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 […]
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 helps decrease muzzle rise and felt recoil. Â I decided to port the 18.5″ barrel on my 870 Remington shotgun. Â 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. Â 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. Â The large expansion chambers provide excellent recoil reduction and a cool look. Â Easily indexed and removed from a rifle as needed, installation of the […]
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