Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
Teaching somebody to chamber a barrel
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="birdiemc" data-source="post: 1624663" data-attributes="member: 29632"><p>I build houses (not guns) for a living, and if somebody asks me how the frame a wall I dont hesitate to tell them how to do it. If some young college kid wanted to come ride around with me and learn how to yell at subs from the truck I wouldn't have a problem in the world with that. (That's a joke of course, i get out of the truck to yell) And I would imagine most of you folks that take time out of their day to answer questions for complete strangers on the internet and share your expertise with someone a little greener than yourself are just the same. In fact the majority of the folks commenting on this thread have helped me directly, by answering questions I've had, and every one of you indirectly by answering somebody else's question. So I know you are all generous in the sharing of your knowledge. But I don't understand some of the responses this kid has received. I worked in a shop with 3 "old" guys when I was a bit younger who are just the type who would welcome a kid like this to come in and help out in exchange for a bit of knowledge. I didnt see him asking for a handout, and my advice to him in a PM was find a little mom and pop machine shop and ask if he could sweep the floor for free for the chance to get in and start learning to run a machine. Surely there's a drawer full of broken or dull drill bits. they could teach him to sharpen a bit in about 15 mins then spend a week turning trash into something usable again. Then on to grinding cutting tools, then maybe one day let him dig through the scrap bin and find a piece of steel to make chips...</p><p>If a fellow were willing to go through such trouble to learn from a bunch of old timers in such a manner, I dont think anybody in here would take issue with that. Not being a gunsmith myself, I only have to assume that learning how to run a lathe is a good start in the right direction to learning how to cut a chamber. Obviously not the right place to start with learning to become a gunsmith, but he wants to be an engineer...and who knows maybe having some knuckle head engineer straight out of college with a construction background and some time behind a lathe might make him a little less useless to the rest of us having to build the crap he draws!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="birdiemc, post: 1624663, member: 29632"] I build houses (not guns) for a living, and if somebody asks me how the frame a wall I dont hesitate to tell them how to do it. If some young college kid wanted to come ride around with me and learn how to yell at subs from the truck I wouldn't have a problem in the world with that. (That's a joke of course, i get out of the truck to yell) And I would imagine most of you folks that take time out of their day to answer questions for complete strangers on the internet and share your expertise with someone a little greener than yourself are just the same. In fact the majority of the folks commenting on this thread have helped me directly, by answering questions I've had, and every one of you indirectly by answering somebody else's question. So I know you are all generous in the sharing of your knowledge. But I don't understand some of the responses this kid has received. I worked in a shop with 3 "old" guys when I was a bit younger who are just the type who would welcome a kid like this to come in and help out in exchange for a bit of knowledge. I didnt see him asking for a handout, and my advice to him in a PM was find a little mom and pop machine shop and ask if he could sweep the floor for free for the chance to get in and start learning to run a machine. Surely there's a drawer full of broken or dull drill bits. they could teach him to sharpen a bit in about 15 mins then spend a week turning trash into something usable again. Then on to grinding cutting tools, then maybe one day let him dig through the scrap bin and find a piece of steel to make chips... If a fellow were willing to go through such trouble to learn from a bunch of old timers in such a manner, I dont think anybody in here would take issue with that. Not being a gunsmith myself, I only have to assume that learning how to run a lathe is a good start in the right direction to learning how to cut a chamber. Obviously not the right place to start with learning to become a gunsmith, but he wants to be an engineer...and who knows maybe having some knuckle head engineer straight out of college with a construction background and some time behind a lathe might make him a little less useless to the rest of us having to build the crap he draws! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
Teaching somebody to chamber a barrel
Top