A method of crowning a muzzle
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...
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Coastal Defense
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Powder coated bullets
By Jim Cast bullets are a cheaper way of shooting. You get the satisfaction of controlling every aspect of making your own ammo. But...
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Apr 5, 20232 min read
Making an obsolete rimfire cartridge
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...
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Coastal Defense
Apr 1, 20232 min read
A rare WW2 German rifle.
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...
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Coastal Defense
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Wire inlays in a gun stock.
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...
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Coastal Defense
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Unusual Winchester part 5 finale
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...
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Coastal Defense
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Unusual Winchester part 4
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...
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Coastal Defense
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Unusual Winchester part 3
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....
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Coastal Defense
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Unusual Winchester part 2
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...
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Coastal Defense
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Unusual Winchester rifle
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...
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Coastal Defense
Mar 21, 20231 min read
New leather
By Jim Here at Coastal Defense, we can accommodate your leather projects as related to firearms. Here is a completed custom shoulder rig...
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Coastal Defense
Feb 9, 20232 min read
How to cut and recrown a barrel without a lathe.
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...
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Jan 20, 20231 min read
Troubleshooting a Remington 750
By Jim A Remington 750 semi automatic rifle came in with light firing pin strikes. The hammer wasn't striking the primer enough to...
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Coastal Defense
Jan 5, 20231 min read
A quick fix
By Jim Not all repairs done in the shop requires machinery or special know how. Sometimes it can be a quick fix. This old Colt revolver...
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Jan 5, 20232 min read
Replacing a broken ejector in a 1911
By Jim It's not something that occurs very often, but it's not unheard of. Sometimes the ejector post breaks in a 1911 pistol. In this...
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Jan 4, 20232 min read
Making obsolete ammunition
By Jim Sometimes you have an old gun that you want to shoot, but ammo hasn't been available for decades or more. That's not a problem if...
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Coastal Defense
Nov 29, 20221 min read
Cutting down a double shotgun
By Jim Cutting a longer shotgun barrel to make it handier in tight places is NOT simply using a hacksaw to chop it off. Rarely have I...
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Coastal Defense
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Cleaning and shooting a Hall rifle
By Jim The Hall rifle is a a rare gun indeed. It was the development of John Hall, a resident of Portland Maine. He was a Cooper by trade...
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Coastal Defense
Nov 15, 20222 min read
Restoring an old Evans Rifle
By Jim The Evans rifle is a late 19th century anomaly. It's a unique lever action rifle made right here in Maine from about 1872 - 1879,...
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