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Weekend update for 5-18-15

Well it started raining on Friday and continue through Saturday morning. With everything being so muddy it was time for another game plan. I spent the first few hours doing solid works and taking pictures. Then it was out to the wood shop and spend some time with the cnc router. It was noon before […]

May 18th, 2015 | Category: Fab shop, firing pins, Gun Lab, metal casting, model 1930 Sauer, solid modeling, Uncategorized, weekend update | 2 comments

Gun Lab update

Not a big post for today, just an update on the projects we are working on.

First and most important is the VG1-5 project. I received a call this afternoon late that the firing pins can be picked up from the heat treating firm. With this last piece we can send the second rifle to […]

May 13th, 2015 | Category: 7.92x33 kurtz, AR-16, Bushmaster pistol, equipment, firing pins, Gun Lab, Historic weapons, Japanese type 99 magazine, machining, magazine design, Magazine manfacturing, MP-44, Parts fabrication, solid modeling, stamping dies, VG1-5 | 10 comments

Making the 1930 Sauer firing pins

I went to do a little shooting on a few weapons in my collection that I have never fired only to find out that the firing pins were broken. In this case the pistol that I had taken out was a Sauer model 1930 32acp pistol. For some odd reason I happen to have three […]

April 29th, 2015 | Category: CNC machining, engineering design, firing pins, Gun Lab, Gunsmithing, Historic weapons, machining, mastercam video, model 1930 Sauer, Parts fabrication, Uncategorized | One comment

Sunday answer 4-12-15

Sorry for the late answer to this Saturday what is it.

It is the brreechblock from a Sauer & Sohn model 1930 pistol. This is a copy from NRA firearms assembly 2, A book you should have in your library, showing the components of the pistol. It is part number 7.

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April 19th, 2015 | Category: CNC machining, engineering design, firing pins, Gun Lab, Gunsmithing, Historic weapons, machining, model 1930 Sauer, Parts, Parts fabrication, sunday answer | One comment