News & Post Archive
The three-day Practical Fundamentals class in Orlando last weekend went really well. There are quite a few comments posted by students enrolled in the class, and you can check those comments out over at SigForum, but we thought we’d provide you with one review here, plus a few photos from the great weekend.
This is a Sig Sauer GSR we did some work on for a customer. Some basic stuff like action work, GGI extractor, Superblack finish, hardtail, flush-cut slide stop, etc…
While catching up on our custom-gun backlog, we’ve been finishing a number of H&K P7 projects lately. We’ve had requests to post some pics of our current P7 work, so with your indulgence here’s a few snapshots of an M8 that Torie and I just completed for a good and patient customer from Ohio.
The Massachusetts class this past weekend a big success. This was the third year Grayguns adjunct instructor Scott Conti put together the program in central Massachusetts, and about 20 shooters participated each of the three days.
Let’s discuss some of the factors affecting the functioning of pistols in general, and short 45’s in particular. To contribute to this discussion, head over to SigForum and join in. Let’s imagine a theoretical pistol, say a .45 caliber firing a given load, in which magazine timing efficiency and lockup were basically constant values. This…
As someone who takes a lot of classes and teaches a lot, I spend quite a bit of time around the range. With some of the training craziness that has shown up on YouTube recently, I thought I’d share my personal litmus test on examining techniques that you pick up at classes and from your…
A Colt 1911 got sent to us in order to make some improvements after work by another gunsmith(s). Unfortunately, the customer got the gun back after the initial work but it just wasn’t all that he was hoping for. He sent it to us to see what we could do with it.
This article is about what I personally recommend for lubricating Sig Sauer pistols. I have different methods for lubricating other guns, but this article is focused on the Sig Sauer pistols. My philosophy: If metal rubs metal, it needs grease between the parts.
Learning the skills to be competitive is fun, but applying these skills on demand can be frustrating, especially when we are emotionally invested in the results. Indeed, the biggest challenge facing the competitor is to simply trust his subconscious mind to direct his performance just as he trained it to do, and set his ego…
Practical pistol shooting has the best safety record of all shooting sports. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. That’s because we’ve long recognized the potential dangers inherent in handling pistols in a dynamic, hyper-competitive and high speed environment, and have developed a comprehensive set of immutable rules and procedures to minimize the risks.
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