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 […]
Five years ago, I hopped into a truck with a few buddies and drove four-hours to shoot a combination carbine and precision rifle match. Around 90 shooters showed up. When it was over, I […]
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 […]
Porting a shotgun helps decrease muzzle rise and felt recoil. I decided to port the 18.5″ barrel on my 870 Remington shotgun. This is a quick and easy project that requires minimum tooling. I ordered […]
An important part of building an accurate rifle is eliminating stress in the various components. On the Remington 700, once piece scope bases can often require bedding in order to get the most out of […]
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