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Building a Heavy AR-15 Varmint Upper Part 2: Barrel Assembly

In the second part of this series, we examine how to build the barrel assembly on an AR-15

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Building a Heavy AR-15 Varmint Upper Part 1: Parts Selection

A customer of mine recently expressed interest in building a heavy varmint upper receiver

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How To Finish 80% AR-15 Lowers

An 80 percent receiver is simply one that is not finished enough to be considered a firearm by

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Rechambering a Savage 110 in 7.62x54R

A couple miles south of Keene, N.H., in North Swanzey is LPR Gunsmithing. It's owned and

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How to Install Apex Gator Grip Handguards

One of the easiest ways to enhance the accuracy of an AR-style rifle is free-floating the

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Confessions of a Tool Junkie: MGW Sight Movers

One of the most common gunsmith tasks is sight installation. Many iron sights are simply

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How to Convert a Scope Base to 8-40 Screws

Often, gun owners will not bring a firearm to a gunsmith or machinist until it has already been

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How to Install a Collapsible Stock on an Armalite AR-10

Years ago, I bought an Armalite AR-10 rifle. Admittedly, I'm not a huge fan of the Armalite or

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Squaring the AR Receiver Face

You've ordered a few tools from Brownells and you're assembling an AR from parts. It can be a

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Fitting the 1911 Barrel, Part 4: Headspace

When factory 1911 barrels are produced, the chamber is cut measuring from the rear edge of the

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Fitting The 1911 Barrel Part 3: The Link

In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we fitted the hood and lugs of a Kart barrel to our pistol.

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How to Fit a 1911 Barrel, Part 1: The Hood

The most critical component of a 1911 accuracy job is the barrel.

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