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  • Something you need

    Now here is something that you need for your shop or gun room……and its for a good cause.. This is the 2012 custom gun calendar….  featuring the work of ACGG members The good people ... Continue &rarr

  • A little bit about Color Case Hardnening

    Here is a skirting package for Color case hardening a Jerry Fisher 1 screw grip cap. The purpose of the skirting is to help hold the color producing charcoal against the parts during the quench proce... Continue &rarr

  • The ACGG Exhibition

    The annual ACGG exhibition is January 20-21-22 , 2012 at the Nugget hotel-casino in Sparks Nevada. If you like fine guns this is a good place be be. Great guns by great gunmakers to look at and the ... Continue &rarr

  • Test Firing

    Test firing any gun being worked on is a given; otherwise how will you know it works ? Or is accurate? Actually during the building of a custom rifle it will go through several series of range sessio... Continue &rarr

  • Ebony capped cross bolts

    This photo shows drilling the through hole for a set of magnum cross bolts. The next step is to mill the seat for the cross bolt heads. Some clients like to have the heads seated a bit deeper and c... Continue &rarr

  • Work bench

    I thought some of you might like to see the work bench lay-out. Here is a ‘birds eye view’. On the left is the stockmaking bench, with a stockmakers vise. The center bench is for assembly... Continue &rarr

  • Stropping Tip

    Here is a little shop tip regarding keeping you chisels sharp. I know you already have a strop board, which is of course a piece of good smooth leather mounted on a flat board and charged with some j... Continue &rarr

  • A stockmaking tip

    One of the most useful tools for me during the final stages of stock shaping is the very simple scraper ; these are sometimes also called a ‘card’ scraper. These can be purchased through a... Continue &rarr

  • A rare treat

    Here is a recent project being worked on. The rifle is a Winchester M-1873 in caliber .32-20. This is a deluxe version with extra fancy checkered wood, a half octagon, half round barrel and a half len... Continue &rarr