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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
True MACHINIST gunsmiths? (a rare breed)
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<blockquote data-quote="tobnpr" data-source="post: 1537628" data-attributes="member: 68758"><p>I'm a bit puzzled by the premise of the question to begin with.</p><p>"Machinist" covers a huge, diverse array of operations and skillsets- the vast majority of which have nothing to do with common gunsmithing needs. As a riflesmith, I sure don't need to have knowledge of how to cut a keyway into a 6" diameter shaft with a horizontal mill...</p><p></p><p>I DO need to understand concepts (concentricity, alignment), tolerance stacking, precision thread fits, internal ballistics, and other machining operations related to <em>riflesmithing. </em>In reality, most of the machining operations required for building precision rifles are limited, and simple- but that doesn't mean they can be done with anything other than the utmost precision.</p><p></p><p>Sure, the less a smith "specializes", the broader his knowledgebase- and his machinery and tooling- must be.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't pick a smith that specializes in building competition race guns, to build a precision rifle, nor the other way around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tobnpr, post: 1537628, member: 68758"] I'm a bit puzzled by the premise of the question to begin with. "Machinist" covers a huge, diverse array of operations and skillsets- the vast majority of which have nothing to do with common gunsmithing needs. As a riflesmith, I sure don't need to have knowledge of how to cut a keyway into a 6" diameter shaft with a horizontal mill... I DO need to understand concepts (concentricity, alignment), tolerance stacking, precision thread fits, internal ballistics, and other machining operations related to [I]riflesmithing. [/I]In reality, most of the machining operations required for building precision rifles are limited, and simple- but that doesn't mean they can be done with anything other than the utmost precision. Sure, the less a smith "specializes", the broader his knowledgebase- and his machinery and tooling- must be. I wouldn't pick a smith that specializes in building competition race guns, to build a precision rifle, nor the other way around. [/QUOTE]
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