Heat treating video
I have an opportunity to interview the owner of the heat treating firm that I go to.A very knowledgeable gentleman that has been in the business for over 30 years. That being said I have always found...
View ArticleMonday update 10-20
This is just a quick post in that we are home after a grueling 16 hour drive. I will have a complete after action report of our 10 trip looking at guns and talking to heat treating specialist and...
View ArticleHEAT TREATING
During our recent trip through the mid-west I had an opportunity to stop in and chat with John D.,a metallurgist, and Joe P.,a heat treating professional. I ended up taking a number of pictures and...
View ArticleJust a quick update on the VG1-5 project 5-2-15
All the firing pins for the VG1-5, the Star pistol and the M1930 Sauer have been sent to heat treat. The buffer pins are there as well. The spot welder have been wired up and the coolant system will...
View ArticleGun Lab update
This is an answer to a friends question about a particular project. It is good to always keep checking with me. Things can get a little hectic around here. This is the status of the projects here. 1)...
View ArticleAR-180B parts update
With the parts coming back from the heat treating company on Friday it was time to get busy getting them finished. This is how they look after heat treating. This is the safety. And this is the bolt...
View ArticleVG1-5 update lapping the bolt holes.
We are making head way on the VG1-5. There are a lot of small steps that take a great deal of time to accomplish. In this case it is the two hole on the bolt that lock it into the upper receiver and...
View ArticlePTR44 locking shoulder damage
Pete, a friend of gun lab, Sent me some pictures of a rifle that has come into his shop for repair. When he tool it apart and check out all the components he notice the condition of the locking...
View ArticleVG1-5 update fire control group
On our last update we discussed the newly design disconnector, http://gunlab.net/update-on-the-vg1-5-project/. With this new disconnector we have now hand fitted all the fire control groups. Once this...
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