GUNSMITHING SERVICES: MK13 Mod 5 muzzle fitting for Knight Armament MK11 PN: 98440 and Griffin Armament Gate lock suppressors: MGL-110, MGL-11, MGL-C)
$325.00–$350.00Price range: $325.00 through $350.00
The MK13 platform has become a sought-after rifle among collectors. The Knight Armament suppressors are unique and machining the barrel to retain them correctly calls for careful and adaptive machine work. LRI has developed a very reliable process to manage the manufacturing variances common to the MK11 suppressor. We precisely…
Parkerizing, bonderizing, phosphating, or phosphatizing is a method of protecting a steel surface from corrosion and increasing its resistance to wear through the application of a chemical phosphate conversion coating. It been used extensively on automobiles to protect unfinished metal parts from corrosion for years.
$140.00–$200.00Price range: $140.00 through $200.00
Pinning and welding a muzzle brake, suppressor adapter, or flash hider is a method for a rifle barrel that measures less than 16" to gain compliance with BATF and National Firearms Act (NFA) regulations.
GUNSMITHING SERVICES: Receiver and bolt repair_TIG welding
From $150.00
While the thought of it might make a lot of folks' cringe, TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding has saved a lot of guns from an early grave. With careful use and consideration for heat treated parts, it is very possible to restore a damaged receiver or bolt to a very…
$125.00–$215.00Price range: $125.00 through $215.00
This service is for restoring or converting an action's guard screws to the 1/4-28 size thread pitch most commonly used by domestic bolt-action receiver manufacturers.
GUNSMITHING SERVICES: Receiver scope base screw hole restoration and correction
$75.00–$225.00Price range: $75.00 through $225.00
Receiver scope base screw holes occasionally suffer from alignment errors due to flawed machining. Here, we correct the issue by soldering a plug into the existing hole or by TIG welding (when appropriate) the hole closed. Next, we finish blend the plug/weld and complete it with a bored (circular interpolation)…
GUNSMITHING SERVICES: Remington M16 extractor conversion with single or dual ejectors
From $190.00
The M16 extractor for the M700 bolt is one of our most popular upgrades. When working with magnum bolt face cartridges, an M16 extractor is an almost "must-have" as the riveted factory piece is a known failure point.
A key element to building a replica ("clone") sniper rifle is accurately marking the barrel and receiver. LRI has researched this extensively and has acquired stamps that are duplicates of the original size and fonts used whenever possible. Some are unobtainable because OEMs used machines to "roll" the identifying marks…
GUNSMITHING SERVICES: Ruger RPR barrel removal and installation
$125.00
The Ruger RPR is sold as an "end user" rifle and by and large it is. Barrel installation is intended to be very easy because of the spanner/jam nut configuration. All of this is supposed to be done with easily obtained tools. An AR15 Armorer's wrench, the appropriate headspace gauges,…
Skin bedding is a service that is often viewed as the industry standard when fitting a barreled action to a rifle stock. The action is cast in the stock using the existing inlet features. Attention is paid to ensure the receiver lives in a tension-free "nest" so that recoil from…
$150.00–$200.00Price range: $150.00 through $200.00
A relatively frequent complaint with M700 and Accuracy International actions (and others) are cratered primers with factory made ammunition. The root cause of this is from excessive clearance between the striker and the hole through the bolt face. When fired, the primer cup flows into the void and indicates excessive pressure.
Having a customized bolt knob installed on a bolt action ranks as probably the single most popular way to personalize a rifle. This upgrade is performed every day by hundreds of smiths all over the country.
The addition of a tombstone type recoil lug to a Tikka action is born from the experience and painful lessons learned on an international level. I once watched a close friend have his dreams and hard work shattered at the World Fullbore Championships due to a rifle that failed to manage…
