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  • [ January 26, 2025 ] 782 Custom Gunworks “HUNDO” Loading Block Editorial
  • [ January 26, 2025 ] How do rifle suppressors affect muzzle velocity? Precision Rifles
  • [ May 31, 2023 ] The A-Team Mini-14? Customizing a Ruger Mini-14 A-Team
  • [ April 30, 2023 ] Removing stripped and sheared screws from a rifle Gunsmithing
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Homeshotgun ghost ring sights

shotgun ghost ring sights

Gunsmithing

Remington 870 rebuild- from hunting ducks to home defense

May 5, 2014 Bill Marr 0

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 […]

Optics

The need for speed: Red dot vs ghost ring sights on a shotgun.

August 16, 2013 Bill Marr 0

Quite a few respected trainers have been suggesting the use of small red dot sights on tactical and defensive shotguns.  In theory, the single focal plane of a red dot sight should make for rapid […]

Gunsmithing

Closing screw holes on a shotgun receiver with a TIG welder

June 13, 2013 Bill Marr 0

We wanted to replace the Scattergun Technologies’ Trak-Lock II ghost ring rear sight with a Vang Comp Systems rear sight on one of our Remington 870s.  In order to do that, the holes for the […]

Gunsmithing

Custom Remington 870 Defense Shotgun

May 7, 2013 Bill Marr 0

Custom Remington 870 Defense Shotgun A couple of years ago we posted a step by step tutorial of a tactical shotgun build.  In it, we took a beat up Remington 870 Express and turned it […]

Reviews

Shotgun Ghost Ring Sights: Selecting the right sight for you

March 9, 2013 Bill Marr 0

Shotgun Ghost Ring Sights Shotgun ghost ring sights provide rapid target acquisition when operating in a big game hunting or defensive environment.  Utilizing a large rear aperture that “ghosts” when the shooter focuses on the front sight, ghost ring sights […]

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Customizing the 1911: machining a golf ball pattern slide

1911 gunsmithing
November 7, 2016 0

Custom 1911 Project: Part 2-undercut trigger guard

1911 gunsmithing
September 1, 2016 0

Rifle bedding: How to bed a match rifle

Gunsmithing
September 13, 2014 0

Recrown a Mosin Nagat rifle

Gunsmithing
October 30, 2020 0

Installing Novak’s sights on a Colt 380 Government (Mustang)

Gunsmithing
July 13, 2019 0
308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28" to 16.5")
223 Remington/ 5.56mm NATO barrel length and velocity: 26 inches to 6 inches
6.5 Creedmoor- Effect of Barrel Length on Velocity: Cutting up a Creedmoor!
308 Winchester/ 7.62x51mm NATO Short barrel length and velocity- A six inch 308 bolt gun?
223 Ackley Improved (223AI) loads and review: A better 223?
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16" 300 Win Mag?
M24 Sniper Rifle Review
7.62x39 mm Russian: Effect of barrel length on muzzle velocity
6.5 Creedmoor- Effects of Barrel Length on Velocity 2019

Removing a fixed choke from a shotgun barrel and installing a choke tube system

Remington 870 Flexitab system and parts identification

Building a custom 7mm Rem Mag Hunting Rifle-PART 1

6.5 Creedmoor load development: Hornady 147 ELD with H4350 and H4831SC


 

 

 

 

 

MagnetoSpeed V3 versus Oehler 35P: Chronograph comparison and review

November 23, 2015 0

6.5 Creedmoor load development: Semi-automatic gas gun, 123 and 142 SMK

January 15, 2018 0

Understanding shotgun back bore

July 24, 2015 0

Revic Optics PMR 428 Smart Rifle Scope Review

November 25, 2017 0

Auto-Ordnance 1911 BKO review

February 20, 2017 0

Worst case scenario: pin and screw removal-EDM machining in gunsmithing

October 2, 2018 0

Nesika Bay Model K action

October 24, 2014 0

Making a Remington 700 Action V-Block

February 8, 2015 0

Repairing a split shotgun stock

February 24, 2019 0

My bolt won’t close! Troubleshooting seized ejectors

November 24, 2019 0

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