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Building a National Match AR

Building a National Match AR

The author builds an AR from parts to be used in CMP competition.

The stock and rail are installed and the wood is showing off its grain a bit. (Below) An image from the rear quarter shows the whole assembly, rail, stock, and dot

Gunsmithing: Can You Improve the M-1 Carbine?

There are two schools of thought on the M-1 Carbine. Neither involves lots of work on the gun. While the Carbine been denigrated for lack of stopping power, inaccuracy, and an anthropomorphic lack of small round things, it has a lot going for it and, yes, it can even be improved.

Gunsmithing: Little Tools Are the Basis of the Shop

Gunsmithing: Little Tools Are the Basis of the Shop

Muramatsu reviews the small tools a gunsmith needs in part 1 of the series.

Build an AR from Scratch – Part IV

Build an AR from Scratch – Part IV

The two AR-15 gunsmithing project is finally complete! The finished rifles – one a budget model, the other a hunting model, look great.

Build an AR from Scratch – Part III

Build an AR from Scratch – Part III

Part III in a series where Muramatsu builds two AR15s: A budget and a hunting model.

Build an AR from Scratch – Part II

Build an AR from Scratch – Part II

A tale of two ARs. One economy model, one deluxe model. One for home defense and plinking, one for Bambi extermination. One .223 Rem. One 6.5mm Grendel. Both on receivers from the same source. The goal? To see the contrast that can be accomplished based solely upon one’s imagination, starting from the same building blocks.

Build an AR from Scratch – Part I

Build an AR from Scratch – Part I

Building on the AR craze, gunsmith Kevin Muramatsu builds two AR-style rifles, each quite different.

What Shall I Do With That Old Mauser? Part 2

With a little imagination and a lot of skill, you can create a .45 ACP Mauser rifle. It doesn’t matter why. This project is just plain fun.

What Shall I Do With That Old Mauser? Part 1

Muramatsu converts a Mauser to .45 ACP in this two-part series.

Gunsmithing: Install a Better AR-15 Trigger – Part 2

Gunsmithing: Install a Better AR-15 Trigger – Part 2

Part 2 of how-to install a new trigger in the AR-15 and how it can make a world of difference.