gunsmithing
Weapon maintenance craft
Gunsmithing is the craft of designing, building, repairing, and modifying firearms.
A gunsmith may perform routine maintenance like cleaning and adjusting triggers, or undertake more specialized work such as fitting custom stocks, refinishing metal parts, or restoring antique weapons.
The trade requires knowledge of metalworking, woodworking, and ballistics.
He took the old rifle to a gunsmith for restoration.
Accuracy in shooting
- trapshootingShotgun sport, flying clays
- skeetShotgun target sport
- plinkingRecreational informal shooting
- rangeExtent of variation
rifle · pistol · shotgun · biathlon · target · competition · zeroing
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- checkeringCarved intersecting groove pattern
bluing · finishing · restoration · customization · fitting · polishing · bedding · scrollwork
Hooped cylindrical vessel
- stockGoods kept for sale
- triggerWhat initiates action
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
magazine · action · bore · grip · safety · hammer · sight · suppressor
Millionth of a meter
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- headspaceMental state or capacity
- timingArt of choosing moments
accuracy · fine-tuning · alignment · measurement · fitting · adjustment · runout · thousandths
Rotating shaping machine
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
- drillingHole-making by rotation
threading · reaming · chambering · crowning · tolerance · blueprint · CAD · fabrication
Path of moving object
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- riflingBarrel's helical grooves
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
bullet · cartridge · pressure · powder · primer · lands · grooves · throat
Shaping heated metal; faking documents
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- alloyMetallic combination
quenching · steel · carbon · stainless · nitriding · carburizing · stress-relief · malleability
marksmanship
Accuracy in shooting
- trapshootingShotgun sport, flying clays
- skeetShotgun target sport
- plinkingRecreational informal shooting
range · rifle · pistol · shotgun · biathlon · target · competition · zeroing
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
checkering · bluing · finishing · restoration · customization · fitting · polishing · bedding · scrollwork · filigree
barrel
Hooped cylindrical vessel
chamber · magazine · action · bore · grip · safety · hammer · sight · suppressor · bipod
micrometer
Millionth of a meter
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- headspaceMental state or capacity
timing · accuracy · fine-tuning · alignment · measurement · fitting · adjustment · runout · thousandths · clearance
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
drilling · threading · reaming · chambering · crowning · tolerance · blueprint · CAD · fabrication · jigging
trajectory
Path of moving object
ammunition · bullet · cartridge · pressure · powder · primer · lands · grooves · throat
forging
Shaping heated metal; faking documents
alloy · quenching · steel · carbon · stainless · nitriding · carburizing · stress-relief · malleability
- old industriesblacksmithing, ironworks, sawmills, gristmills, tanneries
- metalworkblacksmithing, gilding, silversmithing, enamel, metal crafts
- weaponcraftbladesmithing, swordsmithing, forging, bow making, bowmaking
- gunsmithingbluing, chambering, checkering, rifling, reaming
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- armsrifles, pistols, swords, firearms, carbines
gunsmithingdemilitarization
Removal of armed forces
disarmament · deactivation · arms reduction · gun buyback · scrapping
gunsmithingwatchmaking
Craft of building timepieces
pottery · woodworking · jewelry making · toymaking · healing arts
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