gunsmiths
Rifle repair specialists
Gunsmiths are craftspeople who repair, modify, build, or customize firearms.
The work ranges from basic maintenance to intricate custom modifications: The gunsmith fitted a new stock to the rifle.
Unlike armorers, who maintain weapons in bulk for military or police use, gunsmiths typically work on individual pieces for civilian customers.
Hooped cylindrical vessel
- triggerWhat initiates action
- stockGoods kept for sale
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- actionProcess of doing
chamber · bolt · breech · hammer · sight · magazine · grip · safety
Furnace for shaping metal
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- workbenchCraftsman's heavy-duty surface
- metalworkShaped metal objects
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
woodworking · inlaying · carving · fitting · assembly · finishing · bluing · polishing
Weapon projectiles and charges
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- bulletFired metal projectile
- trajectoryPath of moving object
velocity · recoil · propellant · powder · projectile · accuracy · range · headspace
Subtractive metalworking process
- lathingInstalling plaster backing
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
measurement · alignment · fine-tuning · adjustment · blueprinting · tooling · vise · gauges
barrel
Hooped cylindrical vessel
action · chamber · bolt · breech · hammer · sight · magazine · grip · safety · muzzle
forge
Furnace for shaping metal
engraving · woodworking · inlaying · carving · fitting · assembly · finishing · bluing · polishing · buffing
ammunition
Weapon projectiles and charges
trajectory · velocity · recoil · propellant · powder · projectile · accuracy · range · headspace · pressure
machining
Subtractive metalworking process
- lathingInstalling plaster backing
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
tolerance · measurement · alignment · fine-tuning · adjustment · blueprinting · tooling · vise · gauges · calipers
- gun culturehunters, collectors, target shooters, reloaders, shooting ranges
- metalworkersblacksmith, blacksmiths, silversmith, silversmiths, goldsmith
- tradesmenwelders, machinists, carpenters, plumbers, electricians
- firearmsrifle, pistol, handgun, shotgun, revolver
- frontier lifehomesteaders, farmer, homesteading, shepherd, pioneer women
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