Another Pardini Barrel
There were numerous attempts to make a .32 S&W Long round accurate at 50 yards. At 25 yards it delivers exceptional accuracy, which is why it is used in the International centerfire competitions. Which is why Pardini still makes their HP model. But can it shoot at 50 yards and still deliver good results? The […]
Deep Purple
All builds start as a pile of unfinished oversized parts which need to be fitted together, and this one was not an exception. Except it actually started as a small piece of copper Damascus steel. Which was machined to a trigger blade, sanded, polished and fire blued. But the trigger has to be installed on […]
Anodize This
I decided to put a red dot back on my Pardini, and I really like the Sig Romeo 5, it’s small and lightweight and would work really well for this application. Unfortunately I couldn’t find any base for it that would fit the Pardini dovetail. If only I had a mill and a piece of […]
The One That Flew South
Even with this flyer at six o’clock I think it’s a shooter!
How I spent my Christmas
I was pretty busy at work lately, and naturally, several different projects were piling up in my garage shop, so on my first day off I was up at 6am and ready to make some chips! First was this bad boy. I’ve been working on it for the past couple of months and finally had […]
Per Qualche Dollaro In Più
For a fistful of dollars I purchased this 1876 receiver. The serial number on it indicates the second year of production, 1878, so it’s an early second model. For a few dollars more I’m going to get the factory letter from Winchester and the rest of the parts and rebuild it completely. Once it’s done, […]
Will This Cutter Fly?
A customer recently reached out to me and asked if I can machine slides for the RMR plate mount. I said, of course, I can, but then I paused for a second. The RMR footprint is really simple, except it has the 3″ radius at the front. That’s right, 3″ radius, not diameter! So how […]
Al Concerto di Tromboni, Part I
The Browning Trombone was a pump-action rifle made by FN Herstal for more than 50 years. It is somewhat rare now and is considered a collector piece and sold for top dollar. This one, however, was relatively inexpensive, because it came in pieces, the parts numbers are not matching, and the receiver is in relatively […]
Y Ddraig Goch – The Welsh Dragon
A Dragon build in Welsh colors. Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of theme guns and bright color schemes, but this is what the customer wanted, so after completing the build I got some cerakote and sprayed the gun with this bright red color. After the paint has cured, I engraved my logo and a […]
A Dance With Dragons Part II
Here’s the part II of my dance with the Dragon. I built a second prototype and continued my testing. As you can see, there’s one important change in the design, it now has two gas ports instead of four – more on that later. My first test was with my standard 200gr Brazos bullet over […]