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Gale Mc Millan began producing stocks in 1973 for himself to compete in Benchrest events. His fellow competitors began asking him to make stocks for their rifles, which led to starting his own company. Since then, Mc Millan has branched into a…
Hopkins & Allen I have a Hopkins & Allen XL double action revolver chambered in .38 Short Colt and marked, “PAT. MAR.28.71 JAN 5.88”. What is the estimated value of this revolver given the gun has matching serial numbers and is intact?…
Few rifles bear close resemblance when it comes down to bedding for best accuracy and there are no real mysteries involved.
While looking very much like a S&W J-Frame, the Kimber K6s shows some improvements.
Savage 25 Magazines Who can I contact to find aftermarket metal magazines for a Savage Model 25 bolt action chambered in .223 Remington? Spare magazines are available for purchase through the Savage service department or online at Store.SavageArms.com. Or contact Savage Customer…
Tormach, Inc. is a supplier of affordable CNC Milling Machines and recently released their new 1100M and 770M CNC mills. These new M-series machines represent a ground-up redesign including over two years of upgrades resulting in higher power and faster performance than…
The Colt 1889 is a precedent-setting double-action revolver designed before the Smith & Wesson patent. Here’s what you need to know to work on them.
Twenty years on, Ruger reboots its take on the Pistol Caliber Carbine, this time designing it to accept three different types of 9mm pistol magazines, including Glock.
Winchester Model 50 A customer dropped off a Model 50 Winchester 20 gauge shotgun that is not feeding shotshells. The carrier does not move when cycling the bolt manually either. The carrier will move up with the finger pressure with the bolt…
Produced from 1971 to 1985, Beretta’s Model 76 was the company’s 70- series semi-automatic .22LR target pistol. Here’s how to maintain and work on it.
A project repairing and cold bluing a Winchester Model 1912.
Here’s how to make an outstanding Winchester M70 chambered in .338 Winchester Magnum.
Kalashnikov rifles are the most produced in history. Every firearm can benefit from an improved trigger. Here’s an evaluation and installation instructions for FIME Group’s FCG trigger for AK/RPK rifles.
Letter from Brownells Mark Hollensen, I don’t believe I’ve ever had the opportunity to write you before and it pleases me enormously to be doing so. Came across your article, “Browning Buckmark Varmint/Silhouette” (February 2018) and I wanted to send along my…
TANDEMKROSS is an aftermarket firearm parts company that manufactures components for popular firearms. While their line covers a wide range of firearms, including the usual suspects of AR-15 and 1911 parts, they are known for their Ruger components. Ruger Parts Their Magazine…
There is a good chance you can vastly improve your pistol shooting accuracy—and you won’t need a machine rest to do it. Building a reliable pistol rest, along with a sound shooting technique, is a good place to begin.
Ruger’s single-action revolvers have a deserved reputation for reliability but benefit from gunsmith attention. Here’s how to tune them up.
Conventional scope mounting often fails to bring out best accuracy in a firearm. Here’s how a quality scope mounting system on the legendary, half-century old Remington XP-100 pistol changed all that.
Hard to Find Gun Parts I’m looking for a copy of Hard to Find Gun Parts by Leeroy Wisner. It’s been out of print for some time and I’d like a used copy. I have checked Brownells, Amazon, and e Bay. I’ve…
Removing the mystery of servicing these once-popular rifles. Here’s how to take care of Remington 788 and their triggers.
At the outset of the American Civil War, the wealthy inventor and expert shot Hiram Berdan initiated the setting-up of sharpshooting units in the Union Army. These units would be tasked primarily with open-order skirmishing as well as long-range, accurate shooting. Initially,…
I recently had opportunity recently to take in an old favorite—a Browning Buckmark pistol in .22LR. Not just another Buckmark as this old beauty had a 9 7/8" barrel with oversized grips. You don’t see many Buckmarks configured this way, however, the…
Phase 5 began after Ken Montes built a firearm component in his garage workshop and showed it to a local shopkeeper who asked him to make more for his store. That first component wasn’t built to make money, just to solve a…
A historic, issue handgun for decades, here’s how to work the Beretta 92.
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