By Jim This is the process of making obsolete shotgun shells for a Frank Wesson two trigger single shot shotgun type 2. It's unusual in...

By Jim Continuing with the repairs on the model 8 Remington, the normal wear on parts that are 100 years old has created some tolerance...

By Jim I recently had a Remington model 8 in the shop in need of some repairs. It had a broken firing pin, but I noticed some other...

By Jim This Remington pistol came into the shop with a broken firing pin. We ordered a replacement, but the diameter of the firing pin...

By Jim Christopher Spencer wanted to get his new gun adopted by the Army during the American Civil War. But he wanted to bypass the...

By Jim Test firing the Hall carbine after minor repairs. This carbine was issued to the 2nd US Dragoons regiment in Florida during the...

By Jim This is a fairly rare carbine. It's a Hall patent made by Simeon North of Middlebury CT. It is an 1833 Type II. This particular...

By Jim Sometimes a barrel needs to be cut down in length to make a handier carbine out of it. Hunters especially like to have a rifle...

By Jim Cast bullets are a cheaper way of shooting. You get the satisfaction of controlling every aspect of making your own ammo. But...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

By Jim Here at Coastal Defense, we can accommodate your leather projects as related to firearms. Here is a completed custom shoulder rig...

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...

By Jim A Remington 750 semi automatic rifle came in with light firing pin strikes. The hammer wasn't striking the primer enough to...