The Gunsmith Thread

THParent said:
Had a guy drop off a rifle chambered in .357 magnum, who wanted me to sight in the crappy scope he put on it at 150 yards.
I told the guy that this is the outside limit of this round and that it won't be effective on game at that distance, but I did it.

I almost had to lob it in to get it in the bull's eye. 14-3/4" drop at that distance and I'll bet it only had about 80 lbf of energy when it got there.

Bang.....

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Ding!


I zeroed it at 25 yards and told him that it now only requires THREE FULL REVOLUTIONS of the elevation turret to get it to hit the same at 150 yards.
It's a good thing it was only 3 turns, because that particular scope only has 3-1/2 turns either way (up or down).
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This reminds me of something that happened at my old club a few years ago.

I was fishing at the pond, and a friend of mine was shooting his 9mm at the pistol range. A police officer came up to him and asked to see his firearm. Being the nosy person that I am, I had to walk over to see what was going on.

It ended up that a man who lives 1 1/2 miles away claimed that a bullet went through the side of his above ground pool, and that the bullet came from the club range (he was very vocal about not liking the range for years). The police dept confirmed that it was a bullet that caused the damage. (I guess they eyeballed the caliber??). Apparently it just happened, which is why the officer rushed right over to the club. I explained to the officer that there was no way that a 9mm bullet had enough energy to fly 1 1/2 miles and go through a water-filled pool. It was obvious that someone went right up to the pool and fired the round. There was no way it came from the club range.

Long story short... The club had to 'temporarily' shut down the range. That was at least 6 years ago. It is still closed.
 
The team I belong to holds their matches at a range owned by a private club. Allegedly, one of the Exectitve Board members jumped the line & got his daughter into a prestigious NRA school by filing false paperwork.🤨
When this all came to light, the gun club's Board met, held a vote & kicked this member off the Board & for good measure, the cabal immediately held another Board vote (which our guy couldn't vote in since he was no longer on the Board) & expelled him from the club!
It's all in court with gag orders issued by the judge. If the Board wins, our team is out.
The feeling is that the Board just can't kick vote a Board member off, the club would have to. If that wasn't the case, every Board vote would have to be unanimous since the next vote would be to vote out all dissenting voters, but we'll see...
 
I worked on a pistol last night. When I started reading the work ticket, I knew I was in for some fun.
"Customer took this gun to another gunsmith..."

As always (thankfully it isn't often) I fixed it and phrased the repair language in such a way as to not disparage the "other gunsmith's" apparent lack of expertise, knowledge, and anything resembling sense.
 
THParent said:
I worked on a pistol last night. When I started reading the work ticket, I knew I was in for some fun.
"Customer took this gun to another gunsmith..."

As always (thankfully it isn't often) I fixed it and phrased the repair language in such a way as to not disparage the "other gunsmith's" apparent lack of expertise, knowledge, and anything resembling sense.
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Any chance you’re in the DC metro area?
 
I am this weekend. Not working on guns though!
 
THParent said:
I am this weekend. Not working on guns though!
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Fair enough. Any suggestions on good smiths in the area? I inherited a Winchester 1897 that’s a little more than 100 years old. I would like to get it checked out before potentially using it (the last time it was used was almost 30 years ago).
 
Thinking about a handgun now that I reside in a more gun friendly state. I’m planning on shooting the g19, g17, and g45 and going with whichever feels better.

Any other considerations or thoughts for any first handgun? I’ve been shooting shotguns semi-competitively for years and have a storage plan.
 
Skipper07 said:
Thinking about a handgun now that I reside in a more gun friendly state. I’m planning on shooting the g19, g17, and g45 and going with whichever feels better.

Any other considerations or thoughts for any first handgun? I’ve been shooting shotguns semi-competitively for years and have a storage plan.
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I've had very good results with some of the "older" Eastern European "blowbacks" like the Russian Makarov and the CZ-83. Ammo for those used to be nicely priced and they were, surprisingly, very accurate right out of the box. Easy to care for, they have never let me down. They're not "big bruisers" but then again...placement, not size. Easy first-time pistols. After that...too many excellent ones to list here. Price will be a player.
 
Try a Canik. They are well made, not terribly expensive, and have good smooth triggers right out of the box.
 
So far I like the g19 and sig p365 macro, and am leaning towards the g19. I haven’t found a CZ or makarov to shoot. I’ll look into Canik.

I appreciate the advice.
 
Skipper07 said:
So far I like the g19 and sig p365 macro, and am leaning towards the g19. I haven’t found a CZ or makarov to shoot. I’ll look into Canik.

I appreciate the advice.
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Both seem like good choices. You should lean towards widely popular guns, so that ammo, accessories, and services are available. Also, yes full/"compact" size is usually the easiest to learn on.
 
I liked the canik TP9 too, but decided I like the g19 the most. Blue label pricing was the icing on the cake.
 
I shot roughly 200 rds of s&b 115gr 9mm fmj today and noticed a lot of metal slivers in the gun when I broke it down. I also had a bunch of slivers on my hands.

Presumably it’s shavings from the round casings. I’ll clean it and shoot nicer rounds next time. This brings me to my question… what 9mm rounds do you all shoot for practice? Is S&B low quality ammo? I don’t think I had this issue last week shooting blazer rounds.
 
I've always had the highest regard for S&B, always fired, and cycled perfectly...but I haven't shot any in probably 15 years so maybe they've changed?
 
Have an acquaintance I see at the range monthly; he shoots S&B 9mm & swears by it.
 
Skipper07 said:
G19 gen5 MOS. No plans for an optic now but I figure the option is nice.
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I have a Gen 2 & recently switched out the original Slide Stop Lever for a Glock extended one. Glock part #47249 (approx. $8.00) for Gen 5 if you're interested.
I also switched the Slide Stop for an extended one as well but aftermarket as Glock doesn't make one. It's just a little longer but makes it so much easier for me to breakdown the firearm.
Afterwards I felt like a real gunsmith;)
PS: Most swap out Glock sights ASAP, any plans for that?
 
I had no issues firing or cycling the s&b ammo, and it seemed to run pretty clean besides the shavings.

No plans on the sights. I don’t know enough to yet to think about it. Holosun optics are fun but I can almost buy a g43 for the price of one.
 
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