Recent content by koginam

I would go for the complete rebuild. You can get longer bullets in the extended mag, do the truing of the bolt face, threads etc... Maybe install a different extractor.

Looking for Canjar set trigger for Rem.700, Mauser 98, Enfield P-13, P-17, Win 70. I'm building my last Great Grand kids a rifle I have these actions in the drawer so which ever I can find a trigger for I'll use those actions.

I was aksed a question today by a young man looking to start into the gunsmith trade, he wanted to know "if there were any gunsmiths of color" the following was my reply "As to gunsmiths of color in over thirty years as a gunsmith and having contact with hundreds of smiths throughout the world I...

You would have to pick a gun with a similar size cartridge for it to feed from the rotary magazine properly, and for it to extract, 30 30 and possibly 303 Savage would work.

JE Custom, PEI Rob Great info, I will pass this on to our gunsmith apprentices.

Today while watching one of the hunting shows on TV I saw them hunting Buffalo in Africa, they were in the middle of their stalk when the bulls ran off into the bush, they were very frustrated because they thought they had been going everything right, then they caught a poacher coming threw...

Has anyone seen any Canjar triggers for sale I need a couple for Enfield, Mauser, and Remington.

I have a friend that does stock work, he moved and hadn't set up his account for the new address so he tried to send 4 or 5 stocks from the nearest UPS store they took the stocks and gave him his tracing numbers, after 5 days he had several customers asking where their stocks were, he ran the...

Anyone got the thread pitch for a browning boss?

When you practise use hard wood not soft, the tips break and it is harder to keep your lines straight. As was said earlier buy good tools and buy or build a strong ridged cradle, start with a simple pattern. Frustration is your worst enemy so eliminate as much as possible. I believe their are...

I have fluted over one hundred barrels and they all seem to shot fine. I buy blanks and have them cryoed then I contour them cut the tenon, thread, fit to the action, chamber, cut crown, then flute on a verticle mill. I use two vises and a custom 30 inch parallel. I know use a Haas indexer...

I had been doing chambering for more then 30 years without one, but a year or so ago I saw a product review at the gunsmith forum The Gunsmiths :: Index Most of the members are professional gunsmiths and I find they know what they speak of, so I bought one and it was well worth the money. First...

I would take it to a smith and have it soldered on so the timing is correct. Doing it yourself without the correct tools and fixtures you could get it wrong and have an unsafe gun.

I do it exactly as you do. Customers are always surprised how much better they shot with a gun that fits them. I am in the process of building a try gun for stock fitting, I hope to be able to sell them for around $300.00 instead of the $1500.00 to $2,000.00 they run now, then a smith could...

Excellent article for the guy that wants to start doing his own gunsmithing. I would add only that the stock fitting the shooter as well as the type of stock for the guns intended use is very important. A stock that is correctly fitted to the shooter helps with recoil and sighting.