JM197721
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Prob been discussed but what are the must haves for at home basic gun smithing
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Welcome to the forum!
A little more info will help others answer your inquiry.
What type of work do you plan to do?
For starters, good cleaning rods, brushes, jags and cleaning/lubing materials. A good cleaning station/gun vice, quality screwdrivers, punches and a block for driving pins in/out. A borescope is also very helpful for inspecting things.
A little more advanced would be an action wrench and barrel vice along with appropriate headspace gages. I'm certain others will chime in.
A little more info will help others answer your inquiry.
What type of work do you plan to do?
For starters, good cleaning rods, brushes, jags and cleaning/lubing materials. A good cleaning station/gun vice, quality screwdrivers, punches and a block for driving pins in/out. A borescope is also very helpful for inspecting things.
A little more advanced would be an action wrench and barrel vice along with appropriate headspace gages. I'm certain others will chime in.
Rotten
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My tool list for a beginner gunsmith is knowledge.
Not just how to work on guns but learning how to silver solder,heat treating spring steel with torch, rust bluing, when to do something and when to stop doing something ect. I would look at purchasing books and YouTube videos. One of my favorite is Mark Novak anvil gunsmithing.
Besides knowledge you will need a small 2-3 oz ballpeen hammer, rubber malet, a good set of gunsmithing screw drivers, bench vise, pin punches, a propane torch,
Tap handle, small needle file's, and a medium mill file. if you have room a drill press and 12 ton press that you can use for removing barrels with wooden blocks that you made with a drill press. As you go along you will be buying tools as needed . That may be a list more for a gunsmith than a hobbyist. It all depends on what you want to do and how far down the rabbit hole you want to go.
Good luck have fun and never put your fingers where you wouldn't put your manhood. I mean stay safe.
Not just how to work on guns but learning how to silver solder,heat treating spring steel with torch, rust bluing, when to do something and when to stop doing something ect. I would look at purchasing books and YouTube videos. One of my favorite is Mark Novak anvil gunsmithing.
Besides knowledge you will need a small 2-3 oz ballpeen hammer, rubber malet, a good set of gunsmithing screw drivers, bench vise, pin punches, a propane torch,
Tap handle, small needle file's, and a medium mill file. if you have room a drill press and 12 ton press that you can use for removing barrels with wooden blocks that you made with a drill press. As you go along you will be buying tools as needed . That may be a list more for a gunsmith than a hobbyist. It all depends on what you want to do and how far down the rabbit hole you want to go.
Good luck have fun and never put your fingers where you wouldn't put your manhood. I mean stay safe.
What do you consider basic home gunsmithing? For some, this might be totally different, @bamban. Sorry, brother Nez, for tagging you.
I have done DIYs, i.e., pre-fit re-barreling, bedding, etc.
@JM197721
As others mentioned, you need to define what you intend to do. If you wish to discuss in length, pm me with your number, I'll be glad to chat with you in length what I do, and what I use.
Full disclosure, I am not a gunsmith, nor a machinist. I am just a hobbyist and not in the business, but I have more equipment, tools, indicators, micrometers, reamers, and jigs than the local gunsmiths in business.
As others mentioned, you need to define what you intend to do. If you wish to discuss in length, pm me with your number, I'll be glad to chat with you in length what I do, and what I use.
Full disclosure, I am not a gunsmith, nor a machinist. I am just a hobbyist and not in the business, but I have more equipment, tools, indicators, micrometers, reamers, and jigs than the local gunsmiths in business.
