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Your FINAL Extractor Lesson - Did You Pass? Your extractor is shaped and fitted well and has proper spring tension, yet you still have feeding...
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Screeeech..... Aw Crap!! That's going to leave a mark!! Today Ken Brooks shows how non-marring tools can save you from embarrassment (and from a...
Is your workshop a mess? Join Darrell Holland as he shows you time saving tips on how to organize your space. <iframe...
In this mini-lesson, Professional Gunsmith Ken Brooks discusses specialized screwdrivers for Gunsmithing and shows you how to modify an existing...
What to look for in a Bench Vise & their care. In this lesson Ken Brooks discusses the proper care and feeding of the bench vise and shares his...
Today AGI president Gene Kelly takes you through various jaw attachments that allow your vise to grip a part without leaving marks on it. <iframe...
Parts Cleaning and Organizing Spare Parts First Ken covers cleaning parts and then follows up with tip on how to keep your spare parts organized. ...
Tapered vs Hollow Ground Screwdrivers? A screwdriver is a screwdriver, right? Not necessarily! Join us as Ken Brooks shows us the differences...
What kind of Gun Oil Should You Use? Lubricants/Penetrants/Protectants. Join Ken Brooks as he discusses various lubricants, penetrants and...
Test Firing After Making a Repair - "How & Why" You just finished a repair, now it's time to go to the range and test it! In this issue, Ken...
Have a spring that's too stiff and needs to be lightened up? Join Ken Brooks as he shares the tips and techniques of lightening coil spring and avoid...
Spent the money to buy a newer rifle from Savage and now you want to get the most out of it? Darrell Holland's lesson on the ins and outs of the...
Are you an accuracy nut? Then you'll want to hear what Ken Brooks has to say in today's lesson on bedding rifles. <iframe...
Repairing Loose Revolver Grips Tired of shooting your revolver and having it jump all over the place because the grips are loose? In this lesson...
In this mini lesson, Master Riflesmith Darrell Holland shares a wealth of information about working on Remington 700 rifles that will improve...
This post is a tutorial on some of the things you can do to maximize the inexpensive chinese import 7" swing lathes to turn the machines from barely...
As you learned in the last lesson on Extractors, "Moment of Mass" can cause problems with your gun. In this lesson Bob Dunlap describes some of the...
Making Safe Edge Files Do you often accidentally take metal off parts in areas that you never intended? In this lesson Ken Brooks shows you how to...
Today Ken Brooks shows you a specialized spring tool he made and tells you how use it and how to make one yourself. As a bonus, Ken also talks about...
We have done the best we can to gather together volumes of Machinery’s Reference Series from the early 1900's. So far, we have located the PDF...
Does the Left Hand (Extractor) Know what the Right Hand is Doing?! The Left Hand Extractor. Extractors come in both left and right hand...
Bob Dunlap teaches you about slide-under and snap-over extractors in this lesson. <iframe...
How to Set Up Your Welding & Heat Treat Areas Need to weld or heat treat parts and don't want to get burned? Ken Brooks shows you how to properly...
How to see in the dark - Gunsmithing Inspection Lights Are you in the dark about firearm inspection lights? Join Ken Brooks as he demonstrates...
In this lesson, Ken Brooks talks about why triggers are heavy and hard to pull from the factory and how to responsibly perform a trigger job. ...
Want the maximum accuracy and performance from your rifle? Darrell Holland gives you detailed instruction of properly cleaning your rifle so you can...
How to organize your Vertical Mill along with Tips & Projects to get more out of your Milling Machine. Master Riflesmith Darrell Holland shows you...
How to fit an Extractor - Shaping and Contouring the Hook Have a gun with problems feeding or extracting? The shape of the extractor hook could...
Heating Parts Without Getting Burned With today's hot tip is Ken Brooks. Ken shows you how to properly heat parts without destroying the heat...
Headspace, Part 1: What is it? How is it measured? In this lesson on headspace, Bob Dunlap discusses what it is, why it's important and shows you how...
Part 1 - Field Demonstration of what happens when your firearm has too much headspace. Ken Brooks and Bob Dunlap risk life and limb to take you to...
Don't throw away that broken or worn out punch! Master Gunsmith Ken Brooks shows you how to breath new life into that old punch! <iframe...
Glues & Epoxies for Gunsmithing In this lesson, Ken Brooks talks about glues and epoxies, including how to color match adhesives to the material...
In today's lesson Ken Brooks shows you how using tweezers, forceps and specialized pliers can make your life easier and follows up with tips on...
Je vous présente en français une traduction intégrale du tutoriel de stencollector et de Claven2 sur la fabrication d'une SAS-3 Mk2. Versions...
Foredom Tool Tips Organizing Your Foredom/Dremel Tool Bits. In today's lesson Ken Brooks shows how easy it is to keep tool bits organized and how...
In a new series of lessons, Bob Dunlap takes up firing pin design and fit. As always Bob tells you the WHY not just the HOW. In this lesson he...
Part 1 - In this Classroom segment AGI Master Gunsmithing Instructor Bob Dunlap introduces you to the purpose and concepts of extractors and explains...
How much spring tension does an extractor need to do it's job? You might be surprised!! In this lesson Bob Dunlap takes up the subject of spring...
Do you know what to Look For when Buying a used Remington 700? Don't want to get burned? Master Riflesmith Darrell Holland takes you in-depth into...
Is your barrel ready to rattle right out of your gun? In this lesson Bob Dunlap and Ken Brooks explain loose breech, then show you how to check for...
Checking for proper Muzzle Brake Installation Not sure if your muzzle brake is affecting your accuracy? Ken Brooks shows you how to check whether...
Are you getting rectangular holes instead of round holes in your target when at the range? Then this lesson on bullet stability and yaw, featuring...
Here in Canada, a semi-auto version of the STEN has finally been RCMP and CFC approved. To get one, you must build one as there is no commercial...
Today, Ken Brooks discusses how to properly care for your files so you can get the most out of them. As a bonus, Ken also discusses many of the...
The Modern Gunsmith by James Virgil Howe Format: Volume 1 - 393 pages/Volume 2 - 458 pages Published 1941 by Funk & Wagnalls, New York Note:...
My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...
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IS there any actual option in terms of getting a mil spec stock with a longer butt? standard issue Yugo stock is too short for me, and accurate...
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Has anyone used Brownells Classic Rust Blue? it's a might cheaper than Pilkington (that I use) and Rust Blue American. If not, maybe I'll try it...
Would there be any point in replacing the trigger on a Russian 91/30 sniper with a Finn 39 one.The trigger pull on my sniper is outrageous.
hello folks, im in need of full wood for a k98k if anyone has and is willing to sell(in vg condition with all wood parts) or knows where i can find...
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so,,,i bet iv reblued over 100 94 Winchesters, pre and post 64, all blue just fine, if you use the right salts. this one has got me...it had some...
I have an old Winchester 1897. C prefix, made in 1897. It's been giving me grief with feeding and is fast outstripping my patience with it, what with...
Looking for an 1897 expert, Please? Drilled, tapped and installed a front bead this weekend, but have had no luck getting the screws loose that...
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Hi All. Here are some pics of my 1915 London Small Arms SMLE. As can be seen it is in a very poor state, something akin to myself! Is there...
Anyone know where to get rear sight parts for a M1. I'm trying to restore a Danish '43 Springfield Armoury Garand to as issued back in mid 1943. I...
i pick up an HRA M1 Garand TE 2- ME1.5- i have done everything suggested .it is definately better just still not right. I beleive the muzzle has been...
I am looking for parts for a SMLE No1 mkIII partiqularly bolt heads if anyone knows where to find them i would really really like to know as well...
I was presented with a question from an in service Armourer today, in relation to a very worn SMLE. The question was in relation to a worn bolt...
Howdy Y'all When did the Luger begin using the magazine hold open function?
I have a .308 Ishapore that I've never shot, mostly because (I think) the safety acts funny. The only other SMLE I have is a .22 trainer, so I don't...
Hello All, We just finished going through some more of my fathers belongings and stumbled upon what I am guessing is the barrel to some kind...
So.. I have two old WW1 guns, and i looked with my new borescope and on one of them discovered really bad corrosion from what im assuming was...
I have a tanker garand that has an H&R trigger housing. The floor plate was cut out to accept the M14 magazines. One of the prongs has broken off...
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