gunsmithing

Hello Everyone, I am a hobbyist gun builder (NOT a gunsmith) and my passion is restoring old forgotten firearms. That said, I purchased this Westernfield 72C (Mossberg 472) .30-30 in a lot set and in parts a few months back. I finally have it reassembled and working, and I have decided to...

Hello all, I love the .308 Win cartridge. I own two M1A's that are a gas to shoot. I own several other .30 cals in various calibers. But alas…I don't own a .308 bolt gun!!! Everything in my soul is telling me not to buy a factory rifle to fill this hole. I've toiled over the modern...

I thought I'd try to give back a bit to the LRH community that has provided me with so much information and post some info on a little known shotgun, the Smith & Wesson Model 916. You can find a copy of the owner's manual available here... I recently had one in the shop for an inspection and...

Do you have barrel blanks sitting around that you bought with the intention of putting them to good use?? If that is you...SEND US YOUR BARREL BLANKS! Let Nick Arnold, Tristen Arnold and the guys over at Straight Jacket Armory in Evanston Wyoming cut your chamber for you and get it done right...

I purchased a new Savage BA110 in .338 Lapua Magnum a couple years ago and went through normal barrel break-in and started doing load workup using Lapua brass, Federal #215 primers, Retumbo and Hornady 285gn ELD Match bullets. The barrel now has 120 rounds through it according to my records. I...

OK everybody I need some major help. I'm looking to order an XM length action from Defiance machine but I can't find any box magazines to fit in the American Precision arms bottom metal. Does anybody use these types of actions or know of someone who has Dropbox magazines? Also do you know if...

Im going to be ordering a Defiance Machine Ruckus XM action hopefully relatively soon. Only problem is I can't seem to find box magazines for them. American precision arms has new bottom metal for the action as well as Hawkins Precision, just no mags. What I'm building is a. 260 terminator from...

Everyone has their tips and tricks for when they put together a rifle. Some common ones are "push the rings forward before you tighten them to the bases" and "use blue loctite on everything scope related" or the less common "lap your rings to your rail" and "torque then loosen then retorque your...

My barreling lathe just bit the dust. I’m looking for ideas for a new lathe to do Gunsmithing on. Any ideas? I am thinking of a grizzly for now. What would you do? I don’t want to rebuild my old enco 110-2033 because I am having a hard time finding parts for it; the low speed rod only works for...