Recent content by longtooth

very powerful, its been a long time since I read something as moving as this. thank you for posting it. The picture on the original article really says so much.

Cowboy has used a very common avenue that many smiths have used to get training. Many community collages will work with you to tailor instruction to the gunsmith students needs if they can. They also offer business classes which are a must for the smith that wants to run a business. The NRA...

The schools will give you a start in the basics of diagnoses, machine training, blue printing, etc... They are well worth going to. As part of your GI bill you can follow that up with an apprenticeship which the VA will also pay you to attend. you will get credit for your schooling toward the...

great video The Gunsmiths :: View topic - sooooo funny grandma and machine guns

300winnie That link you posted says it all. If my directions on bedding the stock are followed it will look like the eighth picture down when finished.

I probably didn't explain it correctly, I use the peanuts or cut out a piece of solid Styrofoam to fill the voids to within 1/8 of an inch of the barrel channel. then I cover it with duct tape and duct tape the barrel with two layers of tape and cover with release agent or Johnson's past wax...

Fill the void with Styrofoam peanuts then cover with duck tape, then bed with epoxy like Accra gel, the plastic stock is stiff enough now, if you put in all this metal you are adding weight you might not want.

Some great pictures. The Gunsmiths :: View Forum - Pictures of your work

I brought one of those home with me from viet Nam in the 60's tougher then the look.

A tribute to a vet a must read Goodbye And Thank You, "Joe" - THR

This is such a cool rifle and it looks like a 416 I have heard of a double barrel bolt but this is the first I have seen. The Gunsmiths :: View topic - cool double barrel bolt action repeater

Idaho isn't the only state to have slobs. Last year we gave away a free hunt on pvt. land in Washington state, I have hunted this land several times and their are plenty of large bulls their along with some pretty nice white tails and lots of Turkey and grouse. When the winner showed up the...

Don't take this as a smart *** answer but take some business classes before you decide on cutting prices. In your posting you say the other smiths are behind on building rifles by as much as a year and that they charge twice or more as much as you want to charge. If you live in an area where an...

Shawn I knew of a gunsmith that was looking for a good counter person when he had the same thought as you that a young women would take some of the heat off of him. So he interviewed three young women, the first one had years of experience as a receptionist and the daughter of a gunsmith, the...

Saw some at the Dalles on thursday along with a few chucks