FFL Gun Dealer Omnibus. Updates of interest for gunsmiths and FFL firearm dealers. https://funshoot.substack.com/p/gun-dealer-omnibus ..read more

The Truth behind that Navy backward optic. How did the U.S. Navy screw this up? The TRUTH behind the infamous backward rifle optic public affairs picture ..read more

Matt Larsen on competence through competition. Military culture problems with marksmanship and combatives, how to improve it, and why the training model should have added one more table ..read more

According to the ATF, about 99% of FFL dealers operate properly and only a tiny percentage of legally sold guns are ever used in crimes with a time-to-crime average of over ten years. FFL dealers selling a gun later found at a crime scene within three years of the first sale raise suspicions about that dealer. For a time, the D.C. area’s Metropolitan Police Department was the only legal FFL gun dealer in the nation’s capital. For the dozens of guns recovered at crime scenes that D.C. MPD FFL transferred, the time-to-crime was 20 months or less – less than two years ..read more

A not-too-serious explanation of the tools gunsmiths use around the shop. https://funshoot.substack.com/p/gunsmith-tools-explained ..read more

Police Qualification Reality. Awarding someone a badge doesn’t make them a good shooter. https://funshoot.substack.com/p/police-qualification-reality ..read more

Subscribe to our free newsletter. https://americangunsmith.info/newsletter/ This is an editorial I never thought I’d be writing. Our publisher, AG Media, has decided to discontinue American Gunsmith permanently. This is the last print issue. It’s a continuing sign of the times as the gradual decline of print media has been ongoing for years. The United States has seen a decline in print newspaper and magazine sales due to the rise of digital media and print publications have certainly felt that since their era of prominence in the 20th century. The benefit of increasing numbers of information ..read more

Any advice on what’s wrong with this patrol rifle ..read more

A history and notes on the Model 71 Winchester, a classic American lever action rifle. by Paul Mazan Subscribe to our free newsletter. https://americangunsmith.info/newsletter/ The lever action rifle is a uniquely American design and has been wildly popular here for well over 100 years. From immediately after the Civil War until today, the lever action has been as American as apple pie and just as popular. Despite this love affair between American hunters and the lever action, not all of the models have been successful. Lever action Winchester rifles have been iconic since the moment they hit ..read more

Restoring a Steve Woods custom race gun. by RK Campbell Subscribe to our free newsletter. https://americangunsmith.info/newsletter/ Race guns, open guns, and most forms of competition guns are far outside my wheelhouse. I have shot in competition and even won a few pistol matches, but for the most part I used firearms close to stock and competed in the corresponding division. Heavy recoil springs and good sights were my main modifications. Race guns, however, are another thing. Pin guns especially designed to knock back (not just tip over) bowling pins off a table using heavy loads have held a ..read more