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jasonf17•7mo ago

Had a customer's .308 bolt lugs shear clean off during a function check

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leo_fisher•7mo ago

Vent: I thought the local guy in Tulsa was just selling snake oil with his 'magnetic bore cleaner'

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dianaanderson•7mo ago

Unpopular opinion: I think we overcomplicate fitting a new extractor

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karenmorgan•7mo ago

Can we talk about the stress that comes with custom gun work?

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jasonf17•7mo ago

Just noticed a scary trend with aftermarket barrels

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kaih36•7mo ago

Vent: I used to think my coworker was too slow, but he taught me something big

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val518•7mo ago

A fix for wobbly stocks I learned from an old timer at our town fair

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blair_webb•7mo ago

Just realized my dad's old vise is STILL the best for barrel work.

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amy974•7mo ago

A small file slip cost me a whole afternoon

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grace89•7mo ago

Shoutout to the veteran smith who shared his cosmoline trick

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kaih94•7mo ago

Fixing a 1930s shotgun has me torn between original parts and modern upgrades

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rubyshah•8mo ago

Question about a simple rust removal method for older firearms

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ellis.cole•8mo ago

Shoutout to the bio-based gun cleaner I tried last week

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the_jamie•8mo ago

Salvaged a scratched receiver from a rookie error

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lunawest•8mo ago

My grandpa's stories about hand-checkering stocks made me appreciate modern tools.

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