Legacy Gunsmithing

08/10/2026

I was pleasantly surprised to see Fries Consulting was favorably featured in this article by WANE 15.

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08/08/2026

I've been threading and crowning a lot of barrels lately. Here are a few of the barrels that have come through.

The rifles were a Savage model 12 in 22-250, a Thompson/Center Arms contender in 7mm rem mag, and a Savage mk II in 22lr.

Everyone is getting suppressors and/or muzzle brakes. I wonder how long it'll be before suppressors can be considered "common use".....

07/30/2026

Here's a C**t Python that got a new set of Altamont Company grips. The customer wanted them bedded with acragel. So, that's what he got. I thought the snake skin grips looked really nice, especially with it being a Python.

I'm a big fan of Altamont Company grips. The build quality is fantastic and the price is fair. Do yourself a favor and check them out.

07/21/2026

06/06/2026

Hello everyone!

I recently had the opportunity to work on this very nice 1943 Walther P38.

When it came in the decocker/safety was not functioning as it should So, it needed a new safety hammer decocking lever fitted. It also hadn't been gone through and cleaned in a very long time, possibly even since it was assembled.

In the end, it ran wonderfully and was a joy to shoot.

05/27/2026

04/26/2026

Heres one that surprised me a bit.

I had a customer request that I change the profile on an m24 profile barrel to a DARPA XM-3 profile as well as shorten it to 18.5" (between the reprofile and shortening, the barrel went from 5.1lbs to 4lbs) , cut a recessed 11° taget crown , thread it to 5/8-24 and time his brake without shims. He also wanted it to be cerakoted by (who knocked the cerakote out of the park) to match his receiver.

What surprised me was how much I liked the DARPA XM-3 profile. Initially, when I saw the photo, I wasn't a fan. But, after seeing the barrel in person, I'm considering turning down a blank for a build of my own.