(KL)GUNSMITH04-Don Stallman, age 53, from Trinidad, Colorado, makes a mandrel tool on a metal lathe in his first semester course as a gunsmithing student at Trinidad State Junior College in Trinidad, ...

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Trinidad – In a country where there is almost one firearm for every man, woman and child, there is actually a shortage of craftsmen who know how to make and repair them. Enter Trinidad State Junior ...

This article, "Rifleman Know-How: Installing A Short-Chambered Barrel Without A Lathe," appeared originally in the March 2006 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA ...

Watch the detailed video that presents a hands-on guide to making precise barrel rifling using a lathe, focusing on an 8-groove or “Laras Alur Delapan” configuration commonly used in high-caliber big ...