Why no female rifle smiths?

Eaglet · #8 06-06-2007, 03:55 PM

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I thought that a shapely, friendly front desk girl that knew nothing about rifles would be perfect. I could get more work done, no one would care if I was in or not.

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Shawn, you're almost right, almost... don't forget your wife!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Eaglet · #9 06-06-2007, 03:57 PM

BigDaddy0381,

Just a friendly correction. longtooth wrote that, not Shawn.

royinidaho · #10 06-06-2007, 05:10 PM

This thread sure is a can of worms [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

Guess I'll have to build my own from now on. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] In fact I just drilled a straight hole for 1.265" the other day. The twist is a little fast though, and a wierd bore. Rifled it with 5/16x18 threads. If I keep it a short barrel type I'll do pretty good. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] BTW how well do aluminum barrels hold up. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Supermag · #11 06-06-2007, 05:11 PM

You guys would probably spend alot more time in the shop if you had a hot little receptionist (I know I would [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]).

redbone · #12 06-06-2007, 09:51 PM

Because they have Female on there ID Card.

James Jones · #13 06-06-2007, 10:02 PM

Ok ok , yopu guys have pressured me into this comment and I'm sure that your gonna tell your wife and their gonna think I'm an A$$ but it won't be the first time.

All babys are males right up till they are born then the peckers fall off the dumb ones !!

On the real side though , I work with several very talented machinest that are women they make parts that are just as good as any man out their and theur attention to detail is just as good if not better than most of the machinist they work with. I'm sure that if they wanted they could be great gun builders. This machine shop cuts parts that are measued to the millionths and have a finish that is guaged in bands of light !!! basicaly if you rub it with a sheet of paper it'll get scratched. So the tallent is their.

Shawn Carlock · #14 06-07-2007, 08:48 AM

I have actually run across a couple of very talented female gunsmiths, all were specialty smiths thier work revolving around detail work, engraving & stock making. Dakota arms has several working for them.