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Top 10 Tools for Centerfire Rifle Disassembly

You don't have to be a professional gunsmith to own a basic set of tools for rifle disassembly. These top 10 gunsmithing tools should be in your gun room.

AR-15 Disassembly: Getting It Apart

Learn AR-15 disassembly - how to field-strip and completely disassemble your AR and get it all back together again - for routine and advanced cleaning, maintenance and repair.

Classic Guns: Collecting Custom Rifles

Tom Turpin's new book, Custom Rifles: Mastery of Wood and Metal will be hitting the bookstores this month.  It's a handsome hardcover and heavy...

Explained: The Three Types of Custom Rifle Barrels

Learn about the three kinds of barrel rifling in this article about custom rifle barrels.

NSSF Offers Free Gun Safety DVDs

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is offering schools the opportunity to receive--free of charge--educational videos about firearm safety and wildlife conservation. The firearm safety...

Colt LE901-16S: From 5.56 to 7.62 in 30 Seconds

How-To Hand Stipple to Get a Grip On Plastic Guns

How to hand stipple the stocks of your polymer-framed pistol for a better grip.

Keep Your Bolt Running Right

When was the last time you paid any attention to the bolt on your bolt-action rifle? New tools now make routine maintenance much simpler.

Building a National Match AR

The author builds a National Match AR from parts to be used in CMP competition.

Former Prison Guard finds Happiness, Success and Profit Gunsmithing

Jan-Steven Merson had a job that paid the bills, but his passion for firearms spurred him to make a career change. These courses by AGI helped him accomplish his goal.

Video: Set Up Your Scope for Success

The National Shooting Sports Foundation's (NSSF) Ryan Cleckner shows you how to properly set up your rifle and scope combination so that it naturally aligns with your eye.

Colt Woodsman Sport (First Issue)

Clean and maintain your Colt Woodsman Sport (First Issue). This Automatic Pistols Assembly/Disassembly download makes it simple, thanks to author J.B. Wood's expertise, step-by-step instructions and crisp photography.

Gunsmithing: Can You Improve the M-1 Carbine?

While the M-1 Carbine has been denigrated for lack of stopping power and inaccuracy, it has a lot going for it and, yes, it can even be improved.

ATF ‘Project Gunwalker’ Now ‘an international incident’

“FLASH! The government of Mexico has formally asked the United States for details of the ATF operation ‘Fast and Furious’!” Mike Vanderboegh reported yesterday morning on the Sipsey Street Irregulars blog.

McGowen Barrel Making: An Inside Look

An inside look at the history and manufacturing process of barrel making at McGowen Barrel.

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