I was lucky enough to find an old 870 Wingmaster receiver for sale. Having been a Remington 870 aficionado since the mid-90s, I developed quite the collection of spare parts, and those parts needed an […]
USMC M40A5 Build-Part 2: Lug slotting the receiver USMC M40A5 Build- Part 1: Gathering the Parts provided an overview of the parts required to complete an M40A5 (or M40A3). In Part 2 of this series, the receiver […]
In this post, we’ll build a custom Remington 700 chambered in 6.5×47 Lapua. First, a little history on this project. My buddy managed to score a great deal on a used McMillian HTG stock inletted […]
7mm Remington Magnum (7 Rem Mag) Barrel Length Versus Velocity Since its introduction in 1962, the 7mm Remington Magnum (7 Rem Mag) has developed a strong following, becoming the most popular metric hunting cartridge in […]
Chamber Reamers Let’s take a look at chamber reamers for metallic cartridges. If you are new to gunsmithing, or a serious firearms enthusiast, this post will help enhance your understanding of these important tools. What […]
Chamber options when barreling a Remington 700 receiver are limited by action length and the inside diameter of the bolt face. If the action has a 223 (.384″) bolt face, that means 308 (.473″) or […]
I headed to the range with the Remington 700 Remage conversion in 6mm BR Norma (6BR) to gather some more accuracy data. If you didn’t read the Remage barrel installation post, take a look at Rebarrel a […]
When the Remington 870 shotgun was originally designed, a shell could become jammed in between the bolt and the carrier without an easy way to remove it. Old timers report having to either take apart […]
A Hart XM3 rifle barrel has arrived! As an XM3 fan, I’ve started gathering parts to clone a DARPA XM-3 rifle (to learn more about the XM3, check out “The Darpa XM-3″ by Steve Reichert). I’ve cloned the […]
Finally, the weather broke and I got a chance to shoot my Remington 700 Remage conversion. If you didn’t read the installation post, take a look at Rebarrel a Remington 700 without a lathe: McGowen’s Remage barrel […]
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