Working the Parker Top-Lever Model Double Shotgun
When a customer brings you a Parker shotgun, the chances are good that it’s been a member of the family for a long time, and it deserves to be treated like the heirloom it is.
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Shotguns
Build a Recoil-Pad Grinding and Fitting System
This do-it-yourself pad-grinding system is adjustable for a precise fit, and virtually eliminates the problem of the associated airborne dust and dirt.
Working the Remington Rolling Block Rifle
Produced in staggering numbers, the Remington Rolling Block is one of the most popular and easily recognized of the 19th-century single-shot rifle designs.
Disassembly and Reassembly Of the Savage Milano Shotgun
Before we could tell you the right way to take down this over/ under we had to wait months for “The Factory Guy” to figure it out and pass the process on to us.
Profiling the H&R 1871 Pardner Pump Shotgun
Here’s the lowdown on disassembly and reassembly of this 2005 entry into the economy scattergun market.
Troubleshooting Ejection Failures on the Remington 1100
This simple guide to problems that can cause failures to eject and extract will help to keep this popular shotgun going strong.
The Basics of Double-Gun Lockup
A thorough understanding of the factors that control locking, bolting, and tightness is required before attempting to repair a "loose" double.
Reader Forum
Mossberg Mag-Tube Removal I need to remove the magazine tube on a Mossberg 500 shotgun to replace the spring and follower. What’s the best way to remove the tube and what, if any, special considerations should I be aware of when reinstalling…
Servicing the Remington 11-87 Premier Trap Shotgun
You’re likely to see far more of this shotgun than those from the high-end offshore makers. Here’s how it works and how you can keep it working.
Stalking the Wild-Walnut Stain and Stock Filler
The author readily admits he might have taken the do-it-yourself idea a bit too far, but you’ll probably enjoy reading the story nonetheless.
Breathing New Life Into an Old Scattergun
Although replica guns are readily available for cowboy shooters, restoring a bargain-priced original can provide more satisfaction.
The Causes and Cures for Doubling on Krieghoff Shotgun
Once you understand the three possible reasons for doubling on these high-end sporting guns, the problem can be eliminated with some relatively simple but necessarily precise modifications.
Stippling: Checkering’s Ugly Cousin
Hand checkering and serration can be difficult, time-consuming, and expensive, but there is a simpler and equally effective alternative.
Reader Forum
Shotgun Tips I think a couple of suppliers and one association should get some publicity for helping me out recently. Several months ago, I got in a Winchester Model 24 on which the owner had removed a screw behind the top lever.…
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Misfiring Winchester 1300 I have a Winchester Model 1300 12gauge shotgun serial #L27660XX that occasionally misfires. The misfires show light primer hits. The cartridge usually fires after the second attempt. I have replaced the firing pin, and the problem still occurs. Comparing…
Teenage Girls Taking Up Shotgun Sports–In Record Numbers
I didn’t know much about what interested teenage girls, even when I was a teenager myself—except that most of them were not interested in me. No doubt, I know even less about them today. That’s why I was quite surprised by a…
The Long and Short Of Shotgun Chambers
Older shotguns made for paper-hulled shells frequently don’t shoot worth a hoot with today’s plastic shotshells. Here’s why and what you can do about it.
Perform a Trigger Job On the Beretta A391 Xtrema
Reshaping the hammer can solve the trigger-adjustment problems on this popular Beretta shotgun.
Tech Topics
In this feature, we examine new tools and tooling, tips and techniques, and news items of interest to the gunsmithing community.
Breaking Down the L. C. Smith Double-Barreled Shotgun
These side-lock doubles, manufactured for more than 60 years, differ in a few significant ways from other double guns of the period.
Problem Solving with “Slip-of-the-Step” Ejectors
Precise shaping and accurate heat treatment of the levers is essential for reliable functioning with this type of ejector.
Reader Forum
Parts for 16-Gauge Stevens I am trying to locate information and parts for a J. Stevens Arms Company 16-gauge break-barrel shotgun. I have no idea what the model number is; it has been removed. The barrel has been shortened to an illegal…
Making and Installing An External Hammer Safety
Sometimes creative measures must be taken to ensure the safety of a firearm. In this case, a failing rebound safety was corrected simply and inexpensively by installing a custom-made automatic safety.
Working the Colt Model 1883 Hammerless Shotgun
Produced in three grades from “state-of-the-art” to “work-of-art,” the Colt Model 1883 hammerless double is still one of the most highly regarded American-made shotguns.