gunsmithing

I have a Modelo 1912 in 7mm mauser that is quite accurate but the irons are set at a minimum of 300 yards (mind you I live in Appalachia never gonna see 300 yards) is there any sort of accurate scope mount or way I can mount one to sight for my typical 100yrd?

I was just about to do cold bluing on my disassembled Ithaca Model 49S - 22LR Rifle. I was planning on using Birchwood Casey Cold Bluing. The instruction stated that the bluing chemical will not take to metal that isn't 100% steel. So I took a magnet to the barrel and it stuck, but when I tried...

My great grandfather was a professional gunsmith in Upstate New York for roughly 60 years and when he retired he sold all of his firearms and gunsmithing equipment. I'm 27 and I plan on going into the gunsmithing business and I'd like to track down his equipment or firearms. He made all his...

Why does gunsmithing not fall under "Defense Services" instead of "Manufacturing?" It's clearly a service based industry, at least as far as traditional gunsmithing is concerned. I'm not talking about "custom gunsmiths" who are indeed manufacturers, such as guys like Turnbull, Wilson, Les Baer...

I'm going to be installing new sights on my son's Bersa BP9cc for Christmas. He is upgrading to XS big dot 24x7 night sights, one of the few choices for this pistol. My dilemma is: do I invest in an inexpensive sight pusher i.e. The Fisher Solutions sight pusher, or do I use nylon and aluminum...

I am fairly new to guns; I grew up shooting .22s and shotguns but I hadn't shot in years when I bought a K11 from a local gunstore. I bought it because I know those old Swiss rifles are well made and accurate and it was in my price range. And because Grama was from Winterthur and I lived in...

I'm wondering how intense of a gunsmithing job it is to remove/relocate the front sight on a CZ550 and thread the barrel. I'd like to mount a suppressor. The CZ rep I contacted didn't seem to know if the front sight was screwed + epoxied, screwed + soldered, or just plain screwed on.

Has anyone had any experience with filling a longitudinal crack in a 12 ga shotgun barrel. I believe if I could get the right filler in the crack that the barrel could be reamed out and a sleeve put in to restore 12 ga use. This is a double barrel in which someone tried to shoot 3 inch magnums.

I have the chance to acquire a Finnish Mosin for a song. It seems to all be intact with the exception that the breech has been welded up and the bolt head cut/ground down at about a 30 degree angle. I would like to have one just for its history even if it isn't operable. How hard would it be...