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Fussing With A Fitz

Sometimes you just have to get out of your comfort zone. I work on a lot of 1911’s every year. So when I got a call from Mark Mason of Downers Grove,...
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Must-Haves For...

Every craftsman has his “go-to” piece of equipment or tool. That bit of “necessary” on the bench or in the toolbox, never loaned to or touched by...
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Home-Made Mortars

The Internet revolutionized the way people in developed countries live their lives. Where previously clever jokes, eccentric fetishes, and quirky hobbies...
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When You’re Hot

Ever wondered how gunmakers and gunsmiths get that beautiful, mottled coloring you’ve seen on shotgun receivers and gun parts? Want to learn the ins and...
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Home Build A...

How about we build a semi-auto, old school, dual aperture flip sight, pencil barrel, carry handle, Vietnam issue M16A1 look-alike that’s discretely...
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Basic Gunsmithing:

Maybe you’ve bought a nice used gun and are trying hard to ignore the elephant in the room — a squished and otherwise bunged-up screw head. When I was...
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From the Bench:...

Once the word gets out you can “fix guns sometimes,” people start to come out of the woodwork. I don’t mind helping out when I can, but the fact I...
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The 9mm 1911

It’s been easy for me to look at some trends in the world of handguns and decide which were just flashes in the pan, and which were going to last.
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An Oops... And A...

Not very long ago I stumbled onto a sort of “fixer” S&W Third Model Hand Ejector in .32-20. The nickel is worn, but once I cleaned her up some, tuned...
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What’s A...

Blowback semi autos work fine with cartridges of moderate power such as .22 LR and the .25, .32 and .380 ACP. For use with more powerful cartridges,...
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Polishing And Prep

Recently, we listed sources for refinishing your firearms projects. Bluing, plating, and other finish providers were listed, and their services described.
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Basic...

It seems we struck a chord when we published that Insider on how to fix buggered-up screws (Insider, May/June 2017) and you guys reached out to me wanting...
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Home Gunsmithing...

It will happen eventually. You selected your handgun after a lot of research and study. You compared various models at the gun store, maybe even went to the...
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A Safety Solution

Some of the best ideas for discussion come from you guys. Recently, we received a good question about 1911 safeties: “Why does the 1911’s safety lock...
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Little "J"ems

One of the nicest perks of my new gig here is that the boss and I get to spend a little time talking about guns and gunsmithing. We pick each other’s...
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Silk Pursing A...

There are lots of what I call “targeted consumer guns” in today’s market. These are firearms and related items targeted to specific groups of shooters.
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Black Magic

We gun-guys are very fortunate these days to have many choices for metal finishing. We have bluing, which can be broken down into hot caustic blue, charcoal...
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This DIY GUNS Special Edition is for all gun enthusiasts who want to tackle
taking care of their own guns but thought it was beyond their reach.

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