One of my favorite rifles is the M1A (M-14) platform. I wasn’t issued one in the Marine Corps — we only had the M-16A2, not even the...

The .30 Remington cartridge was developed in 1906. It was Remington’s rimless answer to the Winchester .30-30. It was available...

I won’t go into detail about this rifle, except to say that there’s quite a few of them on the surplus market today. Most of them are in...

There’s all sorts of newer gee whiz gun oils on the market these days. To me, one is about as good as another, based on my usage...

Modern guns are pretty awesome. What’s not to like ? With modern smokeless powders and non corrosive primers, you can shoot your favorite...

I like to turkey hunt with my old Colt 10 gauge double. It ’s the perfect thing for Fall gobblers in Maine. But it’s truly difficult to...

Cast lead bullets are a cheaper way of shooting. You get the satisfaction of controlling every aspect of making your own ammo. However,...

In today’s world of “plastic fantastic” cookie cutter guns, it’s no secret that I like older antique firearms. There’s nothing wrong with...

I had a nice piece of curly maple I carved into a gun stock. I knew it would be full of tiger striping, and I wanted a finish that would...

The way I make my patterns is to trace around the lower profile of the gun I’m making the holster for. Then I can lay the outlines around...

I start off with stiff paper and design the holster. I can wrap this around the gun itself to see how it will fit, and I can make changes...

A customer had an unusual request. He had seen a picture of the Lichtenberg burning process and wanted to see if it could be replicated...

In this short video, I’m demonstrating the Lichtenberg burning process on a piece of broken gun stock for practice. By wiring a...

I start off with a piece of round bar stock that I keep on hand. Square bar stock is fine too. Doesn't matter because I'm practically a...

The Dutch had .69 caliber rifle muskets hanging around their armories since 1848. By 1867, they were doing what the rest of Europe was...

Although I didn’t have anyone to operate the camera when I cast my first gun part, I did have someone handy to film the first test run of...

In an earlier blog series, I outlined how I built a foundry furnace and cast a replacement hammer for a broken antique shotgun. This is...

Unfortunately for this part of casting I was alone. I didn’t have anyone present to operate the camera while I was pouring the part. But...

This may seem to be an oversimplification, but I built a small wooden cart to roll around the furnace outside where I’d be casting my gun...

This is NOT a a step by step tutorial for building your blower, but to show you how I did it and what worked for me. I started off with...