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There are NO gunsmiths anywhere near me. Any gun work has to be sent off for a lengthy wait. The better the gunsmith...the longer the wait. The alternative is to do it yourself and I do.
^ This.
There are NO gunsmiths anywhere near me. Any gun work has to be sent off for a lengthy wait. The better the gunsmith...the longer the wait. The alternative is to do it yourself and I do.
Nothing wrong with a Dremel tool. There are a number of jobs made much faster and easier by the judicious use of a Dremel tool. Stock work and certain polishing jobs come quickly to mind.TIP!!! Stay away from the Dremel tools.
No doubt! The KEY word in your post however is "judicious" !Nothing wrong with a Dremel tool. There are a number of jobs made much faster and easier by the judicious use of a Dremel tool. Stock work and certain polishing jobs come quickly to mind.
Also key words and they apply to ALL tools for ALL purposes. It doesn't matter if they are Harbor Freight specials or Brownell's Elite Edition. The user is the multiplying factor.Use with care!
Non sequitur aside, that's been done already- John Pedersen, WWI, .32 instead of 9mm, and the '03, not the K98. (Or G98, to be period correct.)Depends on whether someone has basic understanding of tools and mechanics in general. If you do, then reading parts schematics, gunsmithing books, fitting parts, etc. make sense. Then acquire the tools and apply them to tasks that you desire.
Even those who do not plan on working on their firearms should make some attempt to understand basic gunsmithing/mechanical/material science principles. If you can narrow the diagnosis to a few issues via prior knowledge, then you can talk to a gunsmith about potential possible remedies rather than ignorant opinion such as the possibility of changing Grandpa's WWII captured k98 Mauser into a semi-automatic 9mm blaster with detachable magazines.
Should car owners have basic mechanic's tools?Should gun owners have basic gun smith tools?
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Except the question was about gun owners, not gunsmiths.Not to knock you njkpow but that question reminds me of a student mechanic who feels that the workplace should provide all the tools he needs to do the job. He borrows everything he needs from his classmates and should he ever find a job (and he's not competent at all), he'll be unable to do the job because he doesn't have any tools.
A gunsmith should have his own tools and how else does he do his job? Different screwdrivers, different punches (brass, roll pin, roll pin starters, steel), different hammers, as well as specialized tools for specific firearms.