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  1. Pietta 1858 Remington repair question (8 replies)
  2. Bottoming files - finally found a source (6 replies)
  3. “Blemish” Brownell’s shop aprons (2 replies)
  4. Blackhawk Grip Frame Swap (6 replies)
  5. gunstock inletting grease (30 replies)
  6. Calculating scope base angle (9 replies)
  7. Stripper Clip Adaptor (5 replies)
  8. Stevens 25 rimfire ?? (12 replies)
  9. Peep sight I.D. Help (8 replies)
  10. Dem-Bart Micro-head for chamber reamers (3 replies)
  11. Chinesesieum (41 replies)
  12. Bob’s Your Uncle (16 replies)
  13. Smooth as butter bolt function (8 replies)
  14. colt signature series 1851 Navies timing (4 replies)
  15. Hammer gun -new pins ? (15 replies)
  16. Handi Rifle Scope Mounting (11 replies)
  17. Trigger action of Ruger SP101 needs adjustment (6 replies)
  18. Installing mercury recoil suppressor in synthetic stock (17 replies)
  19. Savage bolt head swap questions (6 replies)
  20. Trick for putting pillars in a stock (5 replies)
  21. Starrett lost a potential customer (44 replies)
  22. Borescope recommendation (16 replies)
  23. Winchester 1873 help request (19 replies)
  24. S&W mp shield will not cock with the mag in but cocks fine with mag out (3 replies)
  25. What should I get to get started checkering stocks? (31 replies)
  26. Easy $10 (3.5lb) AR15 Trigger (8 replies)
  27. Martini 12/15 conversion (6 replies)
  28. Glock 47 Trigger Problem (3 replies)
  29. What are your thoughts on this Rem 58 Sportsman? (20 replies)
  30. Anyone familiar with Corradi triangle riffler that Woodcraft sells? (16 replies)
  31. CNC 3 Axis Machine (2 replies)
  32. H&R 44 mag barrel thread? (7 replies)
  33. Cartridges stored in the gun stock? (21 replies)
  34. Frustrating (Amusing) Moments (10 replies)
  35. need help finding an enfield revolver part and screw (7 replies)
  36. NAA mini .22lr revolver problem - (30 replies)
  37. One more time with a stub (18 replies)
  38. Duracoat Question (7 replies)
  39. H&r 999 (6 replies)
  40. Need help tuning AR15 gas system for 358 Wildcat please :) (29 replies)
  41. Asking for some help here ... (5 replies)
  42. New Taylor Uberti 1885 Double Trigger Misfiring (1 replies)
  43. M-14/M-1A Bearing Grease (18 replies)
  44. Marlin 1889 Lever gun (6 replies)
  45. Marlin 1889 Lever gun chambered in (2 replies)
  46. crafting a SIG SAUER P232 SLIDE STOP SPRING (3 replies)
  47. Aperture Sight Internal Thread Protector? (11 replies)
  48. Where to find a 50 cal 1x36" octagonal barrel (17 replies)
  49. Where to find a 50 cal 1x36" octagonal barrel (10 replies)
  50. Stumbling and bumbling along... and what great guys visit this site (4 replies)
  51. Pin gauges for 44 Mag (sizes) (10 replies)
  52. Simple green removed color case hardened finish (26 replies)
  53. Brownells five f (12 replies)
  54. Iver Johnson barrel repair (23 replies)
  55. Re-Barrel a Winchester 1885 High Wall and change the caliber (13 replies)
  56. Chambering a 270 Winchester barrel for 7x57mm Mauser. Can or should it be done? (10 replies)
  57. Win 1905 Restoration (35 replies)
  58. Nitre Blueing (8 replies)
  59. Loose Screws (21 replies)
  60. synthetic krag stock (12 replies)
  61. 80% ar questions (12 replies)
  62. Scope drilling jig (19 replies)
  63. Ithaca M37 Rust Blue (22 replies)
  64. P14 gunsmithing needed for a 444 marlin (4 replies)
  65. how difficult to learn to use cnc lathe? (32 replies)
  66. Rough Cut English Walnut Stock (19 replies)
  67. .30 Krag reamer (1 replies)
  68. My little 5” Black and Decker No. 7900 bench grinder crapped out (10 replies)
  69. Newish 17 Rem Fireball build. (3 replies)
  70. Reaming vs. Honing cylinder throats (4 replies)
  71. Winchester 53 takedown loose (9 replies)
  72. Old Mauser stock (9 replies)
  73. best red paint for crossbolt safety?? (11 replies)
  74. S&W I-Frame 32 Hand eject....sheered small tension pin off the "Hand" (1 replies)
  75. One of my Bahco high tension hacksaw frames went kaput (14 replies)
  76. Another mini lathe question (61 replies)
  77. Anyone know where to get a set of bolt bending blocks? (9 replies)
  78. Chem Pak Pro-Custom Oil (14 replies)
  79. 30-06 Freebore lengthening? (18 replies)
  80. Ar15 stove bolts second or third shot (12 replies)
  81. Barrel Hone Advice? (28 replies)
  82. Hardness Testing Original Winchester Barrels (Video) (9 replies)
  83. "carbine" Williams, a home shop gunsmithing genius (12 replies)
  84. Differences between H&R model 158 and 088 (11 replies)
  85. Contender barrels and squareness issues (4 replies)
  86. Laser engraving on firearms? (20 replies)
  87. Forcing cone? (1 replies)
  88. Sight dovetail modification on slide. (8 replies)
  89. S&W 642 help? (13 replies)
  90. Carbine Williams (4 replies)
  91. Rem 700 Extractor (32 replies)
  92. Project Remington Model 6 Pump Rifle (6 replies)
  93. Color Case Hardening preservation (9 replies)
  94. Prepping walnut for stocks (8 replies)
  95. forcing cone cleaning (16 replies)
  96. Peep Sight (8 replies)
  97. I’ve been thinking of making a CZ 457 barrel (3 replies)
  98. I gots me a 22LR Bentz chamber reamer (25 replies)
  99. Need a dimension on a Winchester sxp shotgun. (0 replies)
  100. Throat reaming 40SW nitride barrel (11 replies)
  101. What do you figure caused this case neck crease (18 replies)
  102. Needed: 30-40 broken shell extractor (9 replies)
  103. CZ Magazine Problems (3 replies)
  104. Need Info on Colt NM GC 1973 (2 replies)
  105. Firing pin removal on an OU (7 replies)
  106. Rejuvenating an old stock finish. (10 replies)
  107. Table top lathe recommendations?? (124 replies)
  108. Wildcat chamber to cartridge clearances? (12 replies)
  109. need tool advise please (13 replies)
  110. Remington 141 pump magazine issue (7 replies)
  111. set screws (2 replies)
  112. Machinist advice for making a Handi stub barrel and the exact procedure to do so. (38 replies)
  113. Dissolving Cured Epoxy - Bolt Gun Painted Shut (36 replies)
  114. Marlin 39A help... (14 replies)
  115. Lath work needed (8 replies)
  116. Chrome and Nickle plating Removel ? (18 replies)
  117. Cutting oil for SS barrels? (15 replies)
  118. Color case hardening simulation (12 replies)
  119. Gevær M 53-17 - Greenland's M1917 Enfield (4 replies)
  120. Pin Gauge help requested (36 replies)
  121. Springfield 84C Magazine Guide Assembly (1 replies)
  122. Type 38 Arisaka in .17-.222 (3 replies)
  123. Mitchell Arms Uberti Single Action (14 replies)
  124. New tire for he band saw (17 replies)
  125. Cleaning Gas Ports (15 replies)
  126. Recut my forcing cones (11 replies)
  127. Need Smith & Wesson trigger help. (10 replies)
  128. Dovetailed front rifle sight won't drive out of ramp slot (17 replies)
  129. 1958 Marlin 336 Refinish. (9 replies)
  130. Buy or rent chamfering tool ? (7 replies)
  131. Fundamentals Of Filing (1942) (16 replies)
  132. Applying Cerakote (9 replies)
  133. ATI Bolt on a Mauser (4 replies)
  134. primer / cartridge sealant ? (25 replies)
  135. Werndl Rebuild (9 replies)
  136. Best glue for 1100 grip diamond? (7 replies)
  137. 375 H&H Feeding Problem Remedies (10 replies)
  138. De-rustificatation via electrolysis (10 replies)
  139. Winchester low wall with cracked receier (13 replies)
  140. Not new here... (10 replies)
  141. Custom "Lee" type push-thru die (9 replies)
  142. Tips or suggestions to improve look of old stock repair (50 replies)
  143. 1911 Smiths (4 replies)
  144. Possible double set trigger problem (18 replies)
  145. Revolver shop project question (18 replies)
  146. Pro’s and Con’s of lining a barrel on a original Winchester Model 73? (22 replies)
  147. Brass rod threading? (12 replies)
  148. 1911 Gold Cup Barrel Fitting (11 replies)
  149. Re-Barreling a Sharps (1 replies)
  150. Any Gun Smiths in New Jersey? (7 replies)
  151. Rusty Shotguns (13 replies)
  152. Walther/Colt 1911 22cal Ambi Safety Install (0 replies)
  153. Walther/Colt 1911 22cal Ambi Safety Install (0 replies)
  154. S&W 34-1 question (3 replies)
  155. Removing nickle plate chemically (5 replies)
  156. LAGS says, "Say hi, Bob!" (22 replies)
  157. Tooling is almost ready to go (3 replies)
  158. Hammer "bob" (39 replies)
  159. What is a "transfer"? (27 replies)
  160. Bold Trigger Question (1 replies)
  161. 244AI chambering in 243 short chambered barrel? (3 replies)
  162. Tang size (10 replies)
  163. Can Anyone help me identify this part? (2 replies)
  164. Is the Barrel-Band & Butt-Plate the same on the Ruger #3 & Ruger 10-22 ?? (1 replies)
  165. 300 Black out chamber (18 replies)
  166. Message from Rigby (9 replies)
  167. RIA M206--Sometimes cylinder isn't locking (5 replies)
  168. Winchester 1887 Question (2 replies)
  169. Win. 1885 coil springs (3 replies)
  170. Gun Smith Skills Crossover to Evinrude Reair (13 replies)
  171. HR 622--Hammer directly in the way of sights? Possible fixes (10 replies)
  172. Glock Gen 5 Performance Trigger (1 replies)
  173. Ithaca 37 safety question (11 replies)
  174. Best method for removing a carbon ring and non-rotating cleaning rod (38 replies)
  175. New Marlin Parts (9 replies)
  176. Bolt Jewling (8 replies)
  177. Briwax ? (4 replies)
  178. Need help on rifle refinish (3 replies)
  179. 375 Winchester cartridge jammed in 35 Remington magazine tube 336 Marlin (12 replies)
  180. Oct Contender barrel threading thickness? (0 replies)
  181. Upgrading Metal SKS Magazines (13 replies)
  182. Let's see your spray-bomb, Bubba, redneck, and Fudd camo jobs (19 replies)
  183. Stock duplicator (10 replies)
  184. Ukrainian 9mm Luger Reamer (31 replies)
  185. Rusty bolt remover (35 replies)
  186. 660 Remington torque? (12 replies)
  187. Looking for Books on win 94 (18 replies)
  188. Marlin Lever and trigger replacement, Jard triggers step by step photos (2 replies)
  189. 30-40 krag rebarell (9 replies)
  190. Cut 6.5x55 to a 358 Win (16 replies)
  191. Fire lapping a muzzle loader (12 replies)
  192. Short gas block on DPMS AR15. Decent iron sights? (2 replies)
  193. Stevens early 520 (9 replies)
  194. 45 ACP cylinder for Colt SAA New Frontier ..??? (4 replies)
  195. Series 70 colt commander slide won't lock back after last round (34 replies)
  196. remove NOVAKS sight (5 replies)
  197. .22 WMR reamers (19 replies)
  198. Rhineland barrels and kits (5 replies)
  199. Replacing breech plug on muzzle loader (14 replies)
  200. Silicone question (15 replies)
  201. Sight pusher for quigley and Whitworth (2 replies)
  202. 458x2 AICS Mag Feed Problem (8 replies)
  203. NEF H&R Extractors/Ejectors (8 replies)
  204. 1917 action mods for magnum cartridge (15 replies)
  205. how to remove a broken off screw (30 replies)
  206. C-More M26 shotgun extractor (1 replies)
  207. How to "freshen up" an old but very good condition stock? (20 replies)
  208. 1891 Mauser re-barrel (23 replies)
  209. Savage 110 Barrel Swap for a Newbie (9 replies)
  210. Re barreling question on Browning B-78 (6 replies)
  211. Gun Storage (18 replies)
  212. Derringer Design (4 replies)
  213. drilling a shotgun stock (16 replies)
  214. Introduction to engraving (3 replies)
  215. Locust tree stock? (51 replies)
  216. Uncle Bubba can tighten that thing up! (32 replies)
  217. mauser floor plate hinge (10 replies)
  218. Release agent for bedding epoxy (20 replies)
  219. Winchester 1895 questions... (1 replies)
  220. Fun Mauser Project (12 replies)
  221. S&W Mountain Gun Forcing Cone Angles (3 replies)
  222. spanish destroyer extractor (12 replies)
  223. Caliber conversion of S&W Victory model. (15 replies)
  224. Need Help with Removing Pins on a Lee Enfield (18 replies)
  225. Unraveling the mystic of firearms design (34 replies)
  226. Ithaca 37 information needed (5 replies)
  227. Two Long Term Projects Complete !!! (37 replies)
  228. how to rebuild an extractor at swedish rolling block (10 replies)
  229. Savage 99 .308 FP spring? (5 replies)
  230. S&W MP .38 with loose barrel (27 replies)
  231. S&W Yoke Alignment Tool (3 replies)
  232. Magazine follower for Marlin lever guns - 10c plastic rubbish on a $1200 gun (24 replies)
  233. Replacing Mauser Extractor (6 replies)
  234. Base Pin Jumping on 401 Powermag. (9 replies)
  235. Need some advice on ‘ restoring ‘ an old Rossi Puma 44 carbine. (9 replies)
  236. Pin point oilers (8 replies)
  237. Swedish Rolling block - notches (7 replies)
  238. Rem 783 dont shoot... (33 replies)
  239. How to remove front bead? (8 replies)
  240. Barrel Reboring an (15 replies)
  241. Supposedly 6061 bar from ebay (11 replies)
  242. Brownell's Steel Bed (6 replies)
  243. Ridge in rifle chamber (15 replies)
  244. Nitre blue how to (10 replies)
  245. Wooden pistol grip finish (5 replies)
  246. Best wood scraper for dollar? (20 replies)
  247. Historic film on mass production of guns (17 replies)
  248. Help for a Day 30X .22 conversion kit. (7 replies)
  249. Anyone want an easy lathe project? (3 replies)
  250. Cassette Style AR Triggers (12 replies)