2017-01-17 15:23
March 30th, 1981; Seconds after the assassination attempt on President Reagan, Secret Service Agent Robert Wanko can be seen in the photo below holding an Uzi sub-machine gun, removed from a… Read More
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2017-01-13 14:27
A lot of people have written about the Colt snake revolvers, but most only cover one model and don't get into comparisons of all the "snake guns".Of course the most famous is the Colt Python… Read More
2017-01-09 13:28
I decided this month to do something different with this months gun porn. In the past I had one dedicated to the Ruger Vaquero we also did one on Pinto revolvers and this month I wanted to d… Read More
2017-01-06 15:44
This 6 1/2" barreled new model Single Six belongs to my neighbor. He asked me to work my magic on it. The gun had some pretty good holster wear and some pitting at the muzzle end (probably f… Read More
2017-01-02 16:31
See part one hereSince writing that original post I scored a box of the Speer practice ammo for $2 at the gun show.I also happened across a video (see below) which shows a guy using foam ear… Read More
2016-12-30 14:44
What a year we have had eh? While we lost some good people...... Nancy Reagan, Fred Thompson and Justice Scalia.We also had a landmark election that has given us a presumably pro-gun Congres… Read More
2016-12-26 16:14
I decided to assemble some of my favorite quotes and share them with my readers.This first one is taken from what I believe to be the single greatest political speech in American history. It… Read More
2016-12-23 14:34
I hope everyone out there has a safe and Merry Christmas! Read More
2016-12-19 14:05
This part 3 of this restoration, If you missed the previous installments see parts one and two to get up to speed.After getting the gun back together I still needed to find a butt pad.The or… Read More
2016-12-16 15:35
Because of a shortage of Anti-Aircraft guns in the Canadian forces, strange contraptions such as this tandem mount were developed. In this case they used two Bren Machine guns with 30-round… Read More
2016-12-12 13:20
This is part two of this refinishing project, in part one you will see the horrible finish that resulted from contaminated bluing salts.So I started over by applying a coating of naval jelly… Read More
2016-12-09 14:37
The Accu-Tek AT-380 was an American made, stainless steel pistol of the compact variety. Just another one of the guns made to fill the void left by the 1968 Gun Control Act, which outlawed t… Read More
2016-12-05 13:09
This is a restoration I did a couple of years ago, I hadn't gotten around to posting it yet. A member of our local gun forum saw my posts on my Remington model 58 project and contacted me ab… Read More
2016-12-02 16:24
Collectors of guns, bicycles and older folks who grew up before the 1970s will recognize the name J.C. Higgins.In 1908 Sears decided to use a brand name other than Sears, Roebuck and Company… Read More
2016-11-29 13:24
This featured gun is one of those pistols that would be categorized as a "Saturday Night Special" by the hoplophobes. A Saturday Night Special is an affordable gun, sometimes of dubious qua… Read More
2016-11-25 15:29
It's that time of year again folks.....You have heard of the Wine of the Month Club and the Jelly of the Month Club, why not a Tactical Item(s) of the Month Club?That is what the guys at Tac… Read More
2016-11-22 04:10
This is the 11th and final post on this build, if you missed the others, you can find them at the links belowPart 1: The PlanningPart 2: The Trigger AssemblyPart 3: The ReceiverPart 4: The B… Read More
2016-11-19 15:02
November 19th, the day we support the shooting industry by buying 100 rounds or more of ammunition. The idea was probably invented by an ammunition company, but it is in our best… Read More
2016-11-17 14:50
2016-11-14 12:57
This is the final part of the stock work, when we left off I had just finished installing the butt pad and were installing the cheek rest and the comb.Here is the cheek rest being glued into… Read More
2016-11-11 13:18
Happy Veteran's Day everyone! and too my Commonwealth allies.... Happy Remembrance Day! Don't forget to fly the flag and thank those who have served! When doing research for my Veteran'… Read More
2016-11-07 13:17
This Browning High-Power and attached silencer were found in the Leeds/Liverpool canal and tied to a murder.....this happened in the UK where both these items are illegal to own......read th… Read More
2016-11-03 14:47
In this installment I will cut out the butt stock and cheek rest, then begin with the contouring of the wood.I used the template I made and transferred it to the slab of poplar wood and… Read More
2016-10-31 01:49
On Halloweens past we showed you pictures of the Vampire Hunter Colt and other coffin gun cases (see it here). We followed up the next year with additional pictures of the Vampire Hunter Col… Read More
2016-10-28 02:21
Just in time for Halloween, we bring you some more Zombie guns....if you missed my other Zombie gun posts you can see them here, here and hereThe pictures above were found freely on the worl… Read More
2016-10-23 23:47
This is the second installment on the stock work for this project. See the first one here.Before cutting and attaching the butt stock I wanted to fit the rear tang and bed the receiver. I fo… Read More
2016-10-18 23:13
I picked up a couple of magazines for my Enfield the other day, the price was right ($10 each), but their condition is doesn't look so good.After some research I discovered that these are fo… Read More
2016-10-14 14:21
Walloon Lake, Michigan, summer 1904. Ernest Miller Hemingway (the famous author) at the age of 5, with his first gun, an air rifleThe very first Kalashnikov Rifle, the AK 46 prototypeJanuary… Read More
2016-10-11 03:12
The stock is by far the most ambitious part of this build, so I saved this for last. I intend to modify a factory beech wood stock using pieces of poplar to create a custom target thumb… Read More
2016-10-07 16:15
Another weird and rare gun....the Swedish Nagant model of 1887:Leon and Emile Nagant were brothers of Russian decent that developed several gun designs throughout their life. One of those wa… Read More
2016-10-03 12:11
My Brother bought this Remington 512 Sportmaster a while back for a very low price. The reason the price was so low was that the gun would not cycle. It simply would not pick up any ammo fro… Read More
2016-09-30 14:41
Happy Friday everyone!This is a short post, but since I was breaking this build up into the different parts, I figured the barrel needed its own post.I am sure many who are reading this are… Read More
2016-09-27 14:07
Another Rifle build by a local forum member. Tom (who goes by the screen name (cruffler) built this beautiful Mauser sporter a few years back when he lived in Hawaii.He started with a bare 1… Read More
2016-09-24 13:55
Some of the pictures above were found freely on the world wide web and are used under the guidelines of Fair Use, per Title 17 of the U.S. Code. Where possible the source has been credited… Read More
2016-09-21 23:27
I bought this generic rimfire scope (nearly identical to my Tasco scope I installed on my Savage Model 93 Varmint Sniper Project).It has a lighted recticle that lights up in red or green, a… Read More
2016-09-18 18:09
This is my 300th blog post, hard to believe that we have published 300 different posts in the last 3+ years. Anyway as long as people continue to enjoy reading it and I enjoy publishing them… Read More
2016-09-15 22:58
We started this back in March when I dedicated all my posts to the Ruger 10/22 and rather than inundate my posts with further 10/22 stuff, I spread out the reviews of the magazines.Now that… Read More
2016-09-07 13:29
Introduced in 1957, the Model 25 was the 45 caliber N frame revolver from Smith & Wesson, but the history of this gun goes back another 50 years.It was in 1907 that S&W introduced a… Read More
2016-09-02 12:44
You wouldn't think that there would be much you could do to improve the bolt on a 10/22, but there are a few things. Here is a list of the mods we intend to accomplish: Polish all side… Read More
2016-08-31 00:43
At the time of this writing we are in-between buying scares.....The next one (this is an election year, in case you forgot) has not yet started, so I purchased a few of these AR contract mag… Read More
2016-08-26 12:49
This months gun porn is all about one of my favorite guns: The Ruger Vaquero. If you have a Vaquero and are looking for ways to customize it, see my post on that hereWe'll start with so… Read More
2016-08-22 22:52
Part 3 of this build, we are now working on the receiver. If you remember, I purchased a new Charger receiver on Gun Broker. It has the standard satin black powder coat finish. We will strip… Read More
2016-08-17 12:20
I remember when I first saw the BX-25x2.....I was excited and a little deflated at the same time as I had just installed a set of clamps to mount my two BX-25s "Jungle Style":Ruger must have… Read More
2016-08-13 14:35
This month's guest post is by a long time forum member, he goes by the screen name: Old11bravo. This Belgium made Browning Hi-Power was presumably a military side arm in Israel before it was… Read More
2016-08-09 14:00
"Shabby Chic" is all the rage these days and people are getting into recycling, up-cycling and re-purposing anything and everything. I did a post a while back about the different uses f… Read More
2016-08-05 13:19
Like all my 10/22s I had planned on giving this gun a full on trigger and action tuning, by polishing the parts and installing a reduced power trigger spring.We will also install a KIDD auto… Read More
2016-08-01 12:23
Foreword by Ed Buffaloe:Suicide Specials The term “suicide special” was coined by Duncan McConnell in an article in the American Rifleman of February 1948. I… Read More
2016-07-29 13:47
If you like guns and I know you do, you have probably been watching the TV show archer.If you haven't seen the show .....do yourself a favor: get a case of Glengoolie Blue, order ten pizzas… Read More
2016-07-25 12:26
This is another one of the 10/22 projects introduced in March.Like some of the others this one was inspired by Hipshot from the Rimfire Central Forum The object of this build is to create, t… Read More
2016-07-21 12:15
Your gun porn for July, enjoy! Some of the pictures above were found freely on the world wide web and are used under the guidelines of Fair Use, per Title 17 of the U.S. Code. Where… Read More
2016-07-17 13:33
A friend asked me to restore this J.C. Higgins model 41 single shot rifle for his Father. His Dad had owned the rifle since childhood.J.C. Higgins was the name brand used by Sears for the sp… Read More
2016-07-13 13:17
This months featured gun is the Winchester model 74, it's another one of those models that you rarely hear about or see.A couple of years ago I was brought a bunch of long guns (4 rifles and… Read More
2016-07-10 15:01
This month's guest post is by another member of my local gun forum (he goes by the name cruffler). He built a retro/classic AR. Many older folks might find it interesting that the AR-15 has… Read More
2016-07-07 12:36
I bought this magazine with the intent of dying it pink for my daughters 10/22. I have been researching methods on dying the polycarbonate material, but have yet to have success.Some may thi… Read More
2016-07-03 17:59
A short post today, this is about making an newer gun look old. I have always liked the look of mother of pearl grips on a stainless or nickel plated revolver.....despite what General Patton… Read More
2016-06-29 12:36
A few years back I made a post about guns that were designed and/or painted using a theme....(see it here) the trend has not lost its steam and after updating the original post a few times I… Read More
2016-06-25 14:24
On this day 140 years ago (June 25th, 1876) while camped at a place called Greasy Grass along the Little Bighorn River, A Native American village was attacked by the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalr… Read More
2016-06-20 20:05
If you missed part one of this build, see it hereIn our last installment we built the pistol grip and cut the stock to make room for it. I attached the grip by drilling a hole just in t… Read More
2016-06-15 12:30
remember to click on the pictures for the higher res versionSome of the pictures above were found freely on the world wide web and are used under the guidelines of Fair Use, per Title 17 of… Read More
2016-06-13 23:24
In case you are not familiar with the term Hoplophobia, let me explain:The term was coined by retired Marine Colonel Jeff Cooper (who was among other things a gun writer). The word foll… Read More
2016-06-10 14:53
I came across the HC3R magazine by accident. I had traded a trailer for a 10/22 and the guy needed a set of temp lights (the ones with the magnets on them) so I traded my $10 set of Harbor F… Read More
2016-06-06 12:31
This is just another story of a unique gun I have run across, here is one picture (there are more below).To tell the story of this Spanish made, Smith & Wesson cloned, revolver, we need… Read More
2016-06-02 12:21
A short post today..... After I blued my friend's Enfield No.1 Mk3 I realized that I had forgot to blue the magazine. These magazines were brazed welded together with brass, so they cannot g… Read More
2016-05-29 22:48
These pictures were found freely on the world wide web and are used under the guidelines of Fair Use, per Title 17 of the U.S. Code.If you own the copyright to any of these images and wish… Read More
2016-05-25 12:54
I found a stainless steel, Chinese made Bayonet at a swap meet, it was missing the handle, but otherwise looked GTG.I paid $3 for it and figured I could make a set of handles from wood. Then… Read More
2016-05-20 14:46
The story of one of the most prolific gun makers in American history begins, ironically enough, in Washington D.C..Leftist lawmakers, anxious to use the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr… Read More
2016-05-16 13:41
One of my local forum members (he goes by the name: thefuryoffire) documented his newly learned process for making 7.62 x 25mm Tokarev brass from used .223 Remington brass. I found it i… Read More
2016-05-13 14:30
The Buckeye is the state tree of Ohio (the Aesculus glabra)...Ohio is known as the "Buckeye State"....it also the name of the Ohio State University sports teams. The mascot of the… Read More
2016-05-10 00:57
Another 10/22 stock project. I decided to make this one a target stock for a girly rifle. This is just one of many projects that I will be trying out, using factory Ruger 10/22 stocks a… Read More
2016-05-06 15:02
America's history is full of success stories. These stories prove time and again that this country truly is the land of opportunity.We based our country on the very idea that you should be a… Read More
2016-05-02 12:32
I had purchased this magazine a few years ago, shortly before Ruger introduced the BX25. I purchased a posy of the BX25s and as a result this magazine sat in the safe, going unused.Tactical… Read More
2016-04-28 13:30
The pictures above were found freely on the world wide web and are used under the guidelines of Fair Use, per Title 17 of the U.S. Code. Where possible the source has been credited.If you… Read More
2016-04-24 22:15
I broke this build into two parts because is was so picture laden.If you missed part one, you can see it here.Next step is to make and install the handle. I have selected to use a piece of w… Read More
2016-04-21 14:26
When I first heard about the High Tower Armory RM25 magazine...I thought "another magazine maker, late to the party", but after watching the video I was intrigued...intrigued enough to order… Read More
2016-04-17 13:55
Part 3 of this build, click here for Part 1 & Part 2 I had been asked if I intended to "antique" the metal to make the gun appear to be 100+ years old. I covered this on a previous… Read More
2016-04-14 12:28
It's that time of year again.....and this is your friendly reminder to buy a gun with your tax refund....I'm sure many of you have already done this...Many local gun stores run specials duri… Read More
2016-04-10 14:21
Occasionally here on my blog I document the works of other amateur gunsmiths. It helps fill the gaps between my own projects, in addition it acts as inspiration for myself and others.Followe… Read More
2016-04-07 15:45
The Beretta 21A "Bobcat" is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Beretta in Italy and built in Beretta's Accokeek, Maryland factory (now made in Gallatin, TN).Production began in 1984, but th… Read More
2016-04-03 14:02
Now that we have assembled our parts (see part one here), it is time to start modifying the stockThis is what we are starting with, a new 10/22 wood stock, which is either birch or maple.&nb&hell…Read More
2016-03-31 21:33
I'll round out this months 10/22 posts with a listing of the screws and pins used on the 10/22...in the event one of them grows legs and disappears under the work bench.For reference here… Read More
2016-03-28 12:39
This trick has been around for a few years so I decided to give it a go. The process involves using Rit fabric dye and hot water to color the clear Ruger BX1 magazines.Some have recentl… Read More
2016-03-25 15:17
Let's get to the gun porn....This first one is from Ruger...this is the 5 millionth 10/22 built. Ruger had the receiver and butt plate nickel plated and had the gun engraved. A custom… Read More
2016-03-22 19:01
If you follow my blog you may remember my posts about the rise in popularity of pink guns (see them here, here and here).There was also a post regarding a pink 10/22 that I built for my daug… Read More
2016-03-19 14:43
The Ruger 10/22 is about as reliable a semi-auto rimfire rifle as there has ever been.The factory supplied 10 round rotary magazines have always proven dependable. When the first high c… Read More
2016-03-15 14:20
Firearms, like clothes, cars and houses have styles that come and go. Many times you can look at a firearm and be able to tell when it was produced (or at least designed) just by the styl… Read More
2016-03-12 21:12
There are at least a million different ways to set up your 10/22. We'll look at just a few of the more interesting components.We'll start off with a couple of simple ones, this is a new desi… Read More
2016-03-09 13:23
Continuing with our 10/22 theme this month...we bring you some 10/22 tribute guns. A tribute gun is one that has been disguised to look like a different gun. Underneath the facade is a basic… Read More
2016-03-08 17:25
As part of our month long dedication to the 10/22 rifle, I put together some cheap tricks for modifying your 10/22 rifle without spending beaucoup quatloos.This first one is one of thos… Read More
2016-03-07 03:42
It has been called the "Jeep Wrangler of the gun world", "the Barbie Doll for men", " The Little Carbine that Could". Bill Ruger described it as "avoiding all the usual banalities", me… Read More
2016-03-04 15:52
Since this is the month of the 10/22 I decided to start a few 10/22 specific projects this month.After seeing the projects completed by Hipshot on the Rimfire Central Forum (see his projects… Read More
2016-02-28 00:27
Winter time is movie watching season (at least where I come from), so I thought I would put together a list of movies that I believe any gun nut would love. These are just my suggestion… Read More
2016-02-19 15:19
This is the 3rd and final installment of this build, see parts One and TwoI removed the metal parts from the old stock, here you can see the difference between the scant & straight stock… Read More
2016-02-15 15:20
Time for some gun porn....remember to click on the pictures for the high resolution versions.The pictures above were found freely on the world wide web and are used under the guidelines of… Read More
2016-02-12 17:28
Due to some unfortunate accident, the original post was deleted, I have reprinted here. This post is not about factories that produce "Ghost Guns", but rather a story of "ghost factori… Read More
2016-02-11 16:30
Here is a list of easy and low budget gun modifications and repairs that just about anyone can perform with minimal tools or expertise.1. Making a shotgun bead from a brass screwI stole this… Read More
2016-02-07 22:15
Every once in awhile you come across something that is unique and unexpected. The Remington model 16 rifle is one of those. For starters the gun used a cartridge unique to this model. T… Read More
2016-02-03 21:51
See part one of this build hereWhen restoring a military rifle back to original configuration you need to make a decision. Do you want it to look as it was issued or as it was returned after… Read More
2016-01-31 05:44
Sometimes repairs do not involve the guns themselves, but their accessories.I had this nice old canvas gun case. The material is similar to the stuff Cahartt makes their pants and jackets fr… Read More
2016-01-26 03:51
An alternate title for this post could've been "Guns that have Witnessed History"..... Similar to my post last year regarding History's Most Notorious Guns. When discussing a gun with… Read More
2016-01-22 00:24
From time to time I display the works of other gunsmiths and gun owners here on my blog. Today I bring you the work of a fellow patriot and forum member who goes by the name of "Ordnanc… Read More
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