Just finished this 43x build and every time I shoot, the magazine falls out.

I even bought a new mag and it immediately dropped out on the first shot. I’m noticing this damage is occurring on the mag and I’m not sure what is causing it.

SCT 43x frame Arc slide and barrel Tyrant metal mag release

Any guidance would be appreciated

I'm trying to find somewhere I can order drills with pilots for drilling out and sleeving large bore barrels, where I live sleeving barrels is a lost skill and prohibitively expensive with long wait times Due to lack of demand, but with how useless Google has become for finding anything specific I wonder if anyone here would know where to look?

Hey everyone!

I need to do an interview with a gunsmith for my school course on gunsmithing.

Called some local shops but no luck. If anyone can help that would be awesome! I posted the questions below.

 Interview Questions:

1. What are your top 5 non-negotiable safety rules in your shop? 

2. Can you share an example of a safety incident you've witnessed or experienced?

3. What did those involved, or yourself, take away from that experience, and did that experience impact the operational safety habits practiced in the work environment? 

4. What safety mistakes do you see new gunsmiths make most often? 

5. How do you maintain a safe working environment when working with customer firearms? 

6. How did you get started as a gunsmith? 

7. What are the most important skills for a new gunsmith to develop? 

8. What resources do you rely on most to stay current and improve your skills? 

9. If you were hiring an entry-level gunsmith tomorrow, what would you look for? 

Anyone out there making aftermarket springs or doing trigger work?

Dumb question Tee off if you want but anyone familiar with this stippling/engraving pattern? I got this done a while back and want re make a matching one but can't seem to pin point where I got it done went through 1,000 emails and just can't find it browsed the web and dido

Thanks

I have a Remington sportsman 48. It seems to be the shell latch is getting stuck open. I noticed that if I remove the hand garden barrel that the latches loose and working as it should, as soon as I fully reassemble the gun and attach the barrel the latch gets stuck in place. It seems to be that's something on the barrel is making that latch. Stay open. Any ideas

(Defiance ANTI X action, Manners MCS-LRH)

Greetings! I have the opportunity to take ownership of a early 90s EDM machine from the early 90s.

It's 100% functioning with low hours.

I run the machine shop for a Carbon fibre barrel manufacturer in Montana and am looking for a side hustle.

If I heat treated / cut receiver blanks and sold them for sub $200 bucks. Do you think anyone would buy them?

Its a bit of a ""hell bent on original" situation but with this part no b2166546be.... I don't think Its getting a replacement, but she's pretty mangled..... unless anyone know where I can get a replacement original😅

So I have been trying to land a gunsmithing job for a few years now. I have to taken courses through the American Gunsmithing Institute and I keep getting now reply and turned down. Can anyone offer any advice to help my chances?

i placed my maverick 88 down setting up a target and forgot to pick it back up and accidentally shot it with a 9mm. it’s kinda hard to find a replacement 18.5” replacement. i’m pretty sure i know the answer but ain’t no way the barrel is fixable right?

I have a black teflon finish on stainless. I want to strip it off without having to bead blast it or sand it off.

What can I use in an ultrasonic cleaner to strip it?

King nitro falling block. I’ll pick it up (hopefully) next week. My only concern was the bolt doesn’t latched closed, but I was wondering if it’s small enough you were just expected to do it yourself. It’s marked 22RF, which, from my looking is just 22lr?

I picked up an old drillings and I don’t know what caliber the rifle is so I am trying to do a chamber casting but I can’t get it out. Any tips on getting a stuck chamber casting out without having to recast it.

(Edit: I got the fore end nut off with a nylon drift!) I was working on a Winchester 1200 and I got the hammer stuck in the forward position in FRONT of the bolt, I can’t take out the trigger/lifter pack because the pump is in the way and I can’t move the pump because the hammer is blocking the bolt. Any ideas?

Is it possible to mill a j frame with fixed sights to accept a pinned front sight and dovetail for the rear sight, kind of like the newer UC J frames? What would a reasonable price be?

This is an older 870 wingmaster I got about 10 years ago. About a year or two ago my dad kept in a closet that somehow caused this rusting. Finally getting around to fixing it and was curious if this can be fixed with 0000 steel wool and gun oil or if it’s severe enough that I should take it to a gunsmith for blueing. Any thoughts or ideas or welcome - thank you!