Marlin 60
The Marlin 60 is a ubiquitous .22 rifle and one is likely to eventually find its way into your shop. Here’s how to disassemble, maintain, functions check, and fix it.
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Rifles
FN FAL “Frankengun”
The “Right Arm of the Free World”, the FN FAL has numerous variations. This sometimes leads to builds becoming a sort of Modern Prometheus with mixed parts. Here’s how I returned one to function.
Rust Bluing
A classic finish, rust bluing provides the best custom gun color. Here’s how to do it right.
Enhancing Action Rigidity With A Scope Base
As we mount a heavy barrel to a rifle receiver, resultant suspension leverage can actually flex or spring the action. A good, one-piece scope base adds rigidity to action.
Mc Millan Adjustable A6
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…
Installing A Curved Steel Buttplate
Classic spurred steel buttplates look nice and provide a slip-free anchor between your shoulder and the gun.
Precision Bedding For Winchester Model 70 Stealth II Rifles
Few rifles bear close resemblance when it comes down to bedding for best accuracy and there are no real mysteries involved.
Savage Model 12 Extractor Retroit
Sometimes a new or modified part becomes necessary to improve the dependable and safe function of a firearm. Here’s a closer look on how I retrofitted a Savage Model 12 extractor.
The Traveling Uberti 1873
“It’s unfired,” the seller said. He wasn’t exaggerating—it couldn’t be loaded. Here’s the case of the traveling Uberti 1873 rifle.
Working The Ruger PC Carbine
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.
Converting Muzzleloading Rifles
Converting most flintlock rifles to percussion or a rifle that has been converted back to flintlock is usually an easy job.
Permanent Rifle Bedding
Here’s the results of bedding a M1A rifle action in its stock permanently; that is, epoxied together as one unit. Ancillary comments on increasing stock rigidity are included.
British Enfield History, Part Two
Wrapping up our history of British Enfield service rifles, we’ll finish with the bolt-action repeaters.
Super Winchester .338
Here’s how to make an outstanding Winchester M70 chambered in .338 Winchester Magnum.
SADLAK Scope Mount
SADLAK’s scope mount is an ideal way to add optics to M14/M1A rifles.
Big Modern Sporting Rifles
The AR-15 and AR-10 may be ubiquitous but this platform can be made to handle much larger cartridges.
Improved AK Trigger
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.
British Enfield History, Part One
We’ll take a look at the history of British Enfield service rifles, starting with muzzleloaders and single shots.
Adjustable M1 Garand Gas Port
Creating an adjustable gas port for the M1 Garand to increase reliability when firing blanks.
Cable-Control Trigger Release
A cable-controlled trigger release can be a great aid to accuracy in rifle testing. Here’s how to design and build one yourself.
HM Defense HMB Bolt
The AR-15 is America’s longest serving service rifle and has a deserved reputation for performance and reliability. However, as with any machine, parts can fail. While not a particular weak point (10,000 round counts area reasonable minimum) AR-15 bolts can break. One…
Gas Tube Alignment, Revisited
The never-ending saga continues. Here’s an update on gas tube alignment for AR-15 builds.
Precision Case Neck Turning In A Lathe
The importance the cartridge case plays in shooting cannot be over emphasized as it involves both accuracy and safety. Neck turning cases in a lathe creates zero run out in a fraction of the time compared to using conventional, hand-operated, neck turning tools.
DEFCON 4SD
Operating gunsmiths interested in maintaining profitable shops are wise to keep an eye on emerging trends. Conversations with several gunsmiths recently revealed that some of the most profitable, ongoing work for them includes AR-15 builds (no surprise there), 9mm carbines of various…