Prepping The Remington 7600
How to prepare the Remington pump-action rifle for the hunt.
Topic
Rifles
Mauser Magazine Modiication
How to feed your Mauser a “Swift” diet.
Ithaca Model 49
Working a classic lever action rimfire rifle.
Counterbalancing Rifle Stocks
In the accuracy arena, where 1/8 minute of angle makes a difference, overall rifle balance can play a huge part. Among the more useful aids in achieving stock/rifle balance is additional weight in the buttstock.
Soft Metal Vise Jaws
hatched steel jaws and a swivel base. Here’s how to make a set of jaws out of copper or brass.
Working .22 Rifles
Providing good service for small, common repair jobs can help build your gunsmith business.
Ruger American Rimfire
Success of the first American rifle leads to Ruger expanding the brand.
Working The Winchester Model 61
A good friend recently brought me his Winchester Model 61 .22 rimfire rifle with feeding issues. In addition to the mechanical problem, the stock was severely cracked at the junction of the guard assembly and had been repaired by securing a hose…
Savage Model 1899
I recently had the opportunity to clean up and refinish the metal work on a Savage Model 1899 rifle chambered in .30-30. The gun had been sanded previously and had a number deep pits and patches of rust all over the gun,…
Better Ammunition
shoot bad ammo well enough to win.
Savage Model 12 Accu Trigger Upgrade
Making safe improvements on an already good product takes shooting to another level.
Forend Barrel Bedding System Installation
The proper use of an adjustable stock forend bedding system can be an effective way to dampen barrel vibration and improve rifle accuracy. A capable craftsman can make and install all the required parts.
Working The Venerable Ruger .44 Carbine
Ruger’s brush buster is still going strong for more than five decades.
Rifle Barrel Accuracy
Ri le Barrel Accuracy A definitive work on the selection, installation, and evaluation of rifle barrels for supreme accuracy.
SKS Optic Mount
Scoping a SKS carbine can be a worthwhile gunsmithing project.
Shooter’s Bible Guide To Tactical Firearms
Long-range shooting enjoyed a tremendous boost during the Industrial Revolution when the means to mass produce consistently-made rifled firearms became reality. Previously limited to select specialists, rifles were commonly issued by the mid- 1800s. The problem then became how to exploit this…
Scoping Henry Lever Action Rifles
An avid squirrel hunter brought me his Henry Golden Boy lever action .22 rifle to be sighted-in with the existing buckhorn-style open sights. “It’s hitting way left, ‘course my eyes aren’t quite what they used to be either,” he said. I suggested…
Guns Of Outlaws
From colonial-era rifles carried on the “Owlhoot Trail” to John Dillinger’s Colt pistols, the history of the American outlaw is told in guns—weapons that became each man’s personal signature. Authors Gerry and Janet Souter peer into these criminal’s choices of derringers, revolvers,…
Ruger Scout Rifle
Ruger’s Scout Rifle is built exactly like a Ruger Model 77. Almost.
The Basics Of Cut Rifling A Rifle Barrel
Using modern machines and tools to create those important grooves.
The Basics Of Reaming Rifle Barrels
Details on barrel reaming with modern machines and tools.
Quick Detach Sling Mounts In Hollow Synthetic Stocks
A simple and reliable method for installing sling mounts, even in a totally closed and sealed hollow synthetic (plastic) rifle and shotgun butt stock with no access to the inside.
The Basics Of Gundrilling Rifle Barrels
A little history on gundrilling and the use of modern machines and tools.
Cable Control Trigger Release
Trigger control has always been a critical issue in developing extreme rifle accuracy. This can be improved with a remote control trigger release, where the shooter’s hands don’t directly touch the rifle. Crafting some form of trigger release is quite rudimentary and the cost is low.