Gunsmithing Hall of Shame Thread

**Outlander Systems** · 01-24-15, 17:54

Originally Posted by KP0351

"No bro, I'm totally a gunsmith, check out this sweet job I did on my 1911."

It looks like a Medieval torture device.

**KP0351** · 01-27-15, 21:16

Originally Posted by Outlander Systems

It looks like a Medieval torture device.

Yep. He definitely tortured that 1911, that's for sure.

**MBtech** · 01-31-15, 21:50

Attachment 31403 How to destroy good night sights on a perfectly good gun.

**T2C** · 02-01-15, 09:16

Originally Posted by MBtech

Attachment 31403 How to destroy good night sights on a perfectly good gun.

This reminds me of a Range Officer who worked for the local county Sheriff's Department years ago. Night sights were a relatively new thing and he was installing them on service pistols. He could not figure out why a tritium sight with a life expectancy of 10 years would fail in less than 6 months. He told me he was working with the sight company on getting replacements for over 20 service pistols.

I told him I had sights on my 4516-1 that were installed more than 2 years earlier, they were still working and he could not believe it. I asked how he was installing the sights and he told me with a brass punch and hammer. I cringed when I heard this. From that point forward, when someone asks to borrow my sight tool in his presence I hand them a hatchet.

**Roadblock** · 02-01-15, 14:34

Originally Posted by KP0351

It wasn't too bad. Remove roll pins in the frame and it separated. Wasn't sure if it would work or not, needless to say, I had never had to do that before. But I went out onto the floor with a blow torch and said "Hey bro, don't worry, I got this." while I lit the blowtorch. The look on his face was pretty priceless.

I think I may have just hurt myself laughing at the blowtorch bit!

**Mr blasty** · 02-01-15, 14:36

Originally Posted by MBtech

Attachment 31403 How to destroy good night sights on a perfectly good gun.

Well those are junk now

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**MBtech** · 02-02-15, 15:43

They even screwed up the safety I suspect from clamping it in a vice, or just beating the hell out of the whole gun, now it sticks and doesn't operate smooth like it did before.

**Mr blasty** · 02-02-15, 15:46

Originally Posted by MBtech

They even screwed up the safety I suspect from clamping it in a vice, or just beating the hell out of the whole gun, now it sticks and doesn't operate smooth like it did before.

Is that yours?

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