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A Remmington 760 that a customer dropped by.  He attempted to remove some rust from his dad's old r***e.  I felt bad for...
08/05/2026

A Remmington 760 that a customer dropped by. He attempted to remove some rust from his dad's old r***e. I felt bad for him as he didn't know anything about gun blue. I tore it down and did 3 passes of of rust bluing. He is happy with the results.

The latest Ak build.  A Polish kBk parts kit from Atlantic and a milled reciever from TortTort.  The other gun is the fi...
04/12/2026

The latest Ak build. A Polish kBk parts kit from Atlantic and a milled reciever from TortTort. The other gun is the first AK I ever built from a well used mix master Romanian parts kit. I loved the wear on it so I left it as is.

Indexing, headspacing and cutting the extractor groove on a thread in AK barrel.
04/10/2026

Indexing, headspacing and cutting the extractor groove on a thread in AK barrel.

Friends, please don't use vinegar on r***es to treat rust.  This Remmington 760 Gamemaster had light surface rust and th...
04/02/2026

Friends, please don't use vinegar on r***es to treat rust. This Remmington 760 Gamemaster had light surface rust and the owner tried to remove it with vinegar. It treated the rust but removed the bluing. It will now need to be disassembled and re blued.

The Shops latest creation.  1963 Polish KbK AK47.  Built off of a Polish parts kit and a TortTort reciever.   With a Typ...
03/05/2026

The Shops latest creation. 1963 Polish KbK AK47. Built off of a Polish parts kit and a TortTort reciever. With a Type 1 Bayonet. I have another kit, just waiting on the reciever.

Spent a few days cleaning and inspecting some cool old guns for a customer.
03/01/2026

Spent a few days cleaning and inspecting some cool old guns for a customer.

A very nice Beretta M4 A4.  The grip bushings were stripped.  I had to drill them out and tap the holes for new, oversiz...
03/12/2025

A very nice Beretta M4 A4. The grip bushings were stripped. I had to drill them out and tap the holes for new, oversized bushings. She's now back in the game.

Not sure how this happened.  Came in the door like this as well as the safety installed upside down. Wi******er 1200 tri...
01/22/2025

Not sure how this happened. Came in the door like this as well as the safety installed upside down. Wi******er 1200 trigger group.

A side quest to make a stand for a good friends blacksmith vice.
11/15/2024

A side quest to make a stand for a good friends blacksmith vice.

Hey friends,  don't buy AK kits or guns with non forged trunnions.  This is a VSKA trunnion that I  was pressing the bar...
09/26/2024

Hey friends, don't buy AK kits or guns with non forged trunnions. This is a VSKA trunnion that I was pressing the barrel out of. Notice the huge crack?

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