The last hope - Pistol Smithing

Valuable and well-organized, The Gun List (800-258-0929) is a huge, final source for finding parts. This newsprint tabloid of used guns and parts has sections on "Gun Parts" and "Gunsmith Services and Supplies," but when the search gets to that point it is usually time to call the customer and tell him the search was unsuccessful.

If you have Brownells book, Handbook of Hard to Find Gun Parts Drawings, you can crank up the mill or lathe or Aggie milling machine, commonly known as a file, and make the part. However, making parts from scratch, polishing and doing the final heat treatment is cost-prohibitive in most cases.

If you are a beginning gunsmith or would just like to have the most comprehensive list of world manufacturers of guns, wholesalers, accessory makers Shooting Industry, once a year, publishes "The Universe' Greatest Buyers Guide" which gives the. addresses and phone numbers of anybody who is connected to the firearms industry. It is the most valuable resource available for all gunsmiths and a complete Rolodex unto itself.

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