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Gunsmithing
Can I make a living as a gunsmith?
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 447179" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>if you want to be a gunsmith, you must create a niche! Eric worked on English doubles mostly, and got really big bucks for rebuilding them. He did some of his wood, but most had it done by a very well known stocker we see in magazines every now and then. I met him thru a third party when he was in the hunt for a couple of odd sized reamers. I ground them for him with old reamers taken out of a big scrap tube. Over the years I must have made 250 reamers, and even a few pins out of A2 or 4150. The first rifle I had that he did any work on was a 6mm Ruger. The gun wouldn't shoot smaller than 3" groups. He had me bring it over to see what was wrong with it (closer to what was right with it). Then it was a 541 after than, and the list just grows. What I really wanted was a 19th century looking lever gun in 40-60, and he told me to find a good donor action. Never did find a good one </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 447179, member: 25383"] if you want to be a gunsmith, you must create a niche! Eric worked on English doubles mostly, and got really big bucks for rebuilding them. He did some of his wood, but most had it done by a very well known stocker we see in magazines every now and then. I met him thru a third party when he was in the hunt for a couple of odd sized reamers. I ground them for him with old reamers taken out of a big scrap tube. Over the years I must have made 250 reamers, and even a few pins out of A2 or 4150. The first rifle I had that he did any work on was a 6mm Ruger. The gun wouldn't shoot smaller than 3" groups. He had me bring it over to see what was wrong with it (closer to what was right with it). Then it was a 541 after than, and the list just grows. What I really wanted was a 19th century looking lever gun in 40-60, and he told me to find a good donor action. Never did find a good one gary [/QUOTE]
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