My buddy (the lefty) has had nothing but heartache with his custom 260 Remington rifle. Â This was the first custom precision rifle that he commissioned 10 years ago. Â He used quality components; a Nesika Model […]
When you chamber (or fit) a barrel blank to a rifle you have to cut it on a lathe.  There are two basic ways to do this: one is to mount the barrel blank through the […]
Often high-volume shooters will re-chamber or set back a used barrel. Â Most do it to change calibers or give a worn throat new life. Â You need to have enough barrel shank to set back a […]
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 […]
Custom Remington 700 Build: Our twist on a light tactical rifle Custom Remington 700 Build: We were looking to build a compact 20″ 308 capable of sustained sub-minute of an angle performance.  This is an […]
Chambering a rifle barrel. In this article, we thread and chamber a barrel blank to install on the action we previously blueprinted.  We will reference an action worksheet developed by Brownells, which is available for download here.  Note: I […]
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