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CMC Triggers Barrels
CMC Triggers Corp. has released anew line of AR-15 barrels. The company added Match Precision Glock barrels to their line in 2018. Since then, CMC had the objective of developing a series of high-quality AR Barrels that complement the rest of their…
Working Hopkins & Allen Revolvers, Part 1
A four-part series examining the once prolifically-produced Hopkins & Allen revolvers that are making a surprising comeback among collectors and cowboy action shooters.
Smith & Wesson M&P 40 Trigger Kit Installation
The trigger travel and pull weight can be significantly reduced on striker fired handguns with the installation of an aftermarket trigger kit. This is how I did it on a Smith & Wesson M&P 40.
Lone Wolf Distributors
Founded in 1998, Lone Wolf Distributors established itself as a leading Glock accessory supplier. Their production starts with mill run quantities of raw materials with in-house engineers utilizing CAD design exploiting exacting CNC tolerance control during manufacturing. The company’s production is tied…
Competitive 504 Remington
More than ever before, today’s gunsmith is faced with both the need and ability to improve and to demonstrate the accuracy potential of the guns being worked on. Here’s how I set up a Remington Model 504 .22 LR to compete with the best.
Hopkins & Allen Revitalized
A design from the Civil War era, here’s how I restored a Hopkins & Allen 922 falling block .22 rifle.
Adaptive Tactical 10/22
Adaptive Tactical makes numerous aftermarket parts. Here’s a project based on Ruger’s 10/22.
Beretta Model 418
Beretta’s 418 .25 ACP handgun is an early pocket pistol. Dating from the 1930s, it was used by the world’s most famous secret agent.
New Eyes for an Old Woodsman
Upgrading an old iron sight pistol with modern reflex sights.
Reader Forum
Remington 552 My favorite .22 rifle is the Remington 552 and I enjoyed the December 2019 article about it. Several years ago a friend gave me an old, rusted 552. I sanded, buffed, polished, and reblued it into a somewhat-nice looking rifle…
Noreen 80% Receivers
During the Clinton Administration a military contract clause exercised claim to intellectual property rights on items produced for the government and placed the design into the public domain. The idea was to foster competition among makers and lower costs to the government. This…
Hi-Power Versions
Tips on disassembly and reassembly of different variations of the Browning Hi-Power.
Converting Revolver Cylinders
How to work on dual-caliber cylinders and conversion cylinders to improve revolvers and increase the chamberings used.
Remington 552
Getting up to speed with the Speedmaster.
Ordorica Covers Colts
What can one say about gunsmithing the Colt Single Action Army? Probably “Don’t do it!” would be appropriate these days. Early in the 20th century it was common for gunsmiths to mess with them, and a lot of them were messed with,…
Boyds Gunstocks
Boyds expanded their stock offerings by adding new bottom metal for AI-style magazine Ruger American Rifles. Ruger released the AI-Style magazines for Ruger Precision Rifle and Gunsite models in 2017 and these precision-style magazines quickly made its way into a few of…
Savage 340 Smoothed
Features that made the Savage 340 inexpensive and popular also made the bolts sticky. Here’s a simple fix that markedly improved the bolt manipulation of one Model 340 chambered in .30-30.
Remington 1100 Repair
This 1960s-vintage 28 gauge shotgun had been partially disassembled, the action was locked up, and the feed latch needed to be re-staked. Here is how it was repaired.
.223 Versus 5.56
While these cartridges seem to be the same, there is a difference and it matters.
Ruger 10/22 Accuracy Upgrade
The Ruger 10/22 rifle has a large variety of aftermarket parts available to improve its performance. This is what I did to improve the accuracy for rimfire competition.
Reader Forum
Winchester .22 Speedloader I thoroughly enjoy your magazine as there is always useful information for repair and upkeep of my own firearms and those of friends. Especially enjoyable was Ed Nutter’s “Winchester .22 Speedloader” (June 2019). Following his instructions, I found aluminum…
Remington 783
Tips and procedures for working with this newer Remington rifle.
Savage 10 BA Stealth Precision Rifle
This rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor delivers 0.5 MOA or better accuracy without breaking the bank. I made a simple modification to help me shoot it better.