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Case Turning Fixture
How to make a cartridge case turning fixture.
Ruger Custom Pistol
How a champion Precision Pistol shooter sets up a Ruger.
Savage 340 Smoothed
Features that made the Savage 340 inexpensive and popular also made the bolts sticky. Here’s a simple fix that markedly improved the bolt manipulation of one Model 340 chambered in .30-30.
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.
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.
Custom Ruger Model 44 Scope Base
Where a rifle is designed for a two-piece scope base and the customer wants a one-piece base, it’s time for some serious searching. Here’s how I adapted a one-piece scope base to a Ruger .44 Magnum rifle.
Mini Machines For Gunsmiths
Gunsmiths may not have the need (or the capital) for expensive machining equipment. Here are examples of small and affordable machines for your shop.
Colt 1877
Restoring and repairing a classic Colt double action revolver.
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.
Making Contender Barrels The Easy Way
Open or expand the Contender market for your gunshop.
How To Make A Mauser Bolt Turning Fixture
Specialty tools are useful but can be expensive, especially if used infrequently. Here’s how to save money by building your own.
Tool Tuning
What could be more important to a gunsmith than his tools? Here’s how to maximize their use and service life.
Lathe Taper Fixture
James W. McIntyre is the owner of the McIntyre Gun Shop in Duncansville, Pennsylvania and has an extensive background as an expert gunsmith and machinist. He offers the following drawings to make a taper fixture for your lathe. McIntyre’s design will let…
Aftermarket Drop-In Parts
“Drop-in part” doesn’t always mean “drop in to your gunsmith’s shop with your parts” and can be used for custom work without machining and only minimal fitting.
Precision Barrel Fitting, Part Seven
In this part we’ll dive deeper into possible problems faced in chambering and how to avoid them.
Renovating Sporterized M98 Mausers
Don’t automatically pass on old sporterized military rifles. You may be surprised in the value and accuracy they can deliver.
Model K10 High Standard Shotgun Open Rear Sight
A customer’s shotgun was hitting a foot low and a few inches left at 50 yards. Here’s how I fixed it.
Choosing And Fitting Custom Grip Panels
More than simply a handle, stocks and grips can add function, good looks and personality to your project.
Scope Mounting The US Model of 1917 Eddystone/En eld Rifle
All manner of requests for scope mounting will come into the gunshop. Many of these requests are routine while others are more interesting and can sometimes be quite complicated. Old military rifles are among them.
Disassembly/Reassembly Of The CZ Phantom Pistol
Once upon a time there was a Czech pistol everyone seemed to have on their wish list but no one could buy. How times change for the better.
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.
Shop Work: Hammers and Triggers and Sears, Oh My!
It’s great to have machines but most of the top pros depend on hand tools in performing their precision custom work.
Disassembly and Reassembly Of the Kahr P-Series Pistols
Owners seem to love their Kahr pistols, and you’ll love the fact that’big or small’ they all come apart and go back together the same way.