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 […]
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 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 […]
I’ve been reading some pretty positive comments and reviews about JEC Customs muzzle brake so I dropped them a line and they sent me one to review. Introduction The JEC Customs recoil reduction muzzle brake for bolt […]
The Badger Ordnance FTE Muzzle brake is a fairly popular design. The large expansion chambers provide excellent recoil reduction and a cool look. Easily indexed and removed from a rifle as needed, installation of the […]
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