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Chuck — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 03:58:28 +0000

I came across another gun builder here in the Phoenix area and made arrangements to meet up with him. What some of you may not know is that I happen to like all types of firearms, from match locks to modern machine guns. I also like to look at how firearms are made. So when I had the opportunity to do a meet up I jumped at it.

I find it amazing what can be built with nothing more then just basic hand tools.

Here are a few pictures of some underhammer weapons that he made with a drill press and files.

Underhammer shotgun he made.

A real simple fire control group.

Underhammer pistol

Close up of a couple of his fire control groups

You should check out his site. He has some very nice toys that he has made for himself.

http://idezilla.blogspot.com/2016/08/small-bore-really.html

Another great post from rifleshooter

Chuck — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 08:00:14 +0000

I don’t know how many people follow rifleshooter, http://rifleshooter.com/, but he has another great gunsmithing post up. This one discusses rebarreling the Winchester model 70 rifle. He does a great job going through the steps he took to rebarrel the rifle. As always with his posts he not only shows you the steps and chats about what he has accomplished but his picture taking skill is very good. He also lets you know where he got his tools and materials. Take the time to stop by and see his work. This post can be found here.

http://rifleshooter.com/2016/02/rebarreling-a-winchester-model-70/

I really want my pictures to look that good.

Another great site to check out

Chuck — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:00:33 +0000

If you have an opportunity you should take a side trip over to

Firearms History, Technology & Development.

His site address is http://firearmshistory.blogspot.com/ this is great site. Generally he only posts a couple of times a month but when he does they are well thought out and very informative. It is well worth the trip and check out his archives. Expect to spend some time there.

Interesting Gun Making Videos

Chuck — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 13:47:00 +0000

I came across this series of videos by accident. The project is not complete yet, but it is turning into a very nice piece of art. Check it out.

Part one of the series.

Part 2 of the series.

Part 2b of the series.

Part 3 of the series

I am looking forward to the next video.

Great article at Rifleshooter

Chuck — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 01:38:11 +0000

I was just over at one of the sites that I try and get to daily and he posted a very good article on

“Turning a sporter contour rifle barrel from a blank”

If you have not been to the rifleshooter site you are missing some great stuff. This is his post, you should check it out.

http://rifleshooter.com/2016/01/turning-a-sporter-contour-rifle-barrel-from-a-blank/

Another gunsmithing site “Rifleshooter”

Chuck — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 08:00:52 +0000

I have been reading this site for quite some time now. In fact it is one of the few sites that I actually print out and save hard copies of his projects. I find his write up’s to be well done and articulate. I just wish my photographs were as good as his. You should really stop by and have a read. So head over and expect to spend some time. http://rifleshooter.com/

Another interesting gunsmithing site

Chuck — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 08:00:59 +0000

I was doing research on rust bluing for a up coming project that I need t finish when I came across this site. It is not a how to site per say but there is a great deal of interesting information there.

http://www.finegunmaking.com/page56/page56.html

Stock making and rust bluing are two topics that he touches on that are very interesting.

Home made single shot pistol

Chuck — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 08:00:02 +0000

I am kind of a sucker for single shot pistols and have posted a few on this site. I am also have an interest in home made guns, other gunsmith sites and video’s on making guns. So this post will cover all these topics at one time.

He has come up with an interesting design and a series of videos to build it.

There are a couple of solid model mock ups to let you see how it all works

Now on to the series of video’s.

You can see the rest of his series at his very interesting web page.

http://www.jamesrpatrick.com/2015/03/prt22part1.html

I like the design so much that when I have an opportunity I am going to build one to add to my single shot/home made gun collection.