The Gunsmith Thread

The jibes about Maryland laws are spot on. They are non-sensical and worthless. Ironically, one of the best AR gunsmiths in the country lives in MD. Check out SOTAR.
 
Oh yeah, Maryland. You can't have a standard run of the mill AR-15, but if it is chambered in anything BUT 5.56x45 it's not on the banned list.

So .450 Bushmaster or .458 SOCOM is not on the banned list. Genius!

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So if you want an AR-15 capable of dropping any mammal in North America including a 1,500 pound moose or 700 pound Grizzly bear with one shot, then it's perfectly legal in Maryland, whereas an identical rifle chambered in .5.56/.223 (which isn't really good for anything bigger than a coyote or delicate human) is a scary "Assault Weapon". Okay. Got it!

This is what happens when idiots write laws based on emotion.
 
THParent said:
Ooh, I forgot this one. Guy brings in a .300BLK pistol with a Gucci logo decal dip finish. It no worky.


Apparently when he dropped it off, he said "It's my brother's gun and I want to get it fixed for him. He's Delta" . No kidding, those were the words that came out of his mouth.


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I mean, it's tough to find good work after getting fired from Moen!
 
This dingus brings me a Carcano rifle with a stupid aftermarket picatinny rail in a bag to replace the rear sight.

...and this is what the two (formerly slotted) screw heads on the rear sight look like:

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Holy frijolies buddy, you couldn't stop after ruining just one of them?
 
People are special. I got one of them out so far. Still working on the other one. Unscrewing this (pun intended) is going to cost this clownshoe, let me tell you.

"Here's your sign".
 
Delta Airlnes luggage handler, maybe? Even I get his bad this one was.
 
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Well this should keep me busy for a while. One customer brought all these in for cleaning. Usually each plastic bin has plenty of room for a single gun, but honestly have to hand it to the staff for figuring out the Jenga for 10 of them in the same bin. :D

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I had a hallelujah moment last night. I finally got the parts I needed to fix a customer's old (1939) gun yesterday. Fitted the parts and test-fired. It worked perfectly. The pistol was worth about $400 in non-working order. Now it's worth about $1,000.

That's not the best part of the story, though. This guy checked in the pistol on 8/13/2018 (6 years ago)!

It took me that long to get the part. Let that one sink in.

I have been checking every month for the last 72 months, give or take. In a weird stroke of luck, a guy who lives in the city of Ostrava (in the Czech Republic) :p gave me the name of a guy in California who just started making new parts last month for this particular pistol, since they are so hard to find.

Another satisfied customer.
 
Nope. The customer complained that it "won't feed or eject". That was it. No kidding.
 
Oh, it will clean up nice and work fine. It's cost him $125, but it will work.

Yes. You are correct about it being a Taurus, but I wouldn't pay $200 for it. :p
 
I went to my clubs' monthly shoot where a new member was shooting his brand new Glock 17, Gen 4. After every other round, the slide failed to go back into Battery. He wasn't feeling any 'Perfection.' ;)
When field stripped, the firearm was 'dry'; it didn't even have any of that copper-colored dry lubricant I've read about but personally have never seen.
I lightly oiled it in all the Glock recommended places & reassembled.
With his ammo, Winchester 'white box', 115 grain 9mm, the problem continued while with my ammo, Turan 115 grain, the firearm shot w/no malfunctions.
The Glock forums say that the new ones are 'tight' & 500 rounds should be fired before doing anything else; also to check the Recoil Spring Assembly. I looked up the Recoil Spring Assembly for his model & the identifying #'s on its base say he has the correct RSA.
Muzzle energy for the white box ammo is 362 lbs.; for the Turan it's 376 lbs.
Was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or recommendations-Thanks
 
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