4 Tips for Beginning Gun Refurbishment as a Hobby

By

There are a whole lot of reasons to decide to dip your toes into the deep waters of gun refurbishing, gun repair, and gunsmithing. Sometimes it is the desire to learn more about the mechanics and operation of firearms. You may want to save money on gun repair. You may want to make money on gun repair. Whatever the reason, getting into the refurbishing, restoration, and repair of guns can prove to be an eminently fun, satisfying, and perhaps lucrative hobby. Consider the following tips for making it happen.

Browning Rifles


Start with Manageable, Inexpensive Guns

First things first, when you begin your gun refurbishing odyssey, start small. That does not mean you should start on 22 LR or 25 ACP mouse guns and work your way up. Whether you begin with a 25 ACP vest pistol or a 10 gauge shotgun, start with an inexpensive one that it will not break your heart to make a few mistakes with. Once you have some experience under your belt, you can give yourself a challenge with new or antique Browning rifles.

Prepare for Research

This is probably not going to come as a great shock, but gun refurbishment as a hobby requires a prodigious level of research. It is not at all uncommon for gunsmiths and gun restorers who have been practicing their craft for decades to find themselves baffled by some gun’s quirks or odd mechanisms. Specializing in a single area like single-action revolvers, or even just Colt single-action revolvers will reduce the burden of research, but it will still be considerable.

Find a Good Source for Gun Parts

You need a trustworthy source for gun parts that can accommodate a variety of needs. Your local gun shop may not stock the exact guide rod and recoil spring for the pistol you are refurbishing. While you may have some luck at gun shows, they can be unreliable and few and far between without a whole lot of travel. Your best bet by far is to buy guns online and buy parts online from online gun auction sites and specialty sites.

Be Meticulous

Particularly when you start refurbishing, be extremely meticulous. The first gun you work on, record its make, model, caliber, year, value, and condition as best you can. If you do not know how to take it apart entirely and put it back together successfully, learn how. Once you have a complete takedown and reassembly mastered, catalog every piece and its condition. Becoming intimately familiar with just one firearm can prove very helpful for firearms in the future. And do not be shy about joining an online gunsmithing or refurbishing community and asking a lot of questions. Generally, fellow enthusiasts will be happy to answer.

About GunBroker.com

Are you a gun enthusiast with an interest in buying, selling, or just browsing thousands of firearms? If yes, then the GunBroker.com online marketplace is perfect for you. GunBroker.com allows gun enthusiasts to buy, sell, auction, and bid on used firearms, ammunition, parts, accessories and collectibles, hunting gear, militaria, and much, much more. The team at GunBroker.com is proud that they can provide fellow firearm enthusiasts with a safe, secure, and transparent online platform to support and promote responsible firearm commerce, firearm ownership, and firearm use. The GunBroker.com team is also proud to provide a selection of informative tools for both buyers and sellers, promoting responsible gun sales. Those tools include a helpful FFL-lookup function and information on buyer protection. So if you are hunting for a Colt 1911, a Beretta ARX 160, an AR 15 for sale, or virtually anything else, you are likely to find it on GunBroker.com.

Look for a revolver, a semi-automatic, shotgun, rifle, or virtually any other firearm or anything firearm-related on the GunBroker.com marketplace, at https://www.gunbroker.com/


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

4 Pieces of Gear You Want for the Range

By
Image
When you are headed to the range, there are some pieces of tactical gear you will want to bring with you. They will all help with convenience, allowing you to carry more or keep your firearms close at hand. When you are doing quick transition drills at the range, you will not want to have to toss your DPMS AR 15 in the dirt so that you can draw your Glock from the table. Here is everything you should bring to your next range outing.  A Holster for Your Handgun If you are still keeping all of your guns on a table at the range, you are losing time. You want to keep your guns close to you. For pistols, that means a holster. There are plenty of different types of holsters, from shoulder holsters like in Miami Vice to leg drop holsters used by Han Solo. The most common are belt holsters, whether inside the waistband or outside. Depending on the type of holster, you might need to get one specifically meant for your gun. This means you might not be able to use the same holster f
Read more

Holiday Gift Guide: 6 Distinctive and Worthwhile Guns for That Special Gun Enthusiast

By
Image
It’s the rare fan of firearms who doesn’t appreciate having at least one conversation piece in their collection. That can be a family heirloom, a homemade build, or a favorite shooter. However, a home-run option for a gun people will talk about is gifting your favorite gun enthusiast a high-quality but distinctive firearm. That could be an antique or vintage model, like a Dreyse M1907, or something new and unique, like the Kel Tec KSG . Give them something to talk about with one of the following distinctive gun gifts. 50 Beowulf Dreyse M1907 The Dreyse is a unique and certainly distinctive looking early automatic. Superficially, it looks quite a bit like the first ever mass-produced automatic, the FN 1900, and shares its chambering—32 ACP. However, the Dreyse features several distinct internal differences. Because this antique firearm tends to be overshadowed by the famous FN 1900, you can often find them relatively inexpensively. Despite their usually modest price, they have a reput
Read more

How to Fly with Your Firearms

By
Image
Whether you are going hunting with your Beretta A300 Outlander or taking a highly specialized AR 15 to an out-of-state competition, flying with a firearm might seem complex if you have never done it before. However, there are ways you can streamline the process to make it as simple as possible. This means you will not have to arrive at the airport too much earlier than you would for a typical flight. Here are five tips you should know about packing and declaring your firearm for your next flight. Use the Right Kind of Lock First, you will need the right kind of lock. Do not use any standard, TSA-approved lock to keep your firearms safe. Instead, use a heavy-duty lock on your case. Always keep a key on your person, but do not bring extra copies in your checked luggage. Otherwise, if you use a TSA-approved lock or have copies of the key, it is entirely possible that your gun case could be empty when you grab it off the carousel at your destination. What to Do with Ammo Most often, a
Read more