I’ve been in the shooting business since the late 1990s. While there has always been a seemingly continuous rollout of new and better cartridges, it seems like the frequency of introductions has increased in the […]
I pull (unthread) rifle barrels from actions on an almost daily basis. Often, most of the most stubborn actions can be removed with the proper barrel & action vise and a little bit of effort. […]
Pull-through cleaning kits offer shooters a low cost and compact way to clean their firearms, unfortunately, they’ll often become stuck in the bore of a rifle. In this post, we’ll take a look at one […]
I have some interesting projects walk into the shop. Many of them would make your average smith run, but I’m not your average gunsmith, I’m always looking for new stories. In this case, we have […]
Many older rifles and shotguns have metal or Bakelite butt plates. Sometimes they are curved as well. While this is a nice touch, often times replacement parts are hard if not impossible to come by […]
In this post, we are going to look at building a short barreled (sawed-off) shotgun. Obviously, taking a hacksaw to any side by side shotgun will work, but it may also land you in jail. […]
Remington has an excellent reputation for the 870, 1100 and 11-87 shotguns. While the “newer” Veramax and V3 shotguns, with a double gas piston system similar to the one found on the Benelli M4, haven’t […]
In this post we are going to take a look at how to repair the muzzle of a Mosin Nagat rifle that has been damaged. This is how the rifle showed up at the shop. […]
I believe the SKS may be one of the most under appreciated rifles of the modern era. The inexpensive and robust carbine, chambered for the ubiquitous 7.62×39 cartridge, is reliable, accurate enough, and easy to […]
I always wanted a cut down over and under shotgun. For the past two decades I’ve been looking for a suitable donor gun, but the relatively high cost of a quality used shotgun has kept […]
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