of-the-box AR rifle or carbine into a respectable group-shooter.
Here’s how to do a pretty thorough cleaning job on any firearm—even if you don’t want to (or don’t know how to) take it completely apart.
Try this simple method of cold bluing to get a deep blue/ black finish‚ with only a little more time and effort than it takes to do a thorough cleaning job.
A cracked or broken stock doesn’t always require replacement. The answers to a few simple questions will determine if a nearly invisible repair is possible.
Here’s how to make a fiber-optic sight in the exact profile your customer wants, and how to increase your profit on the installation.
Richland Shotgun Parts? I have a Richland side-by-side in 20 gauge. Looking at the right firing pin, it appears that the spring is broken. I need to know where I can get a tool to remove the housing as well as a…
Rust-Removal Caution Having just finished the February 09 issue, I want to bring to your attention a caution about the article on electrolytic rust removal’namely a phenomenon called “hydrogen embrittlement” that can occur in heat-treated parts when immersed in any kind of…
Finding replacement parts for rare or obsolete firearms can be a frustrating endeavor. Sometimes machining a new part or repairing the original part are the only options.
This big lever-action, the second Browning design manufactured by Winchester, is still popular today, both as a shooter and as a collector’s piece.
Whether you’re building up a new 1911 frame or repairing stripped-out grip screws, there are a few things you need to know about those tiny little bushings.
Benchrest competitors and varmint shooters have come to know the inherent advantages of the single-shot bolt-action rifle. Here’s how to make one such conversion.
In this feature, we examine new tools and tooling, tips and techniques, and news items of interest to the gunsmithing community.
Ruger Ejection Woes I’m having a problem with a Ruger Mark II in my shop. Extraction and loading is fine. The problem is kicking the empties out’a combination of stovepipe malfunctions and empty shells getting stuck between the fresh cartridge and the…
Compared to just about anything else’a car, a washing machine, or an electric toaster’ maintaining and repairing a firearm is dirt cheap; it’s all in how you explain it.
Early on during my work on some of these, I attempted to correct the problems by recutting or making some changes to the engagements that had already been made by someone else. Most of these attempts resulted in the replacement of the…
There are any number of problems that can turn what should be a simple, profitable job into a losing proposition.
To a greater extent than with centerfire guns, problems with rimfire handguns are often found to be ammo-related’and usually relatively simple to repair.
No profession demands as wide a range of mechanical knowledge as that of the gunsmith
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