I found this great video on YouTube. It tours the Remington factory in 1969 and shows many of the steps used to manufacture the Remington Model 700 rifle and the 870 and 1100 shotguns. It’s […]
When I left the Marines in the mid-90s I got a job working the gun counter at a small sporting goods store. We only stocked one AR-15 rifle at a time. Back then, it would […]
I love rebuilding old Remington 870 shotguns. The rattier the donor gun, the more I enjoy it. In this article the donor gun is an old 20-gauge Remington 870 Express that was used as a […]
I decided to cut the barrel back on my 24″ 308 Winchester to 22″ inches and install a brake. Unlike most of the other brake and chamber work shown on this site, the majority of […]
Vais muzzle brakes provide shooters excellent recoil reduction in a low profile package. I’ve had them on a number of hunting rifles over the years. In this article, I’ll be installing a stainless steel Vais […]
Examine an older shotgun and you are bound to encounter a fixed choke. While less versatile then an interchangeable system, they worked well in their day. Before we get too far into the specifics of […]
The controversy of fluted barrels Fluting a rifle barrel is somewhat controversial. Shooters, barrel makers and gunsmiths all seem to have different views on what fluting accomplishes, how well it works, whether or not it […]
A shortened stock is one of the more common firearm modifications encountered. Often a shooter will need a shorter length-of-pull because he or she has a smaller frame, is younger, or wants a faster handling […]
Parker Otto (P.O.) Ackley was a well known author and gunsmith who improved standard metallic cartridges by decreasing the body taper and increasing the shoulder angle. These changes provided increased case capacity and increased ballistic […]
Porting a shotgun barrel can help reduce felt recoil and muzzle rise for the shooter. Previously, I showed how a shotgun barrel can be ported with a simple fixture and a hand drill, see: Porting […]
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