Videos tagged with Mechanical Timing

This guide details the disassembly, cleaning, and conservation of a Winchester 1897 shotgun, as demonstrated by a professional gunsmith. It covers identifying safety concerns, performing a full teardown, cleaning internal components, and applying conservation techniques like boiling and carding to restore the firearm's finish and mechanical integrity. The expert emphasizes understanding the unique slam-fire mechanism and warns against its misuse with worn parts.

This guide details the proper technique for cycling the slide on a semi-automatic pistol, specifically the 1911, as explained by Ken Hackathorn. It emphasizes avoiding "gun abuse" by not slamming the slide on an empty chamber, which can cause premature wear. The explanation includes the mechanical reasons behind this, focusing on how the cartridge rim stabilizes the extractor and cushions the slide's action.

This guide details how to optimize a Glock's trigger mechanism while maintaining all original safeties. It focuses on refining mechanical timing through precise adjustments to the connector, trigger bar sear, and striker safety, rather than indiscriminate polishing. The process emphasizes step-by-step adjustments and rigorous safety testing to achieve a smoother, crisper trigger pull and improved reset.

This guide details the field stripping procedure for the FN Model D, a variant of the Browning Automatic Rifle. It covers accessing the internal components, including the unique gear-driven mechanical rate reducer responsible for controlling the cyclic rate. The FN Model D, designed by Dieudonné Saive, offers a quick-detach barrel and improved bipod compared to earlier BAR models.