The Making of an AllTerra Bolt Action Receiver [VIDEO]
I love these kinds of videos. While my company makes a competing product, we’ve built a couple guns on AllTerra actions and they seem fantastic. Plus a cool video is a cool video, and “making…
Gunsmithing
Scopes for Beginners: How Do I Align My Scope With My Gun? Scope Leveling the Easy Way
While there are dozens of products available to help you mount your scope in perfect alignment with your rifle, there’s one that I’ve used for many years that’s cheap, simple, and extremely effective. This is…
SHOT Show: Real Avid’s New Master Gun Workstation With Smart Assist Accessory System
Real Avid seems to have thought about everything with their new Master Gun Workstation. It’s got everything you need to work on your gun, from basic cleaning to mounting an optic or customizing your…
ATF Issues New Open Letter ‘Clariflying’ Partially Complete (80%) Striker-Fired Semi-Auto Pistol Regulation
The boys and girls at F-Troop in D.C. have issued another edict from on high concerning 80% striker-fired semi-auto pistol frames. With another waive of the regulatory wand, all of those folks with Polymer80 and Lone…
Building The Pig Truth, a .458 SOCOM Hog Hunting Rifle
[ED: Yesterday Jeremy wrote about a recent hot hunt that included his Pig Truth .458 SOCOM AR, a rifle that was purpose-built to reduce the number of pesky piggies that ravage the beautiful Texas landscape….
Gear Review: Wheeler F.A.T. Wrench Torque Tool
When I was reviewing Primary Arms’ version of the Holosun 507c (with its much-improved reticle), I realized pretty quickly that I needed to step up my tool game a bit. I know that for parts…
Things That Don’t Suck: Wolff Gunsprings 22 lb. M&P 10mm Recoil Spring
Before I ordered my Smith & Wesson M&P in 10mm (TTAG review HERE), I did a lot of reading. I’ve had a number of guns over the years, but I’m not a collector and never…
The ‘Ghost Guns’ That Time Forgot
Reader James Kaleda writes . . . Gun rights deniers are increasingly up in arms about 3-D printing and the making of “ghost guns.” Many states, such as New York and New Jersey, have jumped…
Gear Review: 80 Percent Arms GST-9: MOD1 Pistol Frame and Jig
Last year, I had a good time building an 80 Percent Arms GST-9, not quite GLOCK 19 pistol. That was a fun gun to build, and it has run without a hiccup. Since then, I’ve…
Boulders & Bullets: A Wheeler Tools Adventure in Moab, UT [VIDEO]
Wheeler Tools is such a staple among home and professional gunsmiths that I’d wager three-quarters of the folks reading this article own something with the Wheeler logo on it. I know I’ve had all sorts…