Working With Talon Air Rifles
These Air Force airguns are available in three calibers, barrel lengths and models that are triplets with velocities up to 1450 feet per second.
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Inletting The Flobert Rifle
Inletting The Flobert Ri le The Flobert design is not like any conventional action. Inletting it proved to be a interesting challenge.
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.
Working the M1A1 Springfield Rifle
With a service and competition reputation that proceeds it, this civilian make of the M14 is a good working rifle at a fair price.
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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?…
Disassembly, Reassembly of the Savage Model 220
New to the firm’s line up of economical and accurate sporting guns, this one isn’t complicated but could be hiding a very large, problematical bear with an attitude.
A Closer Look At Screw Torque In Gunsmithing Applications
Proper screw thread torque is an often overlooked and misused area of gun care. This is particularly true of the do-it-yourself gun owner with limited experience.
Marlin .38 Standard 1878 Pocket Revolvers
The famed long gun company began life building revolvers. The 1878 was Marlin’s first centerfire model.
Timney Trigger Installation on the Savage M112
A Model 631 Timney allows a safe pull weight from 1 ¼ - 4 pounds along with adjustment for sear engagement (creep) and over travel.
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.…
Custom Stock Repair
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.
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.
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Guns in a House Fire I recently acquired a numbers of rifles that had been burned in a house fire. The wood and glass stocks are completely gone, most of the aluminum on the firearms and scopes was melted, and the remaining…
Disassembly, Reassembly of the SSG 3000 Rifle
An offshore-built tactical marvel, the German-built SSG 3000 is an impressive import from Sig Arms.
Working the .22 Rifle
A very common task facing professionals is the repair of rimfire rifles. The ins and outs of repairing them are best learned with time and study, not a heavy hand and iron will.
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.
Build Your Own Mauser Holding Fixture
Commercial holding fixtures for Mauser receivers are available, but any ‘smith can build his own with common shop scrap.
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Colt Light Ri le I have a Colt Light Rifle chambered in 7mm Magnum in my shop. It needs an extractor, extractor plunger, and extractor spring. I called Colt and got the run-around of other numbers to call. None of them knew…
Mass Media Shooting Sports
For the 2010 Winter Olympics, Time (Time.com) ran a series of “How They Train” segments interviewing athletes competing in the Games. Tim Burke (Tim Burke.us) of the US Biathlon team was interviewed by reporter Sean Gregory in a feature that discussed the…
Improving on a Perfect Stock Design
The Ruger #1 may be the perfect stock design, but the customer is always right! Here’s how to add a custom touch to the finest wood.
Disassembly and Reassembly Of The Savage Model 12
This Long Range Precision Varminter is the first to offer the right-ejection, left-loading, custom-made feature in a production rifle.
Working the Mauser Bolt
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.
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Sears Model 3T/ Winchester Model 190 I missed the opportunity to call you yesterday so I am writing today. Has American Gunsmith done any articles on the Winchester 190 .22 Rimfire rifle? If so, what issue? I have been brought one of…