Gunsmithing279 Videos

If you want a detailed explanation of what is meant by “head space” and how it affects the functioning of your firearm, you may find this video quite helpful. In it, I provide viewers with a step-by-step description of the changes a cartridge undergoes – from the time the primer is struck, to the time […]

I recently purchased a sporterized 98 Mauser - it turns out that it had Weaver Bases for a small-ring Mauser installed!

A follow-up video about the Smith and Wesson Highway Patrolman with the Power Customs oversized cylinder stop intalled. Thanks for Watching. KFWI enjoy all things outdoors and gun related. I am a life long hunter and staunch supporter of self defense and the right to keep and bear arms. I am a Concealed Carry Instructor […]

This video shows how I powder coated an AR-15 lower that I made from an in-th-white <80% receiver. TheIdahoanShowIdaho was one of the last continental US states to be settled and, more so than some parts of the US, the culture of Idaho still retains a frontier spirit of self-reliance.  As host of TheIdahoanShow on […]

In the series I will be bringing out my first reloading and gunsmithing project.

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The winner of the Great Grendel Giveaway BCA Barrel is...

Next up with the newly barreled Wilson Combat 22″ super sniper 6.5mm Grendel is H322 and 8208XBR powders pushing Hornady 120 grain ELD’s with CCI 41 primers. Pretty good results with more potential improvement! Updates to the rifle include a Vortex Anti-Cant bubble level and a Radical Firearms Nada Zero Impulse Muzzle Brake. Hazzbro’s HideReloader, […]

Next up in the load development is Midsouth Match Monster 123gr bullets with RL15 and Varget Powders. Odd target but one of the best loads yet found using the Wilson Combat Super Sniper 6.5 Grendel barrel. Hazzbro’s HideReloader, shooter, flintlock builder

Today we are shooting the .338 Win Mag Barnes 225gr TTSX Ruger M77 for ballistics over the chronograph and into a pork shoulder. Should I use this for bear hunting in Alaska? Put what you think in the comments! Alaskan BallisticsI’m just a regular guy who likes guns, hunting, and ballistics.

As stated in the video, to enter and win this barrel you will need to subscribe to my YT channel, type in the comments on this video “The Great Grendel Giveaway” and then go and do the same on the YouTube video. The barrel to be given away is a Bear Creek Arsenal 20″ rifle […]

The Indianapolis Ordinance semi auto Sten mk2 kit in action Maxx Bear

A little disappointed with this kit Maxx Bear

Episode 51 is Live!  Today we talk a bit more about building AR15's and share some news.

A short video on how to line up and hold the ejector for welding Maxx Bear

One of the corrective actions you can take it to accurately measure and adjust your headspace to help in reliable ignition, accuracy and optimal brass life. Due to the break open design and the inherent flex in the action when fired with more flex in higher pressure rounds, you cannot merely take a rimless bottleneck cartridge or even rimmed bottleneck cartridge and measure it as you would a bolt action gun.

Thanks to my wonderful wife I was able to swap out the BCA barrel for a Wilson Combat 22″ Super Sniper Barrel! Initial “Break in”/rounds and then on to some initial testing. Improved results with previously fired loads and FINALLY Sub-MOA results!!!!! Hazzbro’s HideReloader, shooter, flintlock builder

First of several head to head comparisons of a total Custom Build AR15 vs an Upgraded DPMS rifle

Checking and testing rounds near the maximum cartridge overall length. The very last straw before a major change! Hazzbro’s HideReloader, shooter, flintlock builder

Loading a few for the 38. Creeker   

This channel features a variety of outdoors and hunting-related topics, ranging from wall tent camping, moose hunts, field preparation of game, trapping, reloading ammunition and even most aspects of bullet casting. Because I’m usually up to something, content is added frequently, but not unless I feel I have something useful or interesting to deliver. As […]

First in a new series focused on precision 5.56/223 shooting & reloading with two different build approaches - Custom vs Upgrading.

This video is from a project debriefing discussing development of the “Standard Pattern” muzzleloader by Atomic Rifling & Creative Operations LLC. It provides some “insider” perspective on certain features of the design, as well as on the general process of developing a new rifle. TheIdahoanShowIdaho was one of the last continental US states to be […]

Removing the rear sight and installing a scout mount sight base to the Russian M44. Detailed removal and installation. Mounting a red/green dot optic to the base. John's Hand LoadingJohn has been shooting since he was a kid and is now a middle aged man. He likes shooting rifles and handguns, reloading, bullet casting and […]