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Part Two on the Bushmaster Pistol

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 […]

February 13th, 2015 | Category: Bushmaster pistol, Gun Lab, Historic weapons, interview with John D, Uncategorized | One comment

Converted Rifles

In this segment we are going to discuss rifles that were converted from one caliber to another to allow them to be used by the country that captured them or to convert them for training. I first got interested in this after reading about the Cuban revolution and the weapons that they used.This first segment […]

February 10th, 2015 | Category: 7.92x57 enfield rifle, converted rifles, enfield, Gun Lab, Historic weapons, Parts, Uncategorized, Weapons Design | 2 comments

Sunday answer 2-8-15

This is the locking device and recoil spring guide for the 7.63×25 Howard Francis carbine. There is only one prototype that is known to have been made in late 1943. It uses a No.1 Mk3. receiver and was converted to a semi-automatic magazine fed carbine.

A black and write photo of the complete rifle.

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February 8th, 2015 | Category: 7.62x25, enfield, Gun Lab, Gunsmithing, Historic weapons, Parts fabrication, sunday answer | 4 comments

Shooting the 410 Enfield shotgun

After working non stop for almost two weeks my friend Mac and myself decided to take a break and do a little shooting. I needed to test the 410 Enfield shotgun for accuracy, so off we went with that and 3 other weapons. We had a great time with the little Enfield. The accuracy is […]

February 5th, 2015 | Category: .410 musket, enfield, Enfield musket, Historic weapons, single shot rifles | One comment

A quick Gun Lab update

I have to say that I am sorry about the lack of posts. In my defense I must say that my full time business and what actually supports me and Gun Lab has been hectic and very busy. It has been so busy that this is my first lunch break in two weeks. Starting my […]

February 4th, 2015 | Category: .410 musket, AR-10, Bushmaster pistol, Cetme model L, Enfield musket, flutting machine, Gardner gun, Historic weapons, Parts fabrication, single shot rifles, VG1-5, weekend update | Leave a comment

Sunday answer 2-1-15

The bolt is from a SIG 542 rifle.

Here are a couple of picture of the bolt and carrier.

A close up of the receiver with the bolt and carrier removed.

A series of pictures of the rifle.

These are close ups of the receiver area.

This is a […]

February 1st, 2015 | Category: Historic weapons, SIG 542, sunday answer | 3 comments

Up Date to the 1868-77 Peabody rifle

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 […]

January 27th, 2015 | Category: Historic weapons, interview with John D, Parts, Peabody rifle, trip | 4 comments

Sunday answer 1-25

What you are looking at is a magazine loader.

My friend brought over his Beretta Model 38a, these are just stock photos to give you an idea what it looks like.

And with it he brought this loader. While I do not think it is Italian, I could be wrong, it works well […]

January 25th, 2015 | Category: Beretta model 38a, Historic weapons, Magazine loader, sunday answer | 2 comments

The 1867-77 Peabody Rifle

On my trip through the mid-west I had an opportunity to look at a 1867-77 Peabody rifle. The movie will be completed so as well as the one at Forgotten Weapons. Here are some of the still pictures that I took of this beautiful rifle.

The side of the receiver.

A series of […]

January 23rd, 2015 | Category: Historic weapons, Peabody rifle, single shot rifles, Uncategorized | One comment

Another 22 single shot pistol

This post is about another interesting pistol that I had an opportunity to look at while on my trip through the mid-west. This pistol is the S&M single shot pistol, called the SM Sporter 22 lr. It is a single shot pistol with an automatic opening bolt, much like a semi-auto pistol, but it stays […]

January 21st, 2015 | Category: 22 single shot pistol, Historic weapons, S&M Sporter pistol, single shot pistols, trip, Weapons Design | Leave a comment
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