Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to do some much-needed and desired maintenance on a gun that was once dubbed “the gunsmith’s best friend” or “gunsmith’s nightmare” depending on where you […] Read More … The post TFB Armorer’s Bench: Diagnosing and Assessing a Colt 1877 Lightning appeared first on The Firearm Blog ..read more

The new RUK AK magazine adapter from Occam Defense brings standard AK mags to the Ruger American bolt-action rifle. Rather than the standard Mini-30 mags, which can be expensive and hard to find, AK mags practically grow on trees and tend to be more affordable (as long as you aren’t buying rare ones). Let’s check […] Read More … The post RUK AK Magazine Adapter Brings Combloc Mags To Ruger American appeared first on The Firearm Blog ..read more

Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I figured with Memorial Day around the corner it may be a good opportunity to talk about M1 Garand maintenance or even a touch of general firearm […] Read More … The post TFB Armorer’s Bench: By The Armorer Book – M1 Garand Maintenance appeared first on The Firearm Blog ..read more

Magpul added another crop of new items to their catalog for 2024, just like they do every year, but this time it’s not just AR stocks and grips. First up, they have a new set of grip modules for the SIG P320 to go along with their P320-compatible AMAGs. Second, Magpul joins the year of […] Read More … The post [NRAAM 2024] Magpul’s NEW Lever Action & SIG P320 Furniture appeared first on The Firearm Blog ..read more

Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I am going to explain how the Savage Model 101 is disassembled but more importantly, caution anyone against doing it. It is nothing like a Single Action […] Read More … The post TFB Armorer’s Bench: Savage Model 101 Disassembly appeared first on The Firearm Blog ..read more

The announcement of a Gen II series of rifles for the Ruger American has a lot of people excited because of the affordability and quality distilled into those rifles at such an attainable price-point. If anyone has ever had a complaint though, it was directed at the very plain trigger. So, Timney Triggers understanding this […] Read More … The post Timney Triggers Introduces Ruger American Gen II Replacement Trigger appeared first on The Firearm Blog ..read more

The AR-15 is a solid platform. Its performance and ease of use has made it the most popular rifle in America. There’s another reason for this. These rifles are so easy to customize, everyone can feel like a gunsmith for a few hours. Many of the aftermarket accessories available to these “gunsmiths” seek to solve […] Read More … The post TFB Review: The Die Free Co Kung Fu Grip for AR-15 appeared first on The Firearm Blog ..read more

If you’ve got spring fever from being stuck indoors all winter, and are looking to build out another 308/7.62 AR platform, then Real Avid has some new tools up their sleeve they would like you to take a gander at. Real Avid has announced some new gunsmithing tools to help you in all of your […] Read More … The post Gunsmithing Delight! NEW Real Avid Tools for AR-10 Platforms appeared first on The Firearm Blog ..read more

The Colt King Cobra is one of the more recent additions to the highly popular lineup of Colt Double Action revolvers. Like all of the other snakes on the plane, the Colt King Cobra features high-quality construction, impeccable mechanical reliability, and all of the sleek lines of the Python, just without the vent rib. While […] Read More … The post TFB Review: Improving the Colt King Cobra’s Performance with XS Sights appeared first on The Firearm Blog ..read more

Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I am going to relay my experience threading a barrel without a lathe. More specifically threading one using a combination of tools like an annular cutter and […] Read More … The post TFB Armorer’s Bench: Barrel Threading Without a Lathe appeared first on The Firearm Blog ..read more