3 Hearing Protection Tips to Use at a Shooting Range The dangers of gunfire to human hearing are well known. Constant exposure, even to moderately loud noises, reduces hearing acuity. Traumatically loud noise also causes tinnitus, a constant parasitic sound signal fed to the brain by damaged nerves. Standard ways of reducing hearing damage while…
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Firearm Safety Around the Holidays The holiday season is a great time to catch up with friends and reconnect with family, and it is the time of the year when everyone is happy, more generous, and sociable. However, it is not a time to forget about gun safety or reduce safety when it comes to…
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3 Steps for a D.I.Y. Gun Range For most of us, owning a shooting range is a life goal. There’s something awesome about venturing out on the porch with the morning coffee in one hand and a suppressed .22 pistol in the other…pew…ping! Regular and instant access also makes gunsmithing work much easier, allowing verification…
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Education: Learn to Become a Gunsmith The average person might not think twice about hiring a handyman or mobile mechanic off of Craigslist, but the same can’t be said of a gunsmith. The amount of implicit trust that’s required to hand over a firearm to someone cannot be understated. But if you’re trying to cut…
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What Could Disqualify You from Having an FFL? In this month’s blog discussion, I will identify some of the reasons how you can be denied a Federal Firearms License (FFL). In a past blog, I discussed the application and approval process concerning how to get an FFL. In that blog, I stated that it is…
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Safety Enforcement for Gunsmiths: The 4 Cardinal Rules Safety’s first, right? When it comes to best practices, gunsmiths have to go the extra mile compared to everyone else. Not only do they handle firearms daily, but the guns in their hands are often defective, modified from stock, or otherwise irregular. That calls for extra vigilance…
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How to Prevent Negligent Firearm Use as a Gunsmith Owning, building, and using firearms is a fun-filled and fulfilling hobby, but safety is always the first priority whenever a firearm is handled. It is very easy for an accident to happen when people do not regard safety as their number one concern. Many people die…
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Gun Jams – The Challenge for Every Gunsmith Gun safety teaches the mindset and habits necessary to prevent unintentional injury, illness or death. A common method for practicing safe firearm handling is routine gun maintenance. Maintenance helps combat gun jams, a frequent issue for many firearm enthusiasts. It is for this reason that this month’s…
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What are the 4 Cardinal Rules of Firearm Safety? There’s something inside of all of us that rolls its eyes at the title above. ‘Listen,’ it says. ‘I’m an adult. I’m not about to do anything careless.’ But overlooking safety standards is the very definition of carelessness. We’ve invested our precious time learning what armorer’s…
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