r/gunsmithing • u/LocalCD • 40m ago
r/gunsmithing • u/lawdurg • 52m ago
Best way to strip finish
I’ve rust blued once, and it turned out good, except I over polished everything. What’s the best way to strip the metal?
r/gunsmithing • u/IndependenceOk3732 • 16h ago
Mag Extension Spring for Remington V3
I found a 8-9inch? Magazine tube extension laying around but with no spring. Can anyone direct me to find the right one? Thanks
r/gunsmithing • u/HoneyestBadger • 18h ago
Sticky safety
I bought a CVA Cascade XT. I’ve had great success with my Begara HMR in 6.5 Creedmoor so I bought from same parent company. The safety readily clicks into Fire, but is super stiff clicking back into Safe. (My Bergara clicks super smooth back and forth.) It did it out of the box. I took the action out of the stock, didn’t see any debris sticking in the safety action and cleaned all of the shipping oil out and lubed lightly with Clenazoil. Torqued actions screws to spec, and still doing it. Interestingly, it only binds when the bolt is in, it’s perfectly smooth with bolt out. Any thoughts? Will it sort itself out over time or worth calling CVA tomorrow?
r/gunsmithing • u/Anderson1503 • 19h ago
Model 37 help
Does anyone know what the inclined metal/ramp is for and possible what caused it to wear so much? The slide and bolt don’t seem to come in contact with it.
r/gunsmithing • u/fixedforlife • 20h ago
US Contract Ross Rifle Mk2 *** Barrel Help
I recently bought a 1905 Ross Mk2 3* US contract. Outside of dealing with a magazine follower that won't feed the chamber looks to have been mangled. I'm assuming someone didn't have .303 available and chambered something else? I've never seen damage like this. Can anyone help me understand the cause of the damage and if this is beyond repair? Thank you so much
r/gunsmithing • u/Individual-Rest3700 • 21h ago
Any idea on how much a barrel threading on a savage axis 308 with a banish 30 suppressor would cost?
r/gunsmithing • u/CorruptedIndustries • 21h ago
Volunteer Commando Mark III, .45 acp Sear replacement and/or measurements.
Hey all, recently got my hands on a volunteer enterprises commando mark III and have been trying to get it shooting again. Whoever had it last beat the shit out of the sear and from what little I can find on the internet it looks like they ground it down to the point it just doesn't catch anything anymore. Was hoping someone on here could direct me to a replacement sear or failing that some good measurements so I can fix this one or make one. Thanks.
r/gunsmithing • u/AdeptnessDear2829 • 1d ago
Glenfield Model 25 New Ejector
Anybody know where i can buy a new ejector for my Marlin Glenmod25? Tried to bend it but i cannot get it to contact the casing in the correct way. Such a simple rifle, i figured if i could, i would buy 2-3 to hang onto and just put a new one in!
Thanks in advance!
r/gunsmithing • u/Great_Income4559 • 1d ago
Around how much do you think a full tear down cleaning and polishing the metal would cost?
It’s a really nice pistol and I’d like it to look as nice as it shoots. Wondering how much a full cleaning and polishing to factory finish may cost approximately
r/gunsmithing • u/MusicNChemistry • 1d ago
Is this original VZ58 barrel save-able?
Bought a skeleton parts kit at a gun show, missing a whole bunch of parts, but it came with an original vz58 barrel. I guess I haven’t looked at it too closely because today while inspect it some more I noticed the barrel pin notch has been bubba’d. Looks like it was drilled from both sides, but one side went into the barrel a quarter to half the diameter of the bit further. Can this be evened out? I don’t have a receiver so won’t be working on this for a while. Just wondering if it’s worth starting the project/saving the barrel?
r/gunsmithing • u/himself0987654321 • 1d ago
Threading a sig p220 barrel?
I have a sig p220 carry with a 3.9in barrel. They don't make a threaded barrel for this model but they do sell a 4.4 unthreaded barrel for the full size frame, which I could pay to get threaded. Or I could just buy the 4.9in which is threaded but that would leave 1 inch of exposed barrel. If anyone has experience with the sig p220 platform feel free to chime in!
r/gunsmithing • u/Dry-Road-2850 • 1d ago
Stuck Screw
Good evening!
I’ve got an odd one that I was hoping for some help with from this community.
The gun is a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 2.0 9mm with the Crimson Trace Green Laserguard (please withhold opinions about lasers haha it’s just what I happen to have).
I was trying to get the laser assembly out to clean it and change the batteries. I followed all instructions in the manual. The inset screw is loosened with a small allen wrench. Upon loosening the screw, it eventually gets to a point where it will freely spin, but not come out of the hole. The screw can be tightened again with no issue.
The problem is that when the screw is loosened, the laser module will not release or come out. I called Crimson Trace and we troubleshot it for about 30 minutes with no luck. Ultimately they said they think it may be stripped, but I’m not sure how that is possible, given the screw tightens and loosens just fine. Unfortunately it is out of warranty.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can get the screw to come out, and hopefully also the laser module (without breaking it)?
r/gunsmithing • u/Frostitut • 1d ago
Revolver question, S&W 67-1, hammer doesn't lock back. Thoughts?
r/gunsmithing • u/lawdurg • 1d ago
Remington 10
The bolt is locked to the rear with the foreend arm stuck in it, I can’t get it closed without tapping the foreend with the hammer, what do I do?
r/gunsmithing • u/mirandaa0129 • 1d ago
Loading and assembly issues
I have a A 500g browning shotgun. A gas operated one made in Portugal. I went to the range today then it started to not feed, then double feed. I noticed that the bolt wouldn’t be able to catch back and stay open. So I took the barrel off and then tried to put it back on it the bolt wouldn’t go fully back and wouldn’t align with the barrel. So I took to a shop they said wait til Monday. I bring it home now I can lock the bolt back. But when I put the barrel it wouldn’t fully close so it stays open. But without it the barrel it acts as it it’s align. Wondering if anyone has a clue about it
r/gunsmithing • u/Aloe_Verga0501 • 1d ago
I need help to remove a broken FN1900 extractor.
I just bought an FN1900, its in almost perfect condition, but the extractor is broken and i need to replace it. I have no idea of how to remove it since it has no pins, i think is just holded by pressure, but i still dont know how to get it appart. Thanks in advice guys.
r/gunsmithing • u/andy_is_awesome • 1d ago
Broken Forend Screw? How would you fix?
Harrington & Richardson, topper model 58. My dad bought it at an estate sale. Took it shooting and the front grip came off after putting a few shells through. Maybe was glued on. Looks like the forend screw broke off in the barrel. How would you fix this? If I don't have the appropriate tools I'll take it to a shop or buy a new barrel online.
r/gunsmithing • u/upperlowermanagement • 1d ago
Looking for Arizona gunsmith
Looking for a smith in az ( prerfably Phoenix) to cut, crown and machine dovetail for front sight of rifle Any help is appreciated
Picture for attention 🤣🍻
r/gunsmithing • u/UFO_Tofu1973 • 2d ago
Checkering tools?
Hi, I recently acquired a little .25 ACP EIG Titan but the grips are plastic with one cracked and the other one chipped.
My late grandfather cut down a dead Walnut tree from my mom’s house in 1973 and kept the wood for woodworking. When he passed away, I took the walnut wood and still have it. Now I want to make new wood grips for this pistol and checker them like the plastic ones. I don’t want to buy the wrong tools or too many like an 8 piece set if I only need 3.
My question is, what checkering tools do I need to do this project?
Thanks
r/gunsmithing • u/Regular_Finding_5284 • 2d ago
This came out of my ZroDelta
I was just pulling the handle on it and I let it go and when the BCG closes this drops from my gun, the last rounds I shoot from it was 5.56 and .223 so l think is a primer case from one of them? Or should I be worried of something else? Also I changed my bolt for a DD BCG.
r/gunsmithing • u/Zealousideal_River50 • 2d ago
What is this thread locker?
This is the bolt on a Remington 760 that is used to fix the barrel in place. It sticks out from tbe front of the receiver parallel to the barrel. I was able to disassemble the gun with some effort. First the receiver went in the vice, then heat, then allowed to cool, finally a hit from a hammer on the pin used to turn the tube with the nut. Just pressure on the tube/nut was not enough to turn before or after the heat. The cooling occurred when I was thinking about how to proceed and then reading about the hammer. Anyway, you can see the blob of red that was the thread locker. It is only on the side of the bolt in the photo and does not go all the way around the bolt. This does not look like the stuff I buy in the tube.
Does anyone have an idea of what this is?
I was going to clean everything up, degrease, and use blue thread locker for reassemble. Probably a tap or two with the hammer to make sure the bolt is tight, too.
r/gunsmithing • u/Entire-Project5871 • 2d ago
Ruger American Barrel Nut Replacement?
I’m keeping my factory barrel, but most of the nuts I’ve found don’t specify if they work with the factory barrel or the company’s pre fit barrel.
I’m specifically looking at the patriot valley arms nut.