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I've seen some pictures recently of the different colors that are possible with heat bluing and nitre bluing small parts. I really like the purple/royal blue color that can be achieved for an accent. I have a couple of projects that I'm thinking about trying here in a couple of months with rust...

Not an important question, just one that I wondered about. We generally know to call a full sized rifle with full power cartridge a battle rifle (M14), a select-fire intermediate cartridge rifle an assault rifle (M4/AK), a pistol caliber automatic a submachine gun (MP5) etc. but I got to...

I had resigned myself to not being able to blue or finish metal at home, living in an apartment with no garage or outside work area. However, I have been reading about rust bluing and browning and it seems like something that may actually be doable with a limited number of tools and resources...

Well, I'm finally turning 21 this year. I'm taking my CWP course in a couple weeks and then I turn 21 4 short months later. That means it's time to start saving for my carry piece and birthday present. I have a cz75 BD and I love it. It fits me very well and I shoot it well. It's just too big...

I have kind of a crazy idea for a top loader project and a FN P90 style magazine is the best I can come up with. Anybody know if these can be converted to 9mm? What would be the challenges? Hoping to get some info without having to buy one

I'm getting a small lathe here soon and if it turns as well as I hope, I'm really thinking about building a silencer on a Form 1. I do have a couple of questions though. Because of the hassle and cost involved, I plan to use one suppressor on a number of guns that I currently own and will...

I recently bought a Manticore Nightbrake for my PTR barrel that I'm using for my CETME/G3 build. The brake looks to be of good quality and has a retaining spring to keep it locked down when tightened. The problem is that, when it's twisted on snug to the point where the retaining spring catches...

Another member and I have talked about a transaction for a project I'm working on. The other member has an old (model 1878) Swiss Vetterli that has had the barrel shortened among a lot of other "sporterizations" and is willing to sell for a very reasonable price. I am interested in buying. We...

Trying to make an informed decision on a project I'm thinking about starting. Looking into a vetterli rifle to convert to semi automatic and refinish externally as part of my gunsmithing projects. Of course the 10.4/.41 Swiss is not exactly a readily available cartridge and would require either...

We had a lecture as part of my gunsmithing class on lecture where we went to an instructor's personal shop and looked at the history of cartridge firearms (bolt actions in particular) and the different ways that bolts were designed to handle pressure. While there, the instructor showed us a...

As you can see from my signature, I spend a fair amount of time running machines between my time at school for gunsmithing and my job operating CNC machines. I've had previous jobs running manual machines (Surface grinder and mill mostly) and do a lot of reading on the subject. It seems, after...

Went out shooting with the VZ 58 today. All went well, but I noticed something strange. When engaging the safety, I realized it didn't have a positive stop at the safe selector position. It does stop and click into place there, but when pushed, will continue to move another 180 degrees to a...

Went to the public range for some stress relief today. Everybody on the line was shooting an AR-15 when I pulled up (myself included) but when I looked to my right, a gentleman next to me was uncasing a Century CETME. Since I'm currently building one (it's at least a couple of months away from...

The other day at work, while running and deburring some 200 valve coupling adapter parts and running thread gages through them, I had some time to think. The parts were threaded NPT (National Pipe Thread). I noticed that properly fitting pipe threads will get tight not just when they hit the...

As you can see, I'm a student of gunsmithing at Piedmont Technical College and I like to work on gun projects outside of school also. One thing I've thought of doing that would be really cool is a rifle that can take advantage of the cheap 7.62x39 ammo that I have, and maybe one that can use...

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/drama_in_burns_ends_with_quiet.html#incart_river_mobileshort_index There are reports that up to 150 armed militiamen have taken over the building for a national wildlife refuge in Oregon. There are some connections to the Bundy...

Took the girlfriend's new Bersa Thunder out to the range the other day. Shot 50 rounds and a magazine of carry ammo with no issue. Went bang every time. The single action trigger is a little heavier than I'm used to with my CZ, but just took a little time adjusting to. Our public shooting...

I have a dream (maybe a pipe dream) of designing and producing my own firearms and accessories. I'm a gunsmithing student and CNC machinist now learning parts of the trade. I'm also trying to reach myself CAD by modeling parts around the house and blueprints I find on the internet. I'm looking...

I'm sure this is probably a long shot, but does anybody have blueprints of the AR 15 FCG? Looking at the trigger, hammer, and disconnector. I'm playing around with an idea and having a set of prints with dimensions would help a lot. I'd normally do something like that myself (I have before with...

I live with somebody over 21, I'm currently not 21. This person has been wanting a handgun for a while and plans to get a CWP. So, I was thinking a handgun would make a nice Christmas present. I was wondering if I could pay for the gun online and have it sent to my local FFL where the intended...