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Forum: Projects and Home Builds

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Show us your DIY gunsmithing jobs

    Started by Spanners‎, 16-03-2012 02:27 PM
    7 Pages •
    1 2 3 ... 7
    .22, .223, .308, 140gr, 14x1, 22 lr, 22., 223, 300, 307, 308, 375, 4-16x44, 401, 410, 45/70, 458, 50bmg, 700, 750, 7x57, 870, accurate, acp, action, bags, bang, basic, bedding, bits, bmg, bolt, bolt handle, brakes, bush, button, calibre, carbon, case, case capacity, cci, cheap, cheers, club, compound, copper, dbm, design, diy, eel, face, fella, fire, fps, front sight, german, glass, guide, guns, gunsmithing, half, hammer, homebrew, horn, indicating, knifemaking, light, long, long action, machine, mags, matt, milling machine, mod, mold, noise, open, open sights, paint, part, parts, peep, picatinny rail, pistol, project, pull, r93, rat, receiver, rechamber, rem, rem 700, rem mag, rifle, rifles, ruger, rust, sauer, scope, scope cap, shooter, shortened, sig, sight, sights, single shot, southland, spare, spring, steel, stock, stocks, swivel, toby, tool, tools, top, trip, type, upper, wanted, watch, weight, win, wood, wooden, working, workshop, youth 47 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 95
    • Views: 95,555
    hunter1996
    13-08-2023, 07:27 PM Go to last post

  1. Kiln/Furnace for knife making heat treatment, who built one?

    Started by diana2‎, 25-08-2019 04:17 PM
    accessories, build, burner, buy, chamber, double, fired, forum, fur, gas, google, heat treating, how to, knife, knowledge, late, money, pic, pictures, product, safe, safety, super, supplies, tac, youtube 8 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 2,603
    hotbarrels
    28-08-2019, 05:05 AM Go to last post

  2. Cartridge belt

    Started by madjon_‎, 26-12-2018 03:59 PM
    590, camera, cartridge, christmas, gun, license, photo, shooting, shot 3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 1,467
    johnd
    26-08-2019, 10:20 PM Go to last post

  3. Using up the dead space...

    Started by kukuwai‎, 25-08-2019 09:24 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    22lr, bastards, buy, calibre, centrefire, cleaning, dead, face, game, gun, gun safe, guns, how to, led, lock, mag, rain, rifle, safe, semi, shooters, suppressors, taranaki, ute
    • Replies: 19
    • Views: 2,225
    Joe_90
    26-08-2019, 06:13 PM Go to last post

  4. Engineering design book suggestions

    Started by rusl‎, 15-08-2019 07:49 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    243, action, advice, black, book, books, build, design, edge, eel, engineering, forum, google, guns, how to, learn, load, north, poi, rifle, rifle stock, rules, scope rings, steel, top, trademe, training 1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 2,121
    csmiffy
    21-08-2019, 05:09 PM Go to last post

  5. Howa 1500 - mag tension mod - who has done this?

    Started by thejavelin‎, 04-06-2019 12:17 PM
    1500, 6.5, bush, eel, forming, forums, half, housing, how to, howa, lever, mag, mat, max, mod, paint, photo, photos, poi, position, release, rifle, shot, steel, trademe 7 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 1,647
    Bill999
    13-08-2019, 08:56 AM Go to last post

  6. sealing plywood

    Started by bigbear‎, 10-08-2019 07:58 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    auckland, away, beach, bleach, boot, build, fallow, gear, half, henry, hut, lock, long, marks, member, nea, paint, pengy, product, protection, scratch, sounds, stock, thank you, top, trade, weather
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 3,244
    Moa Hunter
    12-08-2019, 10:51 AM Go to last post

  7. Refinishing a '60s Demoulin SBS (Pic heavy)

    Started by mimms‎, 09-08-2019 06:07 PM
    barrels, blued, build, case, face, fur, furniture, gun, heavy, hook, lock, peacock, photos, pic, refinishing, sbs, stock, triggers 7 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 943
    trooper90
    10-08-2019, 12:05 PM Go to last post

  8. Another Winter Project

    Started by Shootm‎, 22-05-2019 07:35 PM
    3 Pages •
    1 2 3
    300, bike, bits, bolt, buy, buying, cleaning, gun, half, hares, honda, paint, parts, photo, poi, project, rabbits, sale, second hand, shotgun, stud, terrier, top, trail, trx, win 21 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 36
    • Views: 5,570
    Shootm
    05-08-2019, 05:29 PM Go to last post

  9. .22 clip magazines

    Started by garyp‎, 24-05-2019 08:21 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    .22, .22 magnum, .22wmr, .303, 10/22, 22 magnum, 410, a block, barrels, block, calibre, charge, firearms, gun, gun shop, guns, howa, hunting, krico, lock, mag, magazine, mags, pressure, rifle, rifles, round, ruger, ruger 10/22, shop, shot, skills, stirling, straight
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 3,168
    thejavelin
    22-07-2019, 11:24 AM Go to last post

  10. Brass Annealing

    Started by 25 /08 IMP‎, 21-07-2019 08:17 PM
    aliexpress, annealing, away, bits, brass, cal, case, cases, dies, fur, gauge, henry, kiwi, knowledge, lee, lee dies, long, martini, parts, poi, product, smaller, stan, torch, youtube
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,194
    GWH
    22-07-2019, 11:04 AM Go to last post

  11. Machining a throw lever for a Leupold VX-5HD - a question for those who have one.

    Started by quentin‎, 13-06-2019 11:16 AM
    adjustment, bits, bolt, buy, clearance, gun, hunting, leupold, lever, lock, machining, parts, red, rings, rods, savage, scope, sight, skills, skin, spearfishing, tackle, test, vortex, vx-5hd, weather 5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 1,739
    diana2
    15-06-2019, 08:58 PM Go to last post

  12. Drill grinding weirdness

    Started by ebf‎, 01-06-2019 03:00 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    away, buy, cleaning, clearance, doc, edge, face, fur, gadgets, inch, iphone, mat, part, photo, poi, pressure, range, reamer, sharpening, straight, test, tips, trade, turn, type, youtube 5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 22
    • Views: 2,846
    Mauser308
    14-06-2019, 08:01 PM Go to last post

  13. Chop chop

    Started by FRST‎, 12-06-2019 09:16 PM
    cheek, die, grip, heavy, low, rifle, sako, selling, sign 2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,477
    Tahr
    13-06-2019, 08:28 PM Go to last post

  14. Forge

    Started by Tuckerbox‎, 10-06-2019 12:24 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    260, brake, cheap, clay, design, double, fur, gas, guns, hammer, homemade, knives, long, low, mat, paint, storage, tents, type, youth 10 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 2,470
    hotbarrels
    11-06-2019, 05:33 PM Go to last post

  15. Howa short & mini actions - swapping stocks

    Started by thejavelin‎, 11-06-2019 03:15 PM
    7.62x39, accessories, action, actions, away, floor plate, howa, howa mini, iphone, mag, magazine, mini action, parts, replacement, short action, single, stock, stocks, swap
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,149
    thejavelin
    11-06-2019, 04:56 PM Go to last post

  16. 284 build. Carbon stock question. Slippery when wet?

    Started by 284 Gypsy‎, 01-06-2019 12:19 PM
    7mm, 7mm08, build, carbon, carbon stock, grip, mold, paint, poi, rain, shot, stock, stocks
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 1,419
    Seventenths
    08-06-2019, 11:17 AM Go to last post

  17. How to start gunsmithing

    Started by Howa1500‎, 19-05-2019 12:05 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    303, action, barrel, basic, build, engineering, firearm, firearms, gun, gun shop, gunsmithing, how to, knowledge, lathe, linseed oil, member, milling machine, money, nz army, people, press, pressure, refinish, shop, shot, single shot, skills, smith, stock, stock repair, techniques, tools, trade, wood, working
    • Replies: 25
    • Views: 6,471
    canross
    07-06-2019, 11:53 AM Go to last post

  18. 6mm 284

    Started by Tararuas hunter‎, 21-05-2019 04:56 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    .22, 243 barrel, action, berger, canterbury, cases, coast, deer, duley, fluted, forum, frangible, half, hunting, led, lightweight, loads, long, member, norma, pressure, range, red deer, rifle, ruahines, sako a7, stock, tikka, west coast, winchester 2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 3,189
    Micky Duck
    22-05-2019, 06:30 PM Go to last post

  19. Howa 1500 7,08 change to 270 simple?

    Started by birch‎, 19-05-2019 09:19 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    .270, 1500, 270, 270 wsm, 7 mm, 7-08, 708, 7mm, 7mm08, action, barrel, bolt, buy, cal, calibre, cartridge, case, face, howa, long, magazine, magnum, money, rifle, sell, short action, straight, wsm 1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 2,429
    Micky Duck
    20-05-2019, 08:17 PM Go to last post

  20. rebluing

    Started by risshans‎, 05-05-2019 07:45 PM
    bad, barrel, basic, black, cost, double, gun, gunsmith, hamilton, heavy, led, mauser, part, parts, prep, protection, rust, shot, shot gun, smith, top, trade, type, wood
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 1,889
    northdude
    18-05-2019, 09:20 PM Go to last post
 

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