When I left the Marines in the mid-90s I got a job working the gun counter at a small sporting goods store. We only stocked one AR-15 rifle at a time. Back then, it would […]
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 […]
Blueprinting, or truing a rifle action ensures the receiver face, threads, lugs, bolt lugs and bolt face are square to the center line of the receiver. As part of the blueprinting process for bolt action rifles, the bolt […]
Building a precision rifle on a custom action can offer a number of advantages. In addition to custom features such as heavier tangs, specialized extractors, one piece bolts and upgraded bolt stops, there can be a significant labor savings. Starting with […]
Building a Custom Remington 700 .308 Tactical Rifle Who doesn’t love a heavy barrel .308? Our receiver for this project is a Remington 700 short action that had been coated by Fail-Zero with their EXO […]
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 […]
1911 Front sight installation We decided to upgrade the sights on our Colt Series 80 Officer’s ACP. In addition to adding a Heine Ledge rear sight, we needed to replace the factory front sight with […]
1911 Rear sight installation (Novak style cut) Aftermarket sights are a common upgrade on 1911 pistols. We decided to install Heine Ledge sights on our Series 80 Stainless Officer’s ACP. The rear sight we ordered […]
Custom Remington 700 Build: Our twist on a light tactical rifle Custom Remington 700 Build: We were looking to build a compact 20″ 308 capable of sustained sub-minute of an angle performance. This is an […]
Chambering a rifle barrel. In this article, we thread and chamber a barrel blank to install on the action we previously blueprinted. We will reference an action worksheet developed by Brownells, which is available for download here. Note: I […]
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