Fabricating Obsolete Gun Parts
How to Keep a Customer’s Perfectly Good Firearm from Becoming a Paper Weight.
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Metalworking
Reviving the Springfield Model 67 Shotgun
Sometimes gunsmiths must perform work akin to that of a dentist making a bridge or a surgeon arranging bone fragments to their original state.
Getting Started in Engraving
Engraving is an art form that can add value to your custom guns and spruce up the appearance of less valuable firearms. Here’s what you need to know to get started.
Working the Colt Scout Single-Action Revolver
On the surface, the Scout and the Frontier Scout appear to be smaller rimfire versions of the Single Action Army. Internally, however, they are somewhat simplified.
Steel-Coat Bedding Enhancement: A Step Beyond Pillar Bedding
This simple extra step to the bedding process can help bring a wood-stocked rifle up to the same accuracy standard as one stocked with the best of the synthetic stocks.
Tuning the Remington Model 700 Firing-Pin Assembly
Internal friction inside the bolt of the Remington Model 700-Series rifle can produce inconsistent lock time and diminished accuracy. The problem is, however, relatively easy to solve.
Sales Boom Has Gun and Ammo Makers at Full Capacity
The big news in the firearms, ammo, and accessories business continues to be the sales boom following on the heels of last November’s election of an anti-gun president and a gun-control-friendly Congress. While sales have slowed a bit since last spring’which is…
Relining the .22 Rifle Barrel: An Alternate Procedure
With a little ingenuity and a homemade drill, it’s possible to reline a rifle barrel for little more than the cost of the liner.
Mounting the Holland Adjustable Picatinny Scope Rail
When the ultimate in accuracy and durability is required, the combination of the Picatinny rail and precision scope rings fills the bill.
Reader Forum
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…
Disassembly and Reassembly Of the Walther P22 Pistol
With most of its firing system contained between two inner sideplates, this Walther is one of those “busy” little pocket pistols.
Working the Winchester Model 1897 Slide-Action Shotgun
More than 100 years after its introduction, the Model 1897 dominates today on the cowboy-action courses as it once did in the fields and trenches.
Enhancements to the Power Series I Stoning Fixture
These simple shopmade add-ons can make an excellent tool even better, faster, and more versatile.
Disassembly and Reassembly of the Smith & Wesson i-Bolt Rifle
After a few experiments with offshore production, the handgun giant is building this premium long gun right here in the U. S.
Make a Spring Compressor For the Remington Model 700
Disassembling and reassembling the Model 700s firing-pin assembly can be tedious and tricky. But this handy shop-made spring compressor makes the job safe, simple, and quick.
Reader Forum
A Rare Topper I’ve recently received an H&R Topper Model 158 in .22 Hornet with a broken firing pin. I replaced the firing pin and spring, and test fired the gun. The firing pin pierced the primer. After removing the firing pin,…
Problem Solving with Aluminum Frame 1911-Type Pistols
Some aftermarket parts and special techniques can help to keep an aluminum-frame pistol from succumbing to wear or to repair one that’s already surrendered.
Managing Your Parts Inventory For Maximum Profits
With the proliferation of gun-parts magazines, catalog retailers, and gun-accessory websites, your profitability depends more than ever on an intelligent control over your parts inventory.
Installing a Timney Trigger on the Ruger Model 77 Mark II Rifle
An aftermarket trigger can eliminate creep and over-travel as well as providing a means for adjusting pull weight. Some, like this Timney, can be fitted with hand tools, although a mill is helpful.
Reader Forum
Remington Model 742 Extractor Problems I have a quick question for you: What is the minimum overall length of the action spring for a Remington 742? I have a 742 that keeps ripping out replacement extractors. (The replacements have been correctly riveted in,…
Working with Springs
Understanding the role of the springs is crucial to understanding how a given firearm was designed to function’and why it doesn’t when it malfunctions.
Disassembly and Reassembly Of the Springfield EMP
This pocket-size 9mm will soon be chambered for the .40 S&W as well as the .45 GAP, packing a very large punch in a very small package.
Reader Forum
Mossberg Mag-Tube Removal I need to remove the magazine tube on a Mossberg 500 shotgun to replace the spring and follower. What’s the best way to remove the tube and what, if any, special considerations should I be aware of when reinstalling…
Comeback Continues at S&W
It was just a few years ago, it seems, that the future of legendary arms maker Smith & Wesson looked anything but certain. But since early 2004, when James Joseph Minder stepped down as chairman amidst controversy over his past, the news…