Gun Show Find?
By Paul Smeltzer Proprietor Athens Gunsmith Service Gun shows are a great place to generate business and get your name out there. I generally bring […]
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Springfield 1903 “Tanker”
by Paul Smeltzer, Athens Gunsmith Service, Athens LA. Doing as much work as I do with vintage military weapons, particularly M1 Garands, I am familiar […]
Smoothing a Mossberg 500 Action
by Dana Delesoy GunsmithUSA Contributor Recently I performed an annual detail strip and clean on my Mossberg 500 shotgun. The gun was purchased four years […]
Reinstating a Remington Rand
by Dan Rogers GunsmithUSA Contributor I recently received a unique piece of history to work on, so naturally I had to make a write up […]
Refinishing Guns with DuraCoat
By John Siers Time was when a customer wanted a gun “refinished” a gunsmith had only a few choices – blue or parkerize for the […]
Making a Firing Pin for an Odd-Ball Shotgun
By John Siers This is probably going to be more of a “shop tip” than a “feature article” but it’s something that came up recently […]
10/22 “Super Tune”
by Dan Rogers GunsmithUSA Contributor I use the term “super tune” loosely. I am by no means suggesting I am an authority on 10/22 rifles, […]
Napa Wildfires–Lessons Learned
Well, we have survived what has probably been the worst set of wildfires in California history–over 214,000 acres burned along with over 5,700 houses and […]
Plinking for Pennies
A few years ago I bought a Colt M4 in .22LR. It was on sale at my local sports store, and I thought it would […]
An Historical Extract for Gunsmiths
The following is an extract from “The Convicted Gunsmiths of New South Wales–A definitive history 1788 – 1850” by R. C. Solomon Self-Published 1990. My […]