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  1. Gunsmithing
    I am helping my brother clean and conserve an old Walther ppk with a melonite finish. There is some rust in the internals of the gun. I was wondering, how can I get the rust off without damaging the remaining finish or completely refinishing the gun?
  2. Gunsmithing
    I recently got a 1898 Krag Sporter in ruff shape with the intention of cleaning it up and maybe convert it back into a Krag military carbine. However at some point in it's history a section on the bottom of the receiver cracked off. Could this be repaired? I'm not a gunsmith just a casual gun...
  3. Gunsmithing
    Here is the before and after picture of my custom long action Remington 700 stock all hand inlayed and shaped. With the final oil finish,total hours of work 144
  4. Gunsmithing
    I have been experimenting and playing around with different types of mat finishes for about 3-4 months now. After probably 20 or so different styles of subdued finishes, I believe this one is now my favorite.
  5. Rifle, Shotgun and Handgun Scopes
    Just curious what everybody’s favorites are when it comes to scope rings and bases. For functionality and aesthetics?
  6. Black Rifles
    Finishing an 80% lower for myself at home This post is a summary of my first experience with finishing an 80% Arms Lower Receiver. As I became more and more interested in dabling in some light gunsmithing I couldn’t help but want to try to finish an 80% lower for myself. I did a fair amount of...
  7. Gunsmithing
    Hi All, I have a .270 win Browning A-Bolt with the Boss system from the mid-90's. It is stainless steel with a synthetic stock. I looking to replace the barrel to a 24" stainless steel X-bolt barrel, with the muzzle break. Something similar to the X-Bolt Pro Barrel. Does anyone know where to...
  8. Gunsmithing
    I am having a problem with the gun ejecting shells. Having one shell in the chamber and two in the magazine, the gun will not attempt to cycle. it will not cycle with one in the magazine. It will only eject a shell if there are not any shells in the magazine. Can anyone help me?
  9. Gunsmithing
    I’ve got a mas 36 converted to .308, the ones done by Century Arms. I’m trying to make it more practical and really correct Century’s mistakes. It’s a fun gun to take to the range so I’m pretty satisfied with it but I’d like to take it hunting every now and then. I can fix most of the issues no...
  10. Handguns
    Howdy everyone, I just bought a new 686 plus with 2.5 inch barrel to replace my model 60 pro as my primary carry gun. I've had a friend lusting after my 60 for some time and I finally decided to let him buy it from me. That resulted in the search for a new gun which ended in a 686 plus. I have...
  11. Gun Cleaning
    I'd appreciate input on a pin guide/insertion tool that I've developed. edited to remove link A potential backer mentioned that it would be great for reassembling his AR-15, and could have quite a few gunsmithing applications. The mark 2 incorporates solvent resistant materials, improved...
  12. Gunsmithing
    I'd appreciate input on a pin guide/insertion tool that I've developed. Note: Edited to remove advertising link. A potential backer mentioned that it would be great for reassembling his AR-15, and could have quite a few gunsmithing applications. The mark 2 incorporates solvent resistant...
  13. Gunsmithing
    Winchester 308 Md70 I was fieldstripping and cleaning gun. After removing bolt, safety switch was moved to fire. Safety lever will not move from fire which enable me to reinstall bolt. Unable to remove firing pin and spring. How can I FIX this!!!!
  14. Handguns
    A few years ago I bought a Smith & Wesson Model 66-2, manufactured in July of 1986 as marked on the grips. I started shooting it soon after and found that it was misfiring as many as 3 of the 6 rounds, I shot the rounds that were misfiring a second time and they did fire. To see if the ammo...
  15. Gunsmithing
    A few years ago I bought a Smith & Wesson Model 66-2, manufactured in July of 1986 as marked on the grips. I started shooting it soon after and found that it was misfiring as many as 3 of the 6 rounds, I shot the rounds that were misfiring a second time and they did fire. To see if the ammo...
  16. Gunsmithing
    Sorry, TxAggie00 - you need to meet the posting requirements listed in the "Stickys" at the top of the Trading Post forum prior to being qualified to post items for sale on the board. Your post has been deleted.
  17. Gunsmithing
    Is there anybody on here who could possibly machine me up an Al Alloy Forend For a Remington 7600? Any help on this would be awesome :)
  18. Gunsmithing
    Hey! First post in a long time, forgot about this good forum. I'm from Australia and trying to get into gunsmithing. Unfortunatly for us there is not an entrenched or popular outdoors culture (but this is changing) Wanting to be get involved in this shift I sought to develop my knoweldge but...
  19. Gunsmithing
    I have had my Mossberg 835 for about 15 years now. Love it. But I recently started having trouble with my safety. I can switch it from safe to fire, but not back on safe. When I take pin out and pull trigger mechanism out a little I can move safety freely. I took safety apart last night to...
  20. Tips & Comments
    Sandbar safety, If you hunt rivers you need to be aware of this. A friend of mine went under water for half a block when the edge of a sand bar unexpectedly broke off under his weight. It threw him into current and he was lucky to touch bottom so he knew which way was up. He thought he was done...
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