"Kitchen Table Smithery & Sons."

[GardoneVT]

After my recent rescue of a Beretta victimized by this family firm* of butchers, err "gunsmiths", its high time we shared stories of guns we've seen damaged and abused by this firm of villainy.

I'll start with this. I spotted an M9A1 sitting in the used case with a $470.00 price. For the store I spotted it at , that's a screaming deal. I found out why a split second after the salesman pulled it from the case.

The magwell was dremeled, with accompanying overrun damage on the grips. I felt the trigger and knew it either had a comp hammer spring-or Bubba cut the factory one, but to change the spring he'd have to unscrew the grips, which hed plainly not done when 'polishing' the magwell.

The poor gun deserved better.

I plunked down the cash and took it home. Found out at the range that Bubba indeed cut the factory spring. Light strikes gave that away.

This story has a happy ending though. There's a new WC spring in it , and come tax refund time I'll send it off to get refinished.

*Hat tip to 45dotACP for the name.

[1slow]

Scope clearance for objective lens, notch cut into rifle barrel.

[jh9]

Scope clearance for objective lens, notch cut into rifle barrel.

Background checks and waiting periods for dremmel tools, and a tax on dremmel accessories to fund restoration programs.

[GardoneVT]

Background checks and waiting periods for dremmel tools, and a tax on dremmel accessories to fund restoration programs.

Do it for the children! Besides, no honest man needs a high wattage Dremel .

:D

[Robinson]

Once some time ago when the gunsmith I normally use (who does nice work on 1911s and wheelguns) was unavailable for several months I took three Colt pistols to someone else to have front sight dovetails cut. When I picked up the guns I discovered that the dovetails were not cut in exactly the same position nor were they cut to precisely uniform depths. I was dismayed, but fortunately my normal gunsmith was able to make things right. That was a lesson learned the hard way.

[Edwin]

https://i.imgur.com/HUdvksx.jpg

[Peally]

LMFAO

[rjohnson4405]

I assume there's a pillow on the stock to try and get the right cheek weld.

[Edwin]

https://i.imgur.com/WCyv32J.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/reMk92e.jpg

[john c]

I dig the cap'n'ball. How can you go wrong with a mosin bayonet? The forward grip seems ill placed, considering the cylinder gap.


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[farscott]

This Glock 17 would fail to reliably cycle. Found this.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h229/farscott/IMG_0343.jpg (http://s65.photobucket.com/user/farscott/media/IMG_0343.jpg.html)

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h229/farscott/IMG_0344.jpg (http://s65.photobucket.com/user/farscott/media/IMG_0344.jpg.html)

It appears the slide hit nose first and bent the recoil spring guide ring. Then sent the slide for NiB-X coating as the coating is not disturbed and clearly shows the underlying metal stress.

[Edwin]

https://i.imgur.com/FUff6xa.jpg

[Joe in PNG]

https://i.imgur.com/FUff6xa.jpg
To take the stinger from the MST 3k "Creeping Terror" episode: "AAAAAAH! My God, what is it!?"

[Drang]

To take the stinger from the MST 3k "Creeping Terror" episode: "AAAAAAH! My God, what is it!?"

My guess is, a prohibited person wanted to be tacticool.

[StraitR]

Found this gem tonight in the Glock pic thread on M4C.

http://i40.tinypic.com/hwbshy.jpg

[45dotACP]

Found this gem tonight in the Glock pic thread on M4C.

http://i40.tinypic.com/hwbshy.jpg

Is that a 7.62x25 Tok round in the top left corner?

[Joe in PNG]

Found this gem tonight in the Glock pic thread on M4C.

http://i40.tinypic.com/hwbshy.jpg

Ah yiss, I do remember this bit of derp.

[Edwin]

http://imgur.com/a/EEipn

http://i.imgur.com/ANoS4EF.jpg

[LorenzoS]

http://imgur.com/a/EEipn


The Block I featured ghost ring sights, a high speed 2.5lb match trigger, a custom stippled handjob, a custom finish,
http://i.imgur.com/FOQXdwL.jpg