GunLab (KnownHost) » interview with John D http://gunlab.net Adventures in gun building! Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:06:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Part Three on the Bushmaster pistol http://gunlab.net/part-three-on-the-bushmaster-pistol/ http://gunlab.net/part-three-on-the-bushmaster-pistol/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:00:45 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=2725 This is part 3 on the interview with John D. on the Bushmaster pistol.

The first pistol that John talks about is the one with the special laser or flashlight attachment.

Left side view

Still the old safety location

Left side view

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The first pistol that John talks about is the one with the special laser or flashlight attachment.

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The second pistol mention on the video deals with a new generation of weapon. Right side view

 

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DSC_1153csClose up of the left side.

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DSC_1265csThe rear sight

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Stay tune for part 4 of this series.

 

]]> http://gunlab.net/part-three-on-the-bushmaster-pistol/feed/ 3 Part Two on the Bushmaster Pistol http://gunlab.net/part-two-on-the-bushmaster-pistol/ http://gunlab.net/part-two-on-the-bushmaster-pistol/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:00:36 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=2666 This is part two on the Bushmaster Pistol with John D. It is not often you have the opportunity to chat with someone as knowledgeable as John is on a topic. Enjoy the video.

 

Here are a few of the pictures to go along with the video.

Right side view.

Left side [...]]]> This is part two on the Bushmaster Pistol with John D. It is not often you have the opportunity to chat with someone as knowledgeable as John is on a topic.  Enjoy the video.

 

Here are a few of the pictures to go along with the video.

Right side view.

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]]> http://gunlab.net/part-two-on-the-bushmaster-pistol/feed/ 1 Up Date to the 1868-77 Peabody rifle http://gunlab.net/up-date-to-the-1868-77-peabody-rifle/ http://gunlab.net/up-date-to-the-1868-77-peabody-rifle/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2015 08:00:02 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=2499 I received a number of pictures from my friend in North Carolina that I wanted to share with all of you. My buddy was nice enough to take his rifle apart and take pictures of all of the components. It is not often someone will take apart there rifle so you can see the inside [...]]]> I received a number of pictures from my friend in North Carolina that I wanted to share with all of you. My buddy was nice enough to take his rifle apart and take pictures of all of the components. It is not often someone will take apart there rifle so you can see the inside workings of it, so Thank you very much.

The first set is of the block and it’s components.

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Peabody15These next  pictures are of the receiver with the block installed and removed.

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A few more pictures of the rear sight.

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The hammer and sear assembly.

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Peabody40The stock.

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The butt plate and misc metal parts.

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Peabody30Again thank you for the pictures.

Here are a couple of video’s I took while on my trip through the mid-west. This is John D. Chatting about his Peabody rifle.

]]> http://gunlab.net/up-date-to-the-1868-77-peabody-rifle/feed/ 4 Part One of the Bushmaster Pistol http://gunlab.net/part-one-of-the-bushmaster-pistol/ http://gunlab.net/part-one-of-the-bushmaster-pistol/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:00:21 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=1874 In this video I had the opportunity to chat with John D about his collection of Bushmaster pistols. This is part one of the multi part review of this interesting weapon.

Here are a few still pictures of this interesting first model sheet metal stamped upper pistol.

Close up of parts of [...]]]> In this video I had the opportunity to chat with John D about his collection of Bushmaster pistols. This is part one of the multi part review of this interesting weapon.

Here are a few still pictures of this interesting first model sheet metal stamped upper pistol.

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Close up of parts of the pistol.

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