I recently had a chance to visit Sport Systeme Dittrich, a firm in Germany that manufactures high quality reproductions of German World War Two small arms. They were the manufacturers of the PTR-44 Sturmgewehr copies about 10 years ago, and they are now working with a US partner (DK Production Gr...

In this second part we'll be focusing on the making of the match grade bore. The vital part is the way the rifling is made. The broach rifling process is shown in detail in this chapter. The assembly also shows some of the magic touches that are needed to make a flawless action. Enjoy!
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Follow me to the Pedersoli factory to show you the most modern method for making their repro of the Model 1886 Winchester lever action rifle. The first part covers the making of the receiver and the stock. The next part will show the production of the barrel and the assembly. Stay tuned!
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Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball I had a chance to visit the Sabatti factory in Gardone, Italy. This company is one of the very few who manufacture barrels with cold forging method. This method is capable for manufacturing extremely durable barrels with very accurate dimen...

A little while back we had the opportunity to visit the extensive shop that is home to Vltor Weapons Systems. It's a huge facility, and gives Vltor the ability to do almost every part of a manufacturing process in house - including stamping, machining, welding, bending, laser engraving, and many ...

Fabryka Broni originally dates to 1925, when it was set up as a factory to make small arms for the Polish military. It was occupied be German forces during World War Two and on the post-war Communist years it was designated Factory 11 - it's products are identified by an oval around the number 11...

When I got a tour of Arex Defense in Slovenia, one of the really neat things I saw (which I had not seen elsewhere before) was a machine for making MG links. It's a single really long piece of hardware where a spool of sheet steel goes in one end and hardened links plop out the other end, with ju...

With the MR-73 revolvers finally becoming regularly available in the US, I figured it would be really interesting to see how they are made! So, I headed over to Chapuis Armes, where the Directeur Général, Vincent Chapuis, gave me a really nice tour. Want to see? Let's go in...

Today, I have the opportunity to take a look inside PGM Precision, in Annecy France. Ever been curious about where the Ultima Ratio and Hecate II come from? Let's have a look!

During my visit to Slovenia, I had a chance to tour the AREX Defense factory in Šentjernej. I came away really impressed by the quality and the breadth of operations that the factory performs in-house. They have only been making their own handgun designs for about 5 years, but they have been a su...