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A friend at work has offered me this rifle for “cheap”. He helped somebody clean out a wet moldy basement and salvaged it from the trash. I’m...
After a lot of other projects etc, i thought it was time to make another start, Just a recap for those who may not have seen it in the original state...
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The Modern Gunsmith by James Virgil Howe Format: Volume 1 - 393 pages/Volume 2 - 458 pages Published 1941 by Funk & Wagnalls, New York Note:...
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am buying a sportized g43 walther rifle (ww2 german 8mm semi auto) barrel action / bore are all good. was east german re issue , the buttstock...
Hi Happy New Year to one and all. This my first post and some information about myself. Draughtsman, Petro chem ,Mechanical engineering...
Picked up one of the department trade-ins that where on the market a few months back as a kick around. No clue where it served. Added an OEM extended...
All, I'm trying to repair a sporterized 1903A3 Springfield "C" stock that was cut ahead of the lower barrel band. I picked up a fore-end repair...
after wondering for ages how you measure barrel up pressure, i finally searched with the right terms and found the description, "the barrel should...
Hello! I am currently working on restoring a 1943 Savage No4mk1* - it is a barreled action that I will be putting New NOS wood onto. My concern is...
Well, hopefully not too destroyed. I want to bring some respect back to this girl -correcting some things her previous owner did. First - just...
This is a simple before and after of a project I did late in the fall. This rifle was purchased as a very cheap sporter that turned out to be a...
I have had this rifle for a very long time, it was purchased from a left handed friend who had gotten it for deer hunting. Since this rifle is not...
Good evening. Thank you for your previous help on the MK111 Compass. Can you help with another compass : U.S COMPASS,MAGNETIC NSN...
Not my normal cup of tea but, been looking for one for sometime to build up a K98 Sniper, a real one would be nice but price and finding something...
i was given a magazine for a SMLE a little while ago. it has a reasonable amount of rust coming up under the bluing. from a little research here...
I have an old African sword which has remained sheathed for the last 12 years (the last time I took it out) and, apparently, its iron blade has...
A new arrival and not sure what to do with the box as its had some termite attack (woodworm) all gone now smells like its been treated some time...
... here is another mystery object. I am starting with a photo of the bore, and will add details piece by piece until someone guesses correctly! ...
The good news is it doesn’t have any cracks. The bad news is it’s filthy and badly beaten up. I am thinking I would like it to be cleaner,...
First of all, hello! First time poster here. Looking for some guidance and/or constructive criticism, it's my first time wrenching on a Lee Enfield...
I was cleaning up and found this hand guard. Can anyone identify it?It measures 14"'ATTACH]64911
My father was in the Marines and gave me a Remmington 03A3 and it has parkerized metal on everything, it has the original scope mount but a Redfield...
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