Virginia Premier Rifle Gunsmithing
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Sterling Custom
Gunsmithing & Machine Shop

Virginia Premier Rifle Gunsmithing

Rifle Services

Hunting

  • Re-barrel and chambering
    • Replace old barrels that have been shot out
  • Trigger work
    • Enhance factory triggers for a more consistent break, or replace with aftermarket trigger upgrades
  • Action tune-up
    • Enhance bolt actions for tighter lock-up and less play
  • Muzzle brakes
    • Threading barrels as needed and installing brakes to reduce recoil
  • Scope mounting

Precision Long Range

  • Chambering match barrels
    • Match reamers centered to bore; cutting and threading the shoulder to fit the action
    • Cutting the chamber with a match-grade reamer, held to a tolerance of +/- 0.0001 inch
  • Slugging the barrel for proper length
    • Hand-pushing a lead slug through the barrel and marking the tightest point, which determines overall match barrel length and keeps velocity consistent from chamber to muzzle
  • Full receiver blueprinting
    • Reaming the receiver to a known diameter front and rear; truing the action to the trued bore within +/- 0.0001 inch
    • Truing receiver lugs to the receiver face, and chasing and truing receiver threads to bore
    • Sleeving bolts to match the receiver within +/- 0.001 inch
    • Lapping bolt lugs to the receiver to 80% contact or better
    • Truing the bolt face
  • Bedding the action
    • Bedding to fiberglass stocks (Manners, McMillan, Bell & Carlson, H&S Precision, and others); bedding floorplates to accept detachable magazines
  • Trigger stoned and set for a consistent break
    • Enhance factory triggers for a more consistent break, or replace with aftermarket trigger upgrades

AR

  • Mil-spec trigger enhancement
    • Stoning engagement angles on trigger and hammer for a more consistent break
  • Aftermarket trigger upgrades
  • Complete build of lowers and uppers
    • Assembled with customer-selected components
  • Rail replacement
    • Replacing plastic handguards and A-post front sight with a low-profile gas block and customer-selected free-floated rail
  • Sights / scopes; barrels cut and threaded for muzzle brake or suppressor

Sterling Custom AR lowers are now available with the option of customized serial numbers.

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Address:
1540 Jack Mountain Rd
Monterey, VA 24465 Get Directions Phone:
(571) 429-3006
Hours:
Monday to Saturday by appointment only