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In my early years of spring making, I've used O-1, 1095, 1075 and 1084 and for me 1075 and 1084 worked the best for me. I also tried Kit...

My only spring adventure was in annealing, hardening and retempering a lock spring. My tempering process was the one I've read many...

The Brownell's company are great people, but the author of that book was not a metallurgist of any degree and that series of books ...

The steel I have used is sold by Brownell’s for gunsmithing, from their book here’s the recommendation for drawing by color and...

Thank you for your observation. Having used this material for dozens of springs of many sizes and forms I believe I’ll continue to us it...

Hello from Spencer Creek in Ralls County.

Looks to be part of an old-time shotshell reloading kit although it's not exactly the same as others I've had. May be a stand-alone tool...

Me Im in the shoot the hell out of it then scrub with a scotch brite pad on a jag then go back and shoot the hell out of it again by the...

Our TG&Y never handled sporting goods - it was a "Grandma Store", sewing, quilting, inexpensive goods that ladies enjoyed. Lots of toys...

I looked around and found a heavy duty nutdriver, then cut the groove across to fit a nipple. This tool makes install and removal of...

Well, it's not starving. Meat might be really tender. Somebody fill a tag and take some photos.

In 2012 some friends and I took over an 1100 acre lease that had only been hunted about 10 days a year for the last 15 years for trophy...

Sometimes, I've had a good one for revolvers (reduced diameter near the opening), but reach into the same drawer for a musket wrench and...

Dixie Gun Works sells a rachet type nipple wrench, but I think I'm going to try ernbars' Idea and make one.

Hadn't really had stuck nipple problems for a few years b/c I hadn't a need until this spring. Three assorted nipple wrenches bit the...