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  1. Barrel Chopping Advice

    If it is important, then it is important and you will pay for what you get. There is a big difference between repairing a damaged crown and making a great crown:

  2. Barrel Chopping Advice

    Focus on the objective, even pressure relief around the bullet as it departs the barrel perpendicular to the crown. Make sure to clean up the rifling at the crown as well. The method doesn't matter if you can accomplish this objective. Better tooling makes the process faster and generally more...

  3. Dave's Gunsmithing, LLC

    Dave’s Gunsmithing is a full service gunsmithing facility providing firearm and light cannon services ranging from detailed cleaning, diagnostics and repair including shotgun/rifle barrel truing to firearm parts fabrication, threading and total restoration. We utilize a complete machine shop...
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    New 1911 build with cool new trigger system.

    Really nice technical advancement of the art. Proud to have been a part of it.

  5. Dave's Gunsmithing 3-D

    We have added 3-D printing capability to manufacture the special sights, parts and attachments useful for custom firearms.

  6. AK owners inspect your firing pins.

    The mislabeled ammo is actually likely to be 7.62x53R Finnish based on the dimensions measured. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

  7. AK owners inspect your firing pins.

    Firing pin damage can occur in use so you may want to keep an eye on it on all firearms as a matter of regular maintenance. Spherical smooth and tight. I could use some new underwear anyway, ha ha.

  8. AK owners inspect your firing pins.

    Keep yourself safe, inspect your firing pin.

  9. AK owners inspect your firing pins.

    The round fired after the firing pin repair ruptured at the neck but there was no gas leak around the casing because it was sealed in the almost identical chamber behind the neck. Given the round is headspaced by the rim and not the shoulder, I don't think it is very likely that there is another...

  10. AK owners inspect your firing pins.

    Yes, the firing pin left the bolt after shearing through its retaining pin and passing by the hammer cutting a notch in it.

  11. AK owners inspect your firing pins.

    Thanks for the constructive input! The receiver is a FPK Dragunov (Romanian) imported by TG. I have little knowledge of the history of the firearm. I will be test firing it again once I get in-spec ammo.

  12. AK owners inspect your firing pins.

    Here is some useful math for the intellectuals: The firing pin weighs 105 gr (bullet) and is a snug fit in the bolt which is ~4-inches long (barrel). Assuming only around half of the pressure of the round 7.62x54R passed through the firing pin hole it would be the equivalent of a 9mm parabellum...

  13. AK owners inspect your firing pins.

    I hope my concerns are not BS because I genuinely want to help people avoid problems before I need to fix them; or worse, they cannot be fixed. Attached are photographs showing what I found. Note the flattened, sharp edge firing pin tip. Also note that the firing pin is bent and the back is...

  14. PayPal

    Found they are unnecessary, actually irrelevant; there are other similar options so why support their prejudices?

  15. PayPal

    We no longer accept PayPal transactions at Dave's Gunsmithing, LLC. They do not allow transactions for firearms, accessories or ammunition. I don't know what they would do with your money if they determined you were conducting unapproved business transactions using their services. This is a...
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