New Year Plans
Happy New Year! So, how’s your business and where is it heading? What are your plans for taking your company into the next year? How about the next fi ve? These are times of great economic uncertainty but can you honestly remember…
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Duplicating Remington’s Factory High-Grade Finish
Remington’s classic finish looks a foot deep without looking like plastic. Here’s how to do it yourself.
Charter Arms Tune Up
I have respected the Charter Arms revolver line for a variety of reasons for some twenty years. The company has been around for some time under a variety of names and today MKS Supply handles distribution. These revolvers have offered an honest…
Rolling Block Renovated
Knowing what to look for, along with a dose of gunsmithing knowhow, can transform a discarded, century-old rifl e into a great shooter.
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Model 12 Winchester I have recently acquired an heirloom Model 12 Winchester pumptype twelve-gauge shotgun, serial #3506XX from my father. It is quite old and hasn’t been fi red for at least forty years. The problem witht the gun is the bolt…
Remington Model 504 Bedding Pillar and Rear Action Screw
screws located centrally and at the front receiver ring. The addition of a third action screw at the rear tang, along with a well placed pillar, adds strength to the overall bedding system.
Working The Uberti Lightning II Slide-Action Rifle
Originally manufactured by Colt, this ultra-fast pump is known for its speed and compact size.
Barrel Reit For The Remington Model 504 .22 Rimfire Rifle
fitting or replacing a barrel on the Model 504 Remington 22 Target rifle. This rifle is capable of extreme accuracy with a few improvements, most notably installing of custom barrel with a more precise fit at the barrel to receiver junction.
Troubleshooting The Colt Defender
Learning nuances of specific handgun types will help you diagnose problems. Colt’s Defender is a showcase for learning the 1911.
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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?…
Reaming .45 Colt Revolver Cylinder Throats
Reaming .45 Colt revolver cylinder throats yields the best possible accuracy for using cast bullet loads.
Marketing How-To
One of the many problems gunsmiths face is getting the word out to the broken gun crowd there is a competent gunsmith in the area. How best to do this depends on a great many factors.
Web Site Named Accessory of the Year
At the recent Shooting Industry Masters award ceremony, Brownells won the award for “Accessory of the Year.” This isn’t so surprising, except it wasn’t for anything available in their colossal catalog. Instead, Suzi Hun tington of FMG Publications presented the award for…
More Than You Thought You Needed to Know about the Model 1885
There were High Wall and Low Wall models but both were mechanically identical to this fine Uberti reproduction.
Marlin .38 Standard 1878 Pocket Revolvers
The famed long gun company began life building revolvers. The 1878 was Marlin’s first centerfire model.
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Winchester 1400 I have an older model Winchester 1400 16 gauge in my shop that is missing the upper half of the magazine throat and I have not found anyone who sells or even lists that part. At one time the 1400…
Gun Sales Bubble
Ever since President Obama was elected certain segments of the firearms industry have been running at full capacity. While attending a writer’s conference at PASA Park every company representative there reported that, despite down turns in the overall economy, sales were up…
Working the Forehand & Wadsworth Old Model Army
A historic revolver from a company better known for smaller handguns, the Forehand & Wadsworth Old Model Army is a Nineteenth Century classic!
Pillar Bedding The Ruger Model 77 Rimfire Rifle
Even though the shock vibrations aren’t nearly as great when firing a rimfire rifle there may be an accuracy advantage in pillar bedding. The Ruger Model 77 is an ideal candidate for such work.
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Remington 581S Rimfire I have a Remington 581S. From the factory this is chambered in .22 Long Rifle. Over the years I clamored for .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire and liked this Remington model so much I had it re-chambered for the cartridge.…
Disassembly and /Reassembly Of The EZ9/EZ40 Pistols
Identical except in caliber, repair or replacement of two assemblies in these new Serbian pistols must be left to Serbians.
Scoping the Older .22 Rimfire Single Shot Rifle
Drilling and tapping older .22 single-shot rifles for a scope base is an uncomplicated gunsmithing procedure. However, attention to detail and precision will result in a better job.
Disassembly, Reassembly of the SSG 3000 Rifle
An offshore-built tactical marvel, the German-built SSG 3000 is an impressive import from Sig Arms.
A Bedding Pillar For Long Action Remingtons
Attaining top accuracy from a long-action bolt rifle can be difficult, but it can be accomplished through careful bedding and proper use of the central action screw. It may involve the use of a different stock as well.