Archive for August 2021

Recent ammunition shortages caused a lot of people to dig out the old stash and use it. Even The Gunsmith’s collection of odd ammo brought in a bit of change when we auctioned it on GunBroker.com. Unfortunately, just because it’s in a box doesn’t mean the ammo is still good to fire, especially since most…

Fire damaged guns, continued… Additionally, time is important. Once you get them into oil it’s ok to let them sit, but anywhere oil isn’t, rust is guaranteed to form along with the associated pitting. We had a few come in from the Camp fire that I had to condemn. It’s a sad thing to have…

Many in the nation have heard of Greenville, CA, because it recently was burned up in California’s Dixie fire. It’s the Gunsmith’s hometown, he lived there over 55 years. Nearly everyone we know was affected in one way or another, it’s a very helpless feeling. What we can do offer advice for fire affected firearms,…

Minnesota is a wonderful place, though I do miss authentic Mexican food. Taco Bell Mexican is not at all Mexican, with the possible exception of some of the sauces. Even in our small town, population 1,129, we had an authentic Mexican restaurant. Small, family place with a small menu and amazing flavors. Americanized Mexican food…

We recently received a one star review on Google. The Gunsmith determined that the potential customer wanted an illegal silencer installed. The customers girlfriend gave us one star with no comment. Mrs Gunsmith appealed to Google, with no joy. We are reaching out to our valued customers and hoping to diminsh the impact of that one…