Videos tagged with Firearm Restoration

This video features a friendly pump shotgun competition between Autumn and her dad on a skeet field, using classic Remington 870 models. The competition includes rounds at station Low 8, doubles, and a challenging 'Double 4s' tie-breaker. The video also showcases a restored H&R 10-gauge shotgun and promotes a giveaway for AGM PVS-7 night vision goggles, demonstrating Autumn's expertise in firearms and competitive shooting.

This video details the comprehensive restoration of an FBI-issue HK G36K, utilizing genuine trade-in parts on a new S5 Tactical semi-automatic receiver. The guide covers the unboxing, disassembly of original components, precise reassembly using a torque wrench, and concludes with live-fire testing to confirm the firearm's reliability. The speaker demonstrates advanced gunsmithing skills and in-depth knowledge of the HK G36 platform.

This video showcases the Wards Western Field 47C, the first firearm owned by YouTuber hickok45. The rifle, manufactured by Mossberg for Montgomery Ward, was acquired around 1950. Hickok45 details its history, including a period of damage and improvised repairs, followed by a thorough restoration in the 1980s. The demonstration highlights its continued accuracy with various targets.

This video details the Indonesian rebore process of 6.5 Dutch Mannlichers to .303 British, utilizing original barrels bored out and re-rifled. It highlights the compatibility of .303 cartridges with the original 6.5 Dutch en-bloc clips and explains the 'double shoulder' effect on spent brass as a harmless artifact of the conversion, serving as an identifier.

This video details the restoration and firing of a Colt New Service revolver, originally a WWII British Lend-Lease .455 that was expertly converted to .45 Colt by Bill Laughridge of Cylinder & Slide. The restoration involved re-reaming chambers and assembling from parts. The demonstration showcases the revolver's accuracy at 15 yards with Black Hills cowboy loads, highlighting the value of 'old world craftsmanship'.

This video documents the process of restoring and upgrading a severely damaged AR-15 style rifle with a daily budget of $50. The host demonstrates the rifle's destruction through extreme abuse, including being run over by a tractor, thrown from a barn, and submerged in mud. The challenge is to bring the firearm back to a functional and improved state, with the host engaging the audience for suggestions on the first upgrade, highlighting a community-driven approach to the build.

This YouTube video chronicles the unexpected purchase of a shotgun at the Orvis Gunroom in New York, despite the inability to take it home immediately. The content takes viewers on a tour of the Orvis Sandanona gunroom with Greg Carpinello, offers a peek into the workshop with Connor Carson, and details a process of transforming a forgotten shotgun to fit, function, and improve its aesthetics. The video features Jonny Carter from TGS Outdoors and highlights the collaboration between the guests and gunsmiths.

This video reveals secrets to achieving a professional cold blue finish, overcoming common splotchy results. It highlights Brownells Oxpho-Blue Creme as superior to liquids and emphasizes proper degreasing with 91% isopropyl alcohol or acetone, followed by heating the metal. The process involves applying the creme, buffing with 0000 steel wool, and repeating for a deep blue-black finish.

This video strongly advises against modifying or refinishing antique firearms, emphasizing the preservation of their historical value and condition. The creator, TYMPPP, uses this as a central theme to engage viewers, while also promoting various merchandise, backup channels, and patronage options. The core message focuses on the importance of historical integrity for vintage firearms, likely exploring the potential damage and devaluation caused by improper alterations.

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is now offering brand new, forged M1 Garand receivers manufactured by Heritage Arms USA LLC in Oxford, Alabama. These receivers are marked for caliber .30 M1 and are visually confirmed with specific heel markings and manufacturer stamps. This release is significant for firearm restoration and collectors seeking high-quality replacement parts for the iconic M1 Garand rifle.

This YouTube Short is a repost celebrating the release of a full restoration video. It highlights a "scrap" firearm that was previously featured in a short that gained popularity. The description explicitly mentions the firearm is a Beretta and directs viewers to a longer video about "The most famous Beretta in Italy is back." The video's focus is clearly on the restoration and history of a specific Beretta model.

This video focuses on the Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk 2 rifle, a post-WWII refinement of the No. 4 rifle. The description details key improvements such as the trigger mechanism, beech wood stocks with a tie screw and nut (replacing reinforcing straps on earlier models), and brass buttplates (contrasting with the zinc alloy and blued steel versions used during and after the war by British, American, and Canadian forces). It also notes that the No. 4 Mk 2 standard was used to refurbish many existing No. 4 rifles.