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  1. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Choosing And Using Abrasive Stones in Gunsmithing

    Started by Gunreference1, 12-21-2018 10:32 PM
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  2. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Installing Screw-In Chokes Without a Lathe

    Started by Gunreference1, 12-19-2018 07:59 PM
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  3. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Extreme Gun Stock Repair

    Started by Gunreference1, 12-16-2018 10:29 AM
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  4. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Rats … The Firing Pin’s Broken And We Can’t Find Another

    Started by Gunreference1, 12-12-2018 08:53 PM
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  5. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Basic How-To Advice For Beginning Shotgun Work

    Started by Gunreference1, 12-07-2018 09:48 PM
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  6. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: How to Check For Loose Shotgun Ribs in One Minute or Less

    Started by Gunreference1, 11-27-2018 06:46 AM
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  7. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: How to Tap and Die-Cut Barrel Threads

    Started by Gunreference1, 11-15-2018 08:10 PM
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  8. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Different Firing Pin Designs: What They're Called, How They Work

    Started by Gunreference1, 11-13-2018 11:45 AM
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  9. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Pillar Bedding: How to Spot Botched Jobs on Rifles

    Started by Gunreference1, 11-03-2018 08:54 PM
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  10. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Cleaning an AR-Type Firearm

    Started by Gunreference1, 10-08-2018 09:23 AM
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  11. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: P.O. Ackley – The Gunsmith

    Started by Gunreference1, 09-22-2018 09:06 AM
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  12. Sticky Thread Sticky: Gun Polishing Tools

    Started by Gunreference1, 09-04-2018 07:02 PM
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  13. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Powder Coating for Guns: Best Option?

    Started by Gunreference1, 08-07-2018 11:40 AM
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  14. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Lead Fouling Removal

    Started by Gunreference1, 07-28-2018 08:53 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    07-30-2018, 04:27 PM Go to last post

  15. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: How to Clean a Revolver

    Started by Gunreference1, 06-19-2018 09:43 AM
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  16. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Refinishing a Gun Stock

    Started by Gunreference1, 06-14-2018 12:57 PM
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  17. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: A Quick Guide To Shotgun Modification

    Started by Gunreference1, 06-11-2018 09:34 AM
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  18. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: How to Clean a Bolt Action Rifle

    Started by Gunreference1, 06-10-2018 11:03 AM
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  19. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Rust Bluing: DIY Tips and Techniques

    Started by Gunreference1, 05-25-2018 08:49 AM
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  20. Sticky Thread Sticky: Can we get a tool list for AR builders?

    Started by AKTexas, 08-27-2010 02:27 PM
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  21. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Downloads at surplus rifle dot com - schematics and how to's

    Started by O.S.O.K., 06-11-2011 02:22 PM
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  22. Thumbs up Sticky Thread Sticky: AK vid showing the various problems with a poor quality receiver- good vid

    Started by O.S.O.K., 09-23-2011 09:07 AM
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  1. Post Restoring a Colt M1878 Frontier Six-Shooter in 44 WCF

    Started by Gunreference1, 07-29-2024 04:01 AM
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  2. Post What’s A .223 Wylde Chamber?

    Started by Gunreference1, 07-23-2024 03:42 AM
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  3. Post MILITARY RIFLE STOCK RESTORATION - TURN AN UGLY DUCKLING INTO A SWAN

    Started by Gunreference1, 07-07-2024 10:43 AM
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  4. Post The Importance Of The Revolver Yoke Screw

    Started by Gunreference1, 06-18-2024 07:06 AM
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  5. Post HOME PROJECT: RUST BLUING - THE AMAZING — AND ACHIEVABLE — PROCESS OF REFINISHING YOUR OWN GUN

    Started by Gunreference1, 06-04-2024 07:41 AM
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  6. Post Video: Browning Hi-Power — How to Field Strip, Clean, and Lubricate

    Started by Gunreference1, 06-04-2024 12:52 AM
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  7. Post DIY: The Do’s and Don’ts When Customizing a Glock

    Started by Gunreference1, 05-31-2024 09:00 AM
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  8. Post HOW I DESTROYED — AND RESURRECTED — A WALTHER PPK/S - AND THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO — EVER …

    Started by Gunreference1, 05-19-2024 08:01 AM
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  9. Post THE SMARTEST MAN I KNOW AND WHY EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW ONE

    Started by Gunreference1, 05-15-2024 08:20 AM
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  10. Post Barrel Fluting Facts with Pederson Precision

    Started by Gunreference1, 04-23-2024 04:28 AM
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  11. Post NEW LIFE - THE ART OF BARREL REBORING

    Started by Gunreference1, 04-03-2024 07:38 AM
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  12. Post SLIP FIT - A CARTILAGINOUS LESSON IN BARREL BUSHING FITTING

    Started by Gunreference1, 04-02-2024 08:12 AM
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  13. Post BEFORE THE LEAVES FALL AGAIN - “A CLEAN GUN IS A HAPPY GUN!”

    Started by Gunreference1, 03-26-2024 07:55 AM
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  14. Post Forging damascus steel barrels – the rarest of skills

    Started by Gunreference1, 03-19-2024 06:00 AM
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  15. Post HOW TO STIPPLE THE GRIP ON YOUR POLYMER PISTOL

    Started by Gunreference1, 03-09-2024 09:56 AM
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  16. Post Gun Restoration

    Started by Gunreference1, 02-19-2024 10:50 AM
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  17. Post Rifle Restoration

    Started by Gunreference1, 02-19-2024 10:10 AM
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  18. Post How to measure your shotgun chokes

    Started by Gunreference1, 02-14-2024 01:23 PM
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  19. Post DEAD OF WINTER - WHEN THE SNOW FLIES, IT’S TIME TO SWAP THE GRIPS

    Started by Gunreference1, 02-11-2024 10:03 AM
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  20. Post Barrels, In proof or out of proof?

    Started by Gunreference1, 02-10-2024 11:33 AM
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  21. Post Throwback Thursday: Firearm Restoration — Guide to Refurbishing Your Gun

    Started by Gunreference1, 02-03-2024 01:37 PM
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  22. Post CUSTOMIZING A RUGER WRANGLER - HAVE WE LOST OUR MINDS?

    Started by Gunreference1, 01-23-2024 09:40 AM
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  23. Post SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT … AN AUTOPSY OF ELMER’S FATEFUL DAY

    Started by Gunreference1, 01-19-2024 09:41 AM
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  24. Post Gun Cleaning: Get The Lead Out

    Started by Gunreference1, 01-12-2024 03:31 PM
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  25. Post Should I Restore My Old Gun?

    Started by Gunreference1, 01-09-2024 10:58 PM
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  26. Post SECOND CHANCE SHOTGUN - REBUILDING A BELOVED MOSSBERG 500 CRUISER

    Started by Gunreference1, 01-07-2024 09:28 AM
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  27. Post HOW TO INSTALL A GLOCK TRIGGER: 5 EASY STEPS

    Started by Gunreference1, 01-06-2024 09:21 PM
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  28. Post Clean Bores. And Certainty.

    Started by Gunreference1, 12-19-2023 06:21 AM
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  29. Post An Inside Look at How AR-15 Barrels Are Made: DC Machine

    Started by Gunreference1, 12-19-2023 06:03 AM
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  30. Post Browning Hi Power Custom Build Part 1

    Started by Gunreference1, 12-16-2023 12:04 PM
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