A butchered pawn shop “Half Fitz” snubnose needed a new lease on life. Here’s how I converted it to a snake gun and landed a more profitable sale.
by RK Campbell
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Re-Purposing Butchered Guns
April 25, 2019 — John M. Buol Jr.Converting Muzzleloading Rifles
September 25, 2018 — John M. Buol Jr.Converting most flintlock rifles to percussion or a rifle that has been converted back to flintlock is usually an easy job.
by Paul Mazan
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Winchester 1912 Restoration
August 20, 2018 — John M. Buol Jr.A project repairing and cold bluing a Winchester Model 1912.
by Paul Mazan
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Adjustable M1 Garand Gas Port
June 20, 2018 — John M. Buol Jr.Creating an adjustable gas port for the M1 Garand to increase reliability when firing blanks.
by Charlie Briggs
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The “Untouched” Martini-Henry, Part Two
April 4, 2018 — John M. Buol Jr.A cautionary tale of restoring a classic single-shot battle rifle. Here’s how I restored the metalwork.
by Paul Mazan
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The “Untouched” Martini-Henry, Part One
March 16, 2018 — John M. Buol Jr.A cautionary tale of restoring a classic single-shot battle rifle. Here’s how I restored the stockwork and wood.
by Paul Mazan
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9mm Flobert Shotgun
November 10, 2017 — John M. Buol Jr.Old guns with eroded chambers may be repaired to shoot again. Here’s how I brought an old Flobert shotgun back.
by Sergey Lyalko
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