I found this great video on YouTube. Â 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. Â 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. Â The rattier the donor gun, the more I enjoy it. Â 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. Â 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. Â I’ve had them on a number of hunting rifles over the years. Â In this article, I’ll be installing a stainless steel Vais […]
Examine an older shotgun and you are bound to encounter a fixed choke. Â 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. Â 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. Â 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. Â These changes provided increased case capacity and increased ballistic […]
Porting a shotgun barrel can help reduce felt recoil and muzzle rise for the shooter. Â Previously, I showed how a shotgun barrel can be ported with a simple fixture and a hand drill, see: Â Porting […]
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