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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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As promised, the after photos of the Long Branch. This was more an extensive cleaning than anything else and after taking it out into the sunlight...
I traded for this pistol & now I need some advice about how to go about restoring it back to how it should be. Chinese contract Inglis hi power...
hi all, need a sterling trigger group, complete preferred thanks
I purcheased a rifle that looks like someone left it in a corner while they painted around it .It has many little rounds spots of paint on the metal...
I finally found a 2A1 and was so excited I missed the huge chunk missing on the upper hand guard. A few photos before & after repair. Easier than...
HI guys, very long time since I posted I have in my possession a couple of Lithgow SMLE sporters (model 42 and the .410 conversion that were in...
hi i need some help what do these stocks belong too these were with the gunsmith estate that were not tagged
Some before and after pics of an FN 1903 Browning restoration.
I own a 1895 Chilean Mauser which is in great shape and a good shooting rifle. I decided today to break it down and clean the metal and gently sand...
I have a 1942 Savage No.4 MK1 303 that a previous owner had sporterized, complete with scope and hacked stock. I purchased an unissued stock set for...
Hello all, now i have restored my last LE. It was in bad condition oil soaked stock , rust on the barrel and a shrinked wood . I cleaned the wood...
I'm currently slowly rebuilding a SMLE sniper of 1916 vintage that was originally fitted out with an Aldis scope with Holland & Holland mounts. As...
So I FINALLY (after 10 years of looking) picked up a decent 1886 Lebel. It has a few issues, but these are so rare in non-relic condition (see the...
Hi everyone, Recently, I decided to work on a Mosin-Nagant M44 I have had for about two years. A cracked and missing piece of the stock was...
New member. Have found a lot of real good advise and good amount of information on this site. I have a M-10 Ross that has been sporterized. It has...
Well i finally got around to pulling my lithgow apart to get rid of all the varnish and other gunk the previous owner applied, as well as removing...
Anybody had any success splicing a new front on their sporterized rifles? I've a beauty of a 1913 vintage '03 that has had the forend removed forward...
Finished a couple of refurb jobs recently. One is a 1917 SMLE; pretty typical refurb; slight colour difference between the butt / rear handguard and...
I am restoring a 1895 Lee Navy rifle and need detailed measurements to have a handguard made for it. Having not examined one in over fifty years, I...
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