Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks [Archive] - Page 5

Question on reading thread tap info (16 replies)
Trigger spring kit for savage axis. Wondering how they are. (4 replies)
Anyone here with a milling machine do a small job? PICS (9 replies)
J G Sales Gun smith specials (16 replies)
I need a Iver Johnson "Champion" top lever` (10 replies)
How big of a bullet can I shoot safely? (6 replies)
Can a Win mod 670 stock be converted to a Win mod 70? (9 replies)
Scoped AR10 from PSA (5 replies)
Lucas gun oil (43 replies)
1876 win. side plates ?? (6 replies)
chrome removel (20 replies)
how much heat for breech plug? (2 replies)
Reducing length on a 1858 NMA conversion cylinder (15 replies)
I checked the twist today and was shocked. (22 replies)
Anyone familiar with an American Arms CX 22 pistol? (1 replies)
Magazine shortening (3 replies)
Chamber casting tricks (13 replies)
Need Help With A Lyman Forend Cap, It's Pinned.... (7 replies)
taurus yoke screw for 856 (1 replies)
Magazine question (0 replies)
Mini 14 to 300 blackout (15 replies)
Stevens side plate Favorite (4 replies)
glock 36 trigger (1 replies)
Metal engraving with a Dremel Tool (55 replies)
Chinese Sks, how do it get the trigger guard freed up. (14 replies)
Martini Cadet Gunsmith? (23 replies)
Fitting #5 rolling block butt stock (16 replies)
AR-15 Upper receiver lapping? (16 replies)
contender hammer spring (3 replies)
Micro-Welding S&W Model 10 Frame (5 replies)
Trigger Assembly ID help (12 replies)
How to "deal with" spray-on air dry or bake-on finish? (2 replies)
Stamping numbers (5 replies)
Front Sight Set Screws (3 replies)
Fire lapping instructions (7 replies)
Axis action /barrel question (7 replies)
1894 Winchester extractor (9 replies)
Springfield 745B Ejector Issue. Any Suggestions? (3 replies)
full size 1911 springs (7 replies)
577 Snyder reamer question/query (3 replies)
Ithaca 37 problem (11 replies)
Aloris vs aftermarket tool post (22 replies)
Fusion Firearms Slides (5 replies)
Dicropan IM - How Many Guns to the Quart? (12 replies)
Savage 110 (10 replies)
‘03 Air Service magazine questions (4 replies)
Reducing Snider Enfield Trigger Weight (6 replies)
Savage 340 (2 replies)
Ceracoat/Duracoat (3 replies)
Removing the "Smith & Wesson" and "38 special" form a Model 10 barrel (19 replies)
Lapping rings, worth the $? (33 replies)
inletting where to remove material (13 replies)
Ruger 77 30mm rings (6 replies)
Well, this was a first for me! (20 replies)
high power front sight (1 replies)
Beartooth Bullets Contact Info (0 replies)
Jig for Hi Power or 911 grips... love to make my own grips. (10 replies)
Chamber reamers from Europe, anybody bought one? (13 replies)
1886 Loading Gate (2 replies)
Belt spindle head lathe help (32 replies)
Parkerizing solution (20 replies)
Savage 219/220 (1 replies)
Forcing cone reamer rental. (3 replies)
Can you convert a 2 3/4" to 3" chamber? (21 replies)
Stripping Paint? (8 replies)
How resistant is a browned receiver? (18 replies)
Steel type for body of Win 1885 firing pin (14 replies)
Stuck case in 9mm AR Carbine? (26 replies)
Trying to source a Novak cut ramp front sight (1 replies)
Touch-up Bluing Troubles (4 replies)
Bedding a small ring Mauser (17 replies)
25 Hornet (10 replies)
Installing 22lr barrel liner (10 replies)
Barrel removal, (34 replies)
Best Way To Paint Camouflage Barrel Black (10 replies)
Clearance Between Case and Chamber Wall (0 replies)
Lead Lapping (6 replies)
converting 1873 lever to 44 russian (4 replies)
Broken thumbhole stock (48 replies)
When is sanding good enought to apply finish? (23 replies)
Forming screwdriver tips (23 replies)
Shotgun Restoration (18 replies)
Butt stock drilling (13 replies)
supplier for old parts (7 replies)
22.LR chamber "iron" (10 replies)
Sticky cylinder on S&W revolver (15 replies)
Extractor build for stub barrel (4 replies)
Making a barrel liner (1 replies)
A little more help. I appreciate your patience. (3 replies)
Locating a small ring mauser (14 replies)
Mossberg 500 bolt question (9 replies)
S&W Mdl 10-5 question (11 replies)
Helpful info for those learning to use a lathe (12 replies)
H&R (old!) Model 48 firing pin compatibility (6 replies)
carbide checkering cutters (6 replies)
Winchester Model 70 trigger spring kits (14 replies)
Midway did it again! (10 replies)
S&W 686 issues after cylinder assembly repair (10 replies)
Re- nickel???? (13 replies)
AR15 gas port burr removal? (23 replies)
What release agent does one use for JBweld?. (9 replies)
Butt Plate Material (15 replies)
Measuring Revolver Throat Diameter (8 replies)
Question on possible build on ML action? (3 replies)
ID Help.. are these all Mauser 98 Parts??????? (7 replies)
Electrolytic Bore Rust Removal (31 replies)
metric screws for scope base (5 replies)
What use do mops have? (22 replies)
brass neck stuck in chamber due to machining flaw, now what? (16 replies)
700 Adl convert to Bdl? (11 replies)
Mossberg Model 183KC .410 (8 replies)
Shotgun stock interchangeability (2 replies)
Stock Identification (5 replies)
what does "dewatted" mean ? (13 replies)
BP barrel, broken flash hole screw, what am I to do? (13 replies)
Single action trigger (9 replies)
cutting the barrel seat on an 80% 1911 frame. (0 replies)
Burrs, gouges, rough edges (2 replies)
Adding iron sights to Century Coach Shotgun (11 replies)
Was this common back in the day? Chamber cut question (13 replies)
Stevens 44 1/2 lever droops (5 replies)
Favorite .22 rimfire barrel liner retaining compound? (10 replies)
Drilling & Tapping a Barrel for a scope mount (36 replies)
I need advice on what to chamber a 30/06 barrel to that will clean up the chamber. (10 replies)
Sears label Mod. 70 trigger (6 replies)
mauser extractors interchangable (3 replies)
I got a project to work on. (20 replies)
Bluing Salts (2 replies)
M1 Carbine Help (31 replies)
1911 80% frame builds (4 replies)
Atlas 3950 Lathe wandered home (20 replies)
.329 to .332 lee lube die (3 replies)
Should I get it restored? (83 replies)
Vinegar and peroxide. Question. (14 replies)
Rust bluing Marlin (8 replies)
S&W model 27 refinish (7 replies)
S&W 627 9mm Cylinder Conversion (6 replies)
rechambering (3 replies)
Getting ready to glass bed the wife’s new 7mm rem mag. (2 replies)
Push Feed with a Mauser Bolt (13 replies)
One Simple Question on AR15/16 Buffer Springs (15 replies)
Drawn filing on a Military barrel? (25 replies)
mini 14 gas port screw (3 replies)
Shotgun shooting off POA. (24 replies)
stuck bullet- good and proper this time (42 replies)
S&W Model 59 (3 replies)
Milling machine unknown bolt (10 replies)
recoil spring replacement (1 replies)
Making your own fire lapping paste (18 replies)
Hard lift and dropped case (16 replies)
How often do you clean barrel, target and hunting (16 replies)
Replacement screw for a Redfield site question (13 replies)
Do any old-timers still remember the Little Giant "screw plates"? (6 replies)
Ceramic Sharpening Sticks Stones (16 replies)
Old "Leatherneck" .22 rifle (7 replies)
Custom wood for Enfield No 4 Mk I? (13 replies)
Outside barrel rust removal. (42 replies)
Touching up Aluminum (9 replies)
Which drill and counterbore should I use when installing the rear screw in a buttstoc (6 replies)
FR8 (Mauser) feeding issue - the continuing saga (39 replies)
Extra-full choke on my 410 Stevens 58B tapers out towards the muzzle (20 replies)
The motor in my Delta benchtop drill press has just overheated! (9 replies)
steyr m95 barrel (3 replies)
Stain conditioner (0 replies)
Cooling Arbors While Neck Turning (9 replies)
Winchester barrel folding sight? (8 replies)
Ream or Turn Case Neck? (13 replies)
Turtlewax chrome polish and rust remover (3 replies)
help with bluing! (not too long) (10 replies)
How to remove a stuck cartridge (50 replies)
A method to bore a very narrow taper (5 replies)
I am in a predicament: a 20 MOA base for short-range shooting - possible? (13 replies)
Andy Horvath pistolsmith (14 replies)
Marlin Camp 9 recoil spring (3 replies)
What type of Drill do I need? (29 replies)
Win. 66 / 73 hammer hanging up on the half-cock notch? (7 replies)
Anyone Remember or do Business with this parts guy (6 replies)
Looking for advise on putting a sling onto a Stevens 58 in 410 (13 replies)
Oil gun day (11 replies)
The .220 Meteorite Rifle-Getting Started. (16 replies)
Using 44 magnum reamer to cut chamber in 44 Spl? (15 replies)
S&W Revolver Problems (25 replies)
i want to blue a pistol...what with? (24 replies)
Recommend a lathe for Hobbiest? (19 replies)
D.A. revolver ejector rod straightening (6 replies)
Source for Tall Front Sight for '98 Mauser? (6 replies)
Remington model 25 assembly help (2 replies)
1858 Bison Revolver .44 cal Brass Frame 12" bbl FR185812 (8 replies)
Mystery shotgun stock (12 replies)
refinish or leave it alone,colt 1908 hammerless 380 (19 replies)
Sig 1911-22 Help (10 replies)
Winchester 290 gunsmith (5 replies)
Parts for early Win. 37 (5 replies)
Winchester 1894 magazine tube hanger repair (18 replies)
Correcting a 1917 front sight? (2 replies)
what to use to chemically remove bluing? (19 replies)
mini 14 (4 replies)
so... i was given a .32 acp with a busted firing pin. (5 replies)
Gun cleaning doo-dads. (12 replies)
Cerakote oven (9 replies)
Heads up on parts.... (3 replies)
Behind the Scenes: The Restoration of Tom Selleck’s Winchester 1886 (2 replies)
S&W hammer stud (12 replies)
Evaporust on Stainless? (13 replies)
I have a couple rifles with the banded ramp front sights. (5 replies)
Soldering a Front Sight On (3 replies)
Brass head stamp change/removal possible? (24 replies)
Anyone heard of Al Biesen? (11 replies)
6x47 Remington to 6x47 Lapua? (15 replies)
The Very old Craft of making flint locks (9 replies)
What can be used in a Tumbler? (39 replies)
Stock Finish Clean Up, how would you do it? (19 replies)
No drill scope mount for 95 Mauser (7 replies)
Will resoldering front sight damage bluing? (12 replies)
Norwegian Rolling B.ock (4 replies)
The Story of Bobby Tyler and What Makes His Casehardening so Special (5 replies)
Hardening Screws (7 replies)
Peening ratchet for a temporary carry-up fix? (17 replies)
Stock Finishing (22 replies)
357 Max reamer? (0 replies)
SKS barrel thread (3 replies)
Burr in rifled barrel (10 replies)
Savage accutrigger (9 replies)
blueing removal mistake (6 replies)
Stock for LCS Smith 20ga double barrel (3 replies)
Ruger Pression rifle action (2 replies)
Savage 22/20 gauge lug separation fix (1 replies)
Cleaning rusted stainless steel? (12 replies)
long 98 mauser guard screws (1 replies)
Stuck Lock Ring on Unertl Scope (12 replies)
Remington model 25 barrel thread pitch ? (2 replies)
J.C. Higgins Model 30 sling tab (2 replies)
mauser stock inletting question (3 replies)
Graco Adjustable Buttplate 575S (1 replies)
Crowning a Revolver (12 replies)
Marlin 1881 front site blade (5 replies)
Custom build action question (27 replies)
ID gun parts (7 replies)
256 Newton headspace gauges (1 replies)
Heat-Treating Barrels: Rifle Mag Article (12 replies)
Mounting an EoTech or similar sight on a M94 (13 replies)
Cleaning up Winchester 290 (4 replies)
Mossberg 5500 not feeding? (1 replies)
Needed: Gunsmith with manufacturers's license (7 replies)
Stock finish options (14 replies)
Nagant feeding issue (11 replies)
Nickel Plating Service (5 replies)
Anyone try to remove barrel choke in a revolver? (28 replies)
Repairing a M1867 rolling block carbine extractor (9 replies)
Cock on Closing? (23 replies)