Parker Brothers Shotguns, Part One
Among the most classic of American-made shotguns, Parker Brothers guns are premium shotguns that can be had for a reasonable price… if you know what to look for.
Topic
Shotguns
Rust Bluing
A classic finish, rust bluing provides the best custom gun color. Here’s how to do it right.
Reader Forum
From the pictures of the barrels, I’m guessing this shotgun was made for the old brass hulls. Should you hang the barrels up by a string, you can perform a bell- Beware the gun nut who starts collecting and brings you gun…
Reader Forum
Stevens Arms Restoration I’ve been trying to restore a friend’s family heirloom into a wall hanger. The only identification I have is on the butt plate marked “J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co.” It’s an exposed hammer double barrel 12 gauge shotgun.…
Reader Forum
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…
Winchester 1912 Restoration
A project repairing and cold bluing a Winchester Model 1912.
Knight DISC Extreme Bedding
When a rifle begins to fail in accuracy, action bedding is often the best course of action. Here’s how I applied receiver bedding to a Knight DISC Extreme muzzleloader.
Shotgun Adjustable Comb Installation Tricks
Unsophisticated mechanics can help with adjustable comb installation in difficult cases.
Clean Shot
Clean Shot is an automatic bore cleaning device for shotguns. Created by Huntego Limited (Huntegoltd.com, Clean Shot is a first of its kind shoot-through bore cleaning cartridge, being a fast, efficient, and convenient cleaning field cleaning method. A Clean Shot cartridge is…
9mm Flobert Shotgun
Old guns with eroded chambers may be repaired to shoot again. Here’s how I brought an old Flobert shotgun back.
Refinishing Fine Stocks
Re inishing Fine Stocks A detailed approach to handling and refurbishing vintage gun stocks to their original luster.
Bolt Action Shotgun Conversion
Converting an old Ranger bolt action shotgun into a single shot brought new life into a customer’s gun show bargain.
J. C. Higgins Restoration
Sometimes we take on jobs that aren’t very pretty, but we still do them. Here’s how I did a total restoration of an old, damaged J. C. Higgins bolt action shotgun.
Reader Forum
Spring ield 67H I have a Model 67H Springfield 12 gauge pump shotgun and need an instruction manual and parts for it. Any advice where I can go? Also, in the October 2016 Reader Forum about “Accuracy problems” and the Browning A-Bolt…
Refurbishing A Stevens Model 258A
A fireman walked from a burning house with an old Stevens bolt-action shotgun. Here’s how I repaired this fire-damaged gun.
Savage 167
Gunsmithing the Savage 167 pump action shotgun.
Is Restoration Worth It?
A badly-repaired shotgun tests whether restoration or replacement might be the best approach.
Building Home Security Shotguns
Here’s how to convert a standard pump-action shotgun into a functional security shotgun.
Skyhorse Shotgun Books
Skyhorse Publishing (skyhorsepublishing.com) specializes in outdoor sports, nature, country living, military history, and reference books. If you have regular shotgun work in your shop, or are an aficionado, they have two titles of interest. Fine Shotguns: The History, Science, and Art of the…
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,…
Hydrographics
Now you see it, now you don’t. Like a magician’s trick, hydrographics is a simple method to add realistic camouflage to make any firearm virtually disappear.
Tightening Break Open Actions
A vast number of break-open shotguns and some break-open rifles use a single locking lug. Here is how you can tighten loose, wobbly barrels.
Reader Forum
Ithaca Model 37 Several years ago I inherited an Ithaca Model 37 20 gauge. The prior owner lived very close to salt water on the gulf coast. Because the shotgun came from the deep South I recently disassembled, cleaned, and replaced the…
Shotgun Eject Mystery
Diagnosing chamber issues in problem shotguns and a head scratcher.