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Well, that magical day finally came. My two neat little packages came home with me, along with their overpriced tax stamps. Now comes the daunting job of deciding if, where, and how I am going to get all these muzzles threaded. I figured I would start with the simplest job, my Rem 700 SPS TAC...

I'm pushing 50 and have spent my career in upper management in higher education. I'm starting to worry about having a skill that I can fall back on if the industry goes bad, if SHTF, or if I just get too old to do what I do now. I've started exploring becoming a professional gunsmith but can't...

I was looking up homemade guns on line and came across this page with a lot of photos of clunky looking guns people made. The guys a little out there , a unibomber fan apparently but I was wondering if anyone had made any guns? http://thehomegunsmith.com/firearm-archive.shtml

hey. i got a polish p-83 and there are parts for sale everywhere! but the thing is idk how to replace many of thim. cant seem to get the safty leaver off to axcess fireing pin, spring etc. the excrator and spring look strait forword enuf.. tho i havent tryed it yet.. if anyone has any input...

So I was attempting to replace the stock on my Arsenal SGL 21 with an East German wire folder and I found the rear trunnion's screw was so tight that I ended up stripping it, unable to remove the original stock. I've tried a rubber band, steel wool, drilling a new slot, super glue with another...

Hi, so I finally settled on a used Legion Arsenal SGL21. It came with a Midwest Industries Extended Quad Rail attached. Unfortunately, in order to put the quad rail on, the previous owner had to cut the two point sling attachment off from the disc around the barrel (sorry, not sure what this...

I'm disassembling a bullpup-modified AK47, but I'm having trouble with the two (yes two -- it's modified) trigger pins. So, I'm looking for some help figuring out how to remove them. First, the forward trigger pin -- the one that holds the actual trigger in. This one has a strange kind of pin...

So I was doodling in economics class as i often do and i though of a great way to make a break down rifle. When i graduate high school i plan on going to go to a gunsmithing college and become a manufacturer. My question is whats the process for that. I know i need a patent, but do i need a gun...

"Woke up" a few years ago. Joined a brand new site that went to hell in a hand basket pretty quick. Decided to steer clear of all survival sites after that. In retrospect that was probably a mistake, or maybe not, Idunno, gave me some time to cool off and consider what I think is actually a...

last night i had the pleasure of a detailed breakdown, cleaning and re-assembly of a sig P220 (45acp). the two parts i did not take apart was the magazine release and that spring-thingy that keeps the hammer from contacting the firing pin when it's de-cocked. i did the breakdown and the...

Hello all, I've owned an AR-15 for about a year now, I know how to do basic field strips of the weapon and have tried to keep it clean. However I've noticed that there is a significant buildup of carbon in the trigger assembly, inside the parts of the bolt/bolt carrier, and around the space...

Interests: Guns, guns, guns and guns. Building my own .50 cal rifle. Gunsmith, wood/stock carver, reloading .50 cal., Long-Range Shooting, Mark Twain National Forest. Survival stuff, woods-craft, Civilian Sniping, escape & evasion, 2nd Amendment Rights, Bill of Rights resistance. Family...

I am new to this site so I would like to introduce myself. I am a middle age Mechanical Engineer who grew up on a small Midwestern farm. I have been living in Southern California for 25 years and am systematically moving away from the big city, I now live in the Mojave desert and own my own...

What is a stripper clip and what is mag Magazines..

AR-15 mag fix... replacement followers and such that will improve your magazine reliability greatly. I prefer the MagPul Mags....PMag