Pistol Build: Classic vs. Modern This month I want to talk about the final stage of MGS School’s Advanced Gunsmithing II course. The final project involves completing a firearm build kit, with the option to choose one of four available build options. Two of the options include a modern design Rost Marton RM1C or the…
Going Vintage: The Traditions Muzzleloader Mastering a firearm like the Kentucky long rifle may sound like a pastime that’s only for history buffs. To the uninitiated, its temperamental flintlock ignition and the time consuming need for muzzleloading can sometimes sound more like a burden than a benefit. But muzzleloaders offer some unique benefits to hunters, and a welcome challenge to target…
Holiday Safety: Ensuring Firearm Safety Happy Holidays! Whether you get new small arms from Santa, buy them for yourself with Hanukkah gelt, or have them already when guests show up, firearm safety remains a necessary consideration. Several factors combine: potentially untrained guests in the home, alcohol, and new and sometimes unfamiliar guns received as gifts.…
Navigating Mental Health & Firearm Ownership: Resources for Military Families Mental health or, more exactly, the lack of it, is a very touchy subject. At some point, mental illness overwhelms the original personality, requiring hospitalization. However, not all mental issues are drastic or permanent. A person can experience transient unease, depression, anxiety, or other emotional…
Temperature Changes: Preparing Your Firearms for Fall This month I am going to talk about preparing your customers’ firearms for the fall season. I will also provide information that you can pass on to your customers so they can keep their firearms free from rust. As a Gunsmith, nothing makes a restoration job more complicated…
Cerakote and Custom Gunsmithing Jobs When choosing a hobby or profession, it is always a good idea to choose something that you are passionate about and something that will bring you joy, as it ensures that you never lose your hunger for new information. Choosing something such as gunsmithing is an excellent choice as it…
The Role of 3D Printing in Gunsmithing 3D printing has taken gunsmithing by storm in three areas: additive manufacturing, replacing unavailable parts, and prototyping. Additive Manufacturing Printing objects from plastic or inconel allows both economical small runs without jigs, molds, or fixtures, and making of forms that are not physically possible with subtractive machining. Polymer…
The Role of Tech in Competitive Shooting Competitive shooting is a sport that has been around for hundreds of years, with the first recorded match in Eichstaat, Bavaria, in 1477. It is a competition that requires an endless amount of practice and discipline in order to become successful. But in recent years, like every other…
How to Get Involved in Competitive Shooting Sooner or later, most firearm users encounter the concept of competing against other forces. Hunting is competition against nature, combat is competition against other humans or against predators, while sporting competitions are a low-stakes way to test your own mettle. Come last in a competition, and nothing is lost…
The Firearms of Modern Hollywood Over the last two decades, there has been a rising trend in modern Hollywood blockbusters; action films are bigger than ever. With the ever-growing popularity of franchises such as the Marvel franchise, the DC Comics franchise, the Bourne Trilogy, and the Taken movies, and combining them with several excellent films…