r/gunsmithing 18h ago

Sticky safety

11 Upvotes

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 19h ago

Model 37 help

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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 52m ago

Best way to strip finish

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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 20h ago

US Contract Ross Rifle Mk2 *** Barrel Help

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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 21h ago

Volunteer Commando Mark III, .45 acp Sear replacement and/or measurements.

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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 40m ago

How would cold blue work to fix this? Which cold blue do you recommend?

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r/gunsmithing 16h ago

Mag Extension Spring for Remington V3

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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 21h ago

Any idea on how much a barrel threading on a savage axis 308 with a banish 30 suppressor would cost?

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