Making an obsolete rimfire cartridge
By Jim We had a customer come in with a very old gun, and he needed some ammunition for it, if possible. No problem for us here at...
top of page
Search
Coastal Defense
- Apr 1
- 2 min
A rare WW2 German rifle.
By Jim A rare rifle came into the shop today for cleaning and a functions check. It's a Walther made K43 in 8mm Mauser caliber. A brief...
12 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Wire inlays in a gun stock.
By Jim Wire inlays are not difficult to do, but they are time consuming. I start off by transferring the pattern onto the gun stock and...
8 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Unusual Winchester part 5 finale
By Jim I carved a new fore end and gave it the same epoxy treatment. The buttplate was cast from an original in a mold from the same blue...
6 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Unusual Winchester part 4
By Jim Now I begin the process of sanding the stock and fitting it to the rifle action. The project is progressing nicely. The first of...
5 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Unusual Winchester part 3
By Jim Now I had a ready to carve stock blank. I put the blank in my stock duplicator and began to cut. Here's the rough carved stock....
1 view0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Unusual Winchester part 2
By Jim Next, I turned my attention to making a new stock. And since we're going wild here on this project, I wasn't going to make any old...
2 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Unusual Winchester rifle
By Jim A lot of times you can salvage an old gun when you think it's beyond repair. As long as the gun hasn't been in a house fire, it's...
4 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Mar 21
- 1 min
New leather
By Jim Here at Coastal Defense, we can accommodate your leather projects as related to firearms. Here is a completed custom shoulder rig...
5 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Feb 9
- 2 min
How to cut and recrown a barrel without a lathe.
By Jim A lot of people think that you can't properly shorten a barrel to a handier length without using a lathe to crown the muzzle. But...
25 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Troubleshooting a Remington 750
By Jim A Remington 750 semi automatic rifle came in with light firing pin strikes. The hammer wasn't striking the primer enough to...
41 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Jan 5
- 1 min
A quick fix
By Jim Not all repairs done in the shop requires machinery or special know how. Sometimes it can be a quick fix. This old Colt revolver...
13 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Replacing a broken ejector in a 1911
By Jim It's not something that occurs very often, but it's not unheard of. Sometimes the ejector post breaks in a 1911 pistol. In this...
15 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Making obsolete ammunition
By Jim Sometimes you have an old gun that you want to shoot, but ammo hasn't been available for decades or more. That's not a problem if...
11 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Nov 29, 2022
- 1 min
Cutting down a double shotgun
By Jim Cutting a longer shotgun barrel to make it handier in tight places is NOT simply using a hacksaw to chop it off. Rarely have I...
34 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Cleaning and shooting a Hall rifle
By Jim The Hall rifle is a a rare gun indeed. It was the development of John Hall, a resident of Portland Maine. He was a Cooper by trade...
24 views0 comments
Coastal Defense
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Restoring an old Evans Rifle
By Jim The Evans rifle is a late 19th century anomaly. It's a unique lever action rifle made right here in Maine from about 1872 - 1879,...
22 views0 comments
-
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Custom rifle project finished
The custom rifle project is completed. Here are the specs: Hand carved curly maple stock. Finish is aqua fortis “stain” which is a nearly...
17 views0 comments
Maine's Premier Firearm Store and Gunsmith
(207) 344-1486
bottom of page