Cutting precise threads on a lathe is a key component of rifle-building. Using the skills ... A vertical milling machine is a must-have for any serious gunsmithing work.

(KL)GUNSMITH04-Don Stallman, age 53, from Trinidad, Colorado, makes a mandrel tool on a metal lathe ... More in his first semester course as a gunsmithing student at Trinidad State Junior College ...

My gunsmith has a lathe, a drill press, even a barrel reamer. He uses them to repair guns. To him, they are like a car mechanic’s welding equipment, drill and cutter tools. He never thought ...

Actually, most gunsmiths will add in 0.002" to 0.003" of “crush factor” when installing a new barrel. So the number should be 0.002" or 0.003" less than equal before installing the barrel.