These shop-made helpers are easily made, often with materials on hand.
by Dick Maheu
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Workshop Aids On A Budget
January 25, 2016 — John M. Buol Jr.Glock Custom Barrels
January 20, 2016 — John M. Buol Jr.Fitting aftermarket barrels in popular service pistols.
by RK Campbell
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Scoping Henry Lever Action Rifles
January 15, 2016 — John M. Buol Jr.While breaking tradition, open sights were replaced by a scope on this legendary rifle.
by Norman E. Johnson
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Chiappa Rimfires
January 10, 2016 — John M. Buol Jr.Takedown and reassembly of two Chiappa .22s handguns.
by David W. Manney
The Chiappa Group is the parent company of Chiappa Firearms, Armi Sport, Kimar, ACP, and Costa metal surface treatment. Here’s maintenance details of two of their popular rimfire handguns.
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Detail Cleaning Shortcut
January 5, 2016 — John M. Buol Jr.An old gunsmith’s secret for detail cleaning any firearm quick.
by Chick Blood
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Shooter’s Bible Guide to Tactical Firearms
January 1, 2016 — John M. Buol Jr.Shooter’s Bible Guide to Tactical Firearms
Long range shooting enjoyed a tremendous boost during the Industrial Revolution when the means to mass produce consistently-made rifled firearms became reality. Previously limited to select specialists, rifles were commonly issued by the mid-1800s. The problem then became how to exploit this new ballistic potential. A similar issue arose by the mid-1900s when militaries wanted to create formalized programs for sniping. The solution to both was found in organized competitive shooting.
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