Gun Digest » Gunsmithing Articles http://www.gundigest.com Expert advice from the world's leading authorities on gun values, gun prices, gun history, gunsmithing, shooting and tactical gear Fri, 17 May 2013 19:48:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Tips to Re-Assemble Your Springfield M1Ahttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/tips-to-assemble-springfield-m1a http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/tips-to-assemble-springfield-m1a#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:36:30 +0000 Corrina Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=192815 When it comes time to reassemble your Springfield M1A after cleaning or repair, it will be critical to remember these important points.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/tips-to-assemble-springfield-m1a/feed 0 Editor’s Pick: Gun Digest Book of Shotgun Assembly/Disassemblyhttp://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editors-pick-gun-digest-book-of-shotgun-assemblydisassembly http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editors-pick-gun-digest-book-of-shotgun-assemblydisassembly#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:43:40 +0000 Jennifer L.S. Pearsall http://www.gundigest.com/?p=178771 Stripping your shotgun down for cleaning and maintenance can be a hassle if you’re not an expert gunsmith. Enter Kevin Miramatsu’s newest book, Gun Digest Book of Shotgun Assembly/Disassembly.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editors-pick-gun-digest-book-of-shotgun-assemblydisassembly/feed 1 Gunsmithing Tips to Re-assemble Your Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/gunsmithing-tips-smith-wesson-bodyguard-380 http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/gunsmithing-tips-smith-wesson-bodyguard-380#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:54:24 +0000 Corrina Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=176281 While the Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380 is easily disassembled for gun repair or cleaning, these tips from gunsmith Kevin Muramatsu will help make reassembly even easier.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/gunsmithing-tips-smith-wesson-bodyguard-380/feed 0 Giveaway: Win the New “Shotguns Assembly/Disassembly”http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/giveaway-tips-for-shotgun-cleaning-gu-disassembly http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/giveaway-tips-for-shotgun-cleaning-gu-disassembly#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:54:09 +0000 Corrina Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=175401 Gun repair, maintenance and shotgun cleaning just got easier, with our newest book release, "Gun Digest Book of Shotguns Assembly/Disassembly 3rd Edition." This week, we’re giving away a copy of this must-have gun book to one lucky winner.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/giveaway-tips-for-shotgun-cleaning-gu-disassembly/feed 104 Video: Customize a Gun With a New Barrelhttp://www.gundigest.com/gunsmithing-articles/video-customize-a-gun-with-a-new-barrel http://www.gundigest.com/gunsmithing-articles/video-customize-a-gun-with-a-new-barrel#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:56:09 +0000 Dave Morelli http://www.gundigest.com/?p=172671 In this video, Dave Morelli shows it doesn't have to be hard to customize a gun. He swaps in a new barrel to breathe life into an old rifle.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gunsmithing-articles/video-customize-a-gun-with-a-new-barrel/feed 1 That Pesky Spring: Two Tricks to Reassemble Your 1911http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/that-pesky-spring-two-tricks-to-reassemble-your-1911 http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/that-pesky-spring-two-tricks-to-reassemble-your-1911#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:11:42 +0000 Corrina Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=165841 After cleaning or maintenance, most pistols can be reassembled simply by reversing the order of disassembly. And some can’t. Check out these tips for reassembling your 1911 pistol.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/that-pesky-spring-two-tricks-to-reassemble-your-1911/feed 6 The AR-15: Getting Things Aparthttp://www.gundigest.com/article/the-ar-15-getting-things-apart http://www.gundigest.com/article/the-ar-15-getting-things-apart#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:39:31 +0000 Patrick Sweeney http://www.gundigest.com/?p=139151 Learn how to field-strip and completely disassemble your AR-15 – and get it all back together again - for routine and advanced cleaning, maintenance and repair.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/article/the-ar-15-getting-things-apart/feed 0 Diagrams Answer 4 Burning Questions for DIY Gunsmiths (& Did You Win the Book?)http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/diagrams-answer-top-questions-for-diy-gunsmiths http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/diagrams-answer-top-questions-for-diy-gunsmiths#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:15:58 +0000 Corrina Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=130571 "Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings" has the answers to some of the most common questions from do-it-yourself gunsmiths, with detailed diagrams for more than 1,000 models of handguns, rifles and shotguns, along with a complete directory of firearms trade resources and contact information for buying gun parts and supplies.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/diagrams-answer-top-questions-for-diy-gunsmiths/feed 3 Giveaway: Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawingshttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/exploded_gun_drawings_giveaway http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/exploded_gun_drawings_giveaway#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:37:30 +0000 Corrina Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=128581 Sometimes a simple drawing showing the parts of a gun can be incredibly informative, indicating the placement and direction of insertion of parts with simple lines on paper. That's what you get with the "Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings," the prize in this week's book giveaway.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/exploded_gun_drawings_giveaway/feed 58 Gun in Parts? How to Put it Back Togetherhttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/gun-in-parts-how-to-assemble http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/gun-in-parts-how-to-assemble#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:50:36 +0000 Corrina Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=128171 Whether you have a Colt 1911 or Walther P22 - or anything in between - if you like to clean and maintain your semi auto pistols yourself, this newly-revised edition of "Gun Digest Book of Automatic Pistols Assembly/Disassembly" makes it simple.

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