The OPS R3E2C muzzle brake has been receiving excellent reviews and we decided to install one on our 243 Winchester Remington model 700. Installation of the OPS brake will require us to thread the barrel […]
Building a custom rifle allows the shooter to end up exactly with what he wants. Any barrel length, any cartridge, any contour, you name it… you are only limited by your imagination. Many custom rifles […]
The 260 Remington has gained quite a following in recent years. Adopted by SAAMI in 1999, this flat shooting 6.5mm cartridge housed in a necked down .308 Winchester case and affords the shooter, especially the […]
Cerakote provides excellent protection for firearms in harsh environmental conditions. We’ve been getting ours from Brownells and couldn’t be happier with the results. Smaller parts, especially screws, are often hard to coat. A friend (a […]
Blueprinting, or truing a rifle action ensures the receiver face, threads, lugs, bolt lugs and bolt face are square to the center line of the receiver. As part of the blueprinting process for bolt action rifles, the bolt […]
Detachable magazine systems have been steadily gaining popularity for use in precision, tactical and competition bolt action rifles. Until a few years ago, the choices of systems were limited. Now, shooters have a wide range […]
Quick detach, flush mounted sling cups offer the shooter easy attachment and removal of a sling while remaining unobtrusive and snag free on the rifle stock. Unlike a traditional QD stud, flush cups are below […]
If you are a new or aspiring amateur gunsmith, here are a few pieces of advice: Ask questions. There are a lot of people in the world with a lot of knowledge. If you are talking […]
Skim bedding and pillar installation on a Remington 700 The rifle we are working on is a Remington 700 308 in a McMillan A5 stock and Surgeon bottom metal we built here. The stock was […]
External Remington 700 bolt stop- no step cut installation In our first post on installing an external bolt stop for an M700, we made a step cut into the receiver (similar to a Blackheart International […]
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