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I recently picked up an Arisaka type 38, and I have been familiarizing myself with its individual components. After disassembling and reassembling the bolt as per the procedure outlined in the Arms and Militaria Press handbook, I have noticed that the safety does not fully engage. When I turn...

I've been looking into the possibility of building a replica of a pinfire double barreled shotgun. Where could I find smoothbore barrel blanks? Or being that a pinfire round uses black powder, could I co something like cut the octagon ends off of a ready made barrel? Are there any bp barrel...

I am planning a Sharps rifle project that I want to chamber in .45-110. I have read that these big bore black powder cartridges tend to have a very heavily arcing trajectory. With this in mind, what is the shortest practical range I can use a .45-110 at and how do I take the trajectory into...

What are the differences between the 1859 Sharps infantry rifles and the metallic cartridge Sharps rifles, other than the ammunition used?

A friend of mine and I are coming up with an idea for a business manufacturing replicas of firearms dating from the late medieval up through the civil war periods. Being that the Civil war does include the use of early repeating rifle designs, I want to make sure that all legal bases are...

I'm a machinist by trade and an interest of mine is making replicas of the early repeating firearms. The Spencer is one weapon that is of particular interest to me. Are there any resources on this rifle, perhaps even dimensioned drawings, that could aid me?

Does anyone know where I might be able to find dimensioned drawings for Colt or Remington cap and ball revolvers? I purchased the prints for the 1851 Navy from Western Sky Publishing but I found them somewhat lacking in key dimensions on several parts. I could tell that their drawings were not...

I'm in the first stages of building a cap and ball revolver (direct copy of the Colt Walker). Being that the cylinder will be subject to the highest stresses being that it's the bit that holds the powder, I am not taking any chances and doing the best heat treatment that I can. That being said...

Hey all. I'm interested in starting to build firearms as a hobby. My main area of interest is in the firearms of the mid to late 19th century, say from the period of 1870-1900. Having studied machining, I am familiar with some heat treatment techniques used on steel. One of them being case...