https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-13 https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog/stock-refinishing monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/4adf6001-ce0c-4c18-9980-29c8293bd4b6/IMG_4520.jpeg From the Bench - Stock Refinishing—Done Right - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/a542166a-782a-4dd9-acda-04c5efd5c380/IMG_4666.jpeg From the Bench - Stock Refinishing—Done Right - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/755d0083-8270-459a-ad70-41217aa6a05d/IMG_4527.jpeg From the Bench - Stock Refinishing—Done Right - Make it stand out As seen here, factory checkering is usually not cut to final depth to begin with and leaves an unfinished look https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog/all-about-recoil monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/7ab0acfb-c113-48fd-b029-021aa07a48a8/Recoil-1.jpg From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/b8f5c5bf-0d58-451a-83e9-7c145d9bb413/IMG_9303.jpg From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Me, sighting down my Ruger Red Label prior to an afternoon bird hunt in Montana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/73afe4b2-ad08-4343-bfad-19fdcbf019ea/Recoil-3.jpg From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out With all else, including velocity, being equal, the 130-grain bullet on the right will recoil with about 2.5 ft-lbs more free energy than the 110-grain bullet on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/7c4e0a48-1023-45bc-9525-407e56726088/M1903-6.jpg From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/48d2e080-65d1-4008-a02b-7101ae25e7c2/Recoil+Energy+Formula.png From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/cc2ae1bf-6ba1-416b-b27b-5f3cce0d4806/Recoil+Velocity+Formula.png From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Recoil Velocity Formula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/56c1df82-7308-43de-90fd-6a5ebefa4e3a/IMG_7095.JPG From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Mule deer hunting in Montana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/046a73f9-3f5e-4348-879c-8e02d3f1fda1/Rifle+Weight+Recoil.png From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/cb8dd842-a3a7-47de-a4ad-9cd3a59c4e34/Bullet+Weight+Recoil.png From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/f2b25573-3bb5-4983-a75d-3ecac5f87c29/Muzzle+Velocity+Recoil.png From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/921c74f4-50ed-4ac1-94a6-6d954b8243a5/Powder+Charge+Recoil.png From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/f2816294-b8b3-48a3-8f2b-e05e510b6e0e/Recoil-2.jpg From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/3f90dc35-b6c1-4d3d-8ed2-b729cd25ed67/IMG_9593.jpg From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/4f31ec7d-1dae-418c-9316-12a0d44a9be4/IMG_7099.jpg From the Bench - All You Need to Know About Recoil & How to Mitigate It - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog/cylinder-throats monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/8996485c-2252-4cc6-94cf-2e7480c80c76/IMG_4046.jpeg From the Bench - Let’s Talk About Revolver Cylinder Throats - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/92431345-e5c4-4d09-84a4-14663988662d/IMG_4045.jpeg From the Bench - Let’s Talk About Revolver Cylinder Throats - Make it stand out Reaming a 44 Magnum cylinder https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog/gunsmith-library monthly 0.5 2026-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/292bcfd7-e79f-46c5-adf6-1edcac1c2c9f/IMG_4240+2.jpeg From the Bench - The Importance of the Gunsmith’s Library - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/7db551a6-c86d-4ed5-bdc4-0f9729db9c90/IMG_4459.jpg From the Bench - The Importance of the Gunsmith’s Library - Make it stand out Half of Old Steel Gun’s library when I worked there many years ago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/4b9efa93-d518-4c15-a7f4-ef5ea69c41cd/IMG_7916.jpeg From the Bench - The Importance of the Gunsmith’s Library - Make it stand out What most mornings look like to me, gun parts on the table are the norm, just ask my wife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/2653e669-b31b-4555-bf20-908a0be86f16/IMG_4125.jpeg From the Bench - The Importance of the Gunsmith’s Library - Make it stand out Referencing material https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/9a39f895-09b9-4a54-8450-4c385dd52c8f/M1903-8.jpg From the Bench - The Importance of the Gunsmith’s Library - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/91d65810-15db-463d-bab3-9a5507694f2f/M1903-6.jpg From the Bench - The Importance of the Gunsmith’s Library - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog/canadian-moose-hunt-2025 monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/baab85e2-ee14-4c44-aaf6-9fbb1f7728fc/IMG_2399.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/b504e94d-c5c8-4cf6-83a0-1258c6d0d628/IMG_2220.jpg From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Moose Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/2fe2eb15-a4a7-4cf4-9092-39eae3334d01/IMG_2233.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out The brush was nearly impenetrable. A perfect example of woods without the whitetail deer to browse it down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/420ec956-4d49-4619-b0f2-08e6bce7417c/IMG_2246.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Paddling to the other side of the big lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/b12d5ba2-3978-437d-9489-5242ef783cb6/IMG_2335.jpg From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/cc9d926a-c662-4a68-850f-9204a6a663c4/IMG_2237.jpg From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out The lower lake on the morning of Day 3, full of action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/ce3c302a-76b2-4977-8419-645804677516/IMG_2240.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/f6a78db1-4aa2-4b2b-add5-b901c8d54d9c/IMG_2274.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out The big lake that we would filter water at https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/3169c544-ca3a-4715-9a10-26fba3d28f49/IMG_2284.jpg From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out A cow and two calves at daybreak on Day 5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/42f7e2b1-0b10-4522-90a7-0c146d494bed/IMG_2307.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Daybreak on Day 6, moments before Beau would kill his bull at the lake above me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/b83e8979-b844-4693-9ec9-a0275b9efb0f/Moose-12+Large.jpeg From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Beau’s Moose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/6fb006db-f692-4a40-ba4c-3250adde58f8/IMG_2310.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Arriving at Beau’s moose in the middle of the lake crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/f3a2ea8b-461f-4200-9224-788a070614e9/Moose-16+Large.jpeg From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Shuttling meat up and down the lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/3aa3186b-32f1-4ac5-9f5a-95e9df8c3a16/Moose-37+Large.jpeg From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out The final leg of Beau’s moose packout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/e8b13eca-d649-4417-8a77-ba3eeabd77ac/IMG_2426.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Looking for Grouse with the Savage Model 24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/9b6a67ee-eb8c-4f20-a987-6f386c0ed7c7/IMG_2439.jpg From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out My rifle laying in the bed of the bull I was after on Day 10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/28444ca9-e1f9-456b-96a9-07eaa0f6bfbe/IMG_2448.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Inside the blind on rainy day 11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/57ecb430-6fb1-47fd-9acf-09ab4b54f018/DSC05771.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out My Dad’s Bull taken on Day 12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/9629d4b1-670d-4812-9dbf-90b5a84fd1bd/DSC05764.jpeg From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out We used the canoe to get the bull to shore for processing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/54a44fdb-17cf-43d9-bddb-3165e3d37144/IMG_2479.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Arriving at the four wheeler with the last load of meat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/de1f168f-3531-4038-8f68-97110ce523bb/IMG_2496.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Celebratory drinks after getting my dad’s bull to camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/651dea02-d52f-431a-990c-b3f4d6d4493f/IMG_2499.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Cooking Moose tongue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/69783133-563c-483d-b31e-9a2d59405c43/IMG_2330.JPG From the Bench - A Canadian Moose Hunt - 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog/bison-hunt monthly 0.5 2026-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/43de5afb-c2bb-4947-9ecd-30c150cf0612/IMG_0101.jpg From the Bench - A Buffalo Hunt With a Sharps Rifle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/4d4c015c-94d3-449c-8cc9-5c1a4df93c09/IMG_1029.jpg From the Bench - A Buffalo Hunt With a Sharps Rifle - Make it stand out My rendition of the original W.H. Sheard Sharps I fell in love with https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/ca63552d-376b-4d96-9ebb-b142f852368e/IMG_1038.jpg From the Bench - A Buffalo Hunt With a Sharps Rifle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/e67e4a3d-bfab-46a0-bb15-f600a0e04ef0/Bison+hunt+008.JPG From the Bench - A Buffalo Hunt With a Sharps Rifle - Make it stand out The area we hunted was beautiful and held a lot of pheasant, deer, and moose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/bf29d62f-3f40-49a4-9f66-523a8d2a4f9e/IMG_0109.jpg From the Bench - A Buffalo Hunt With a Sharps Rifle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/5e456459-efc2-462d-82af-67c887be1ce8/IMG_0525%281%29.jpeg From the Bench - A Buffalo Hunt With a Sharps Rifle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/f2a95bf8-c096-4e95-a0d3-f2895e333320/IMG_0551.jpeg From the Bench - A Buffalo Hunt With a Sharps Rifle - Make it stand out A single backstrap from my buffalo bull https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog/cast-iron-and-provenance monthly 0.5 2026-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/19ab152c-e35d-4357-b47b-54b5e4c23491/IMG_4028.jpeg From the Bench - Cast Iron and Provenance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/c59bf923-fe74-4407-816b-73f201913efe/IMG_4024.jpeg From the Bench - Cast Iron and Provenance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/c70eedc3-2b9c-4629-afaa-e937dc27ce9a/IMG_4026.jpeg From the Bench - Cast Iron and Provenance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/badd1ee5-e878-4cf1-b3bd-47963f275d45/IMG_4023.jpeg From the Bench - Cast Iron and Provenance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog/gun-refinishing monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/72ec2f2c-98e1-4596-9c72-96e2be1ddfde/IMG_8458.jpg From the Bench - Does Refinishing a Gun Hurt Its Value—or Help It? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/bb943fc4-9b2d-47a3-9258-ec5d672200f9/IMG_4640.jpg From the Bench - Does Refinishing a Gun Hurt Its Value—or Help It? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/8a1400b8-bfdd-4a73-9f4d-0ea25ef90631/Double+Barrel-8998.jpg From the Bench - Does Refinishing a Gun Hurt Its Value—or Help It? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/2f60e5ba-f956-4e63-8d83-5afe860086a0/IMG_7607.jpg From the Bench - Does Refinishing a Gun Hurt Its Value—or Help It? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/a4123179-1162-4a19-be99-256aae9187e2/RB4-2.jpg From the Bench - Does Refinishing a Gun Hurt Its Value—or Help It? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog/choosing-a-blank-for-a-gunstock monthly 0.5 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/530853f1-ef73-41b1-b778-5705410dd929/Stock+Blanks-8867.jpg From the Bench - Choosing a Blank for a Gunstock - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/b268f21c-f397-4790-b27d-1e262742970a/Stock+Blanks-8877.jpg From the Bench - Choosing a Blank for a Gunstock - Make it stand out Michigan Black Walnut, notice the sapwood running along the bark edge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/85fe1898-af46-4146-81a5-5f426f8cdb57/Slab%3AQuarter+sawn.jpg From the Bench - Choosing a Blank for a Gunstock - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/e4b4159a-8824-4685-bd24-c289dffcf9a0/Claro+blank.jpg From the Bench - Choosing a Blank for a Gunstock - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/fff0687d-0896-4e2b-8410-833d2e12236c/image000000.jpg From the Bench - Choosing a Blank for a Gunstock - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.highlandcustomllc.com/blog/1000-miles-with-a-rifle monthly 0.5 2026-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6851e5da627fc45caeef486e/ccc2a617-0b89-4d28-903d-e2e711688264/IMG_8897.jpg From the Bench - 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