Category Archives: In the Shop
Glock 19 Frame Mods
This past weekend I attended an American Small Arms Academy 2 Day Intermediate Handgun Course hosted, of course, by Chuck Taylor. As will be no surprise to any one who knows me, I used a Glock 19 exclusively for this … Continue reading
Savage SBS
I bought a wood forearm for the Savage SBS. The Ramline piece, while functional, is ugly. This part is from Numrich Gun Parts, and is described as a “shock absorbing forearm”. What it looks like to me is some one … Continue reading
Whippet Good
Ever find your shotgun is too long? 30″ barrel, is this a .338 Snipe-Tac? Nope, just a 12 gauge. Ridiculous. Let’s take a bit of that excess off. About 17″ should fix it. Time for a hack saw… Oops, maybe … Continue reading
Blast from the Past; My Glock 22 Open Gun
In December of 2004, I bought a police trade in Glock 22 to turn it into a USPSA Open Division pistol. I intended to lighten the slide, port the barrel, and mill a pocket to mount a Docter Optic Sight … Continue reading
Threaded Ruger 22s
Here are a pair of Ruger .22 Autos, a stainless MkII and a blued MkIII, both of which were 5&1/2″ bull barrels. I cut both barrels to 4″ and then threaded them with the standard .22 rimfire thread shank of … Continue reading
Smith & Wesson Model 64 PPC Style Build
One of J&G’s many used S&W 64s, which has been rebuilt to customer spec as a PPC revolver.
Baby Sako action, .300 Blackout Rifle
.300 Blackout Rifle build list includes: Sako L461 action Pac-Nor 5T 1/8″ stainless barrel blank, finished at 16.15″ McMillan A2 stock Tuned Timeny trigger Custom piccatiny rail vent rib, for night vision YHM Stainless Q.D. Phantom 7.62 suppressor Overall length … Continue reading
Saiga-12 US Conversions
In the market of ready made US converted Saiga-12s it is difficult to judge the quality of one conversion against another. There are features common to all conversions. The installation of AK-47 style butt stock and pistol grip, along with the … Continue reading
Remington 700, Chambering
Here is the final stage of barrel fitting, chambering. This barrel has previously been threaded and breach cut to fit a Remington 700 Titanium, as can be seen here. This barrel will be chambered in .270 Weatherby. These are the … Continue reading
Remington 700, Barrel Threading
To fit a barrel blank to a rifle receiver you need a lathe. The lathe I use is an Atlas/Clausing Model 5914. The barrel I am threading here is a Christensen Arms carbon fiber wrapped blank, .270 caliber with a … Continue reading
