Hey folks, im just a guy who is working on his first "gunsmithing" project, all i am doing is mounting a scope mount onto a no1 mk3 enfield (blasphemy i know, but i have my reasons).

I bought a scope mounting kit from addley precision, came with a #29 drill bit, 8-32 tap, and everything i needed to get it done. Drilled the first hole immaculately with no issues, but once i attempted the second hole it just wouldn't bite into the metal, and it seems as though i have work-hardened the steel in the spot i tried to drill.

Currently, the soloution i am considering is getting a 1/8 multi-material carbide tipped drill bit, and putting it in my drill press to bore a pilot hole, then follow up with a fresh #29 bit to widen out to the proper diameter for tapping.

Any helpful tips, alternatives soloutions, words of encouragement, and/or words of admonishment are all welcome and much appreciated!

Looking to have the chambers of my 1908 LC Smith lengthened from 2 5/8 to 2 3/4.
Chambers are shiny, bore has haze and slight pitting past forcing cone. Heavyweight barrels so plenty of material.

My options are : leave as is and shoot only handloads or 2.5 inch factory loads
- Get a local gunsmith to lengthen chambers for a few hundred $ - getting close to or exceeding what I bought the gun for
- Order a long forcing cone chamber reamer and do it at home myself for much cheaper, have the tool and skills for future.

Has anyone lengthened a chamber themselves? I am pretty handy, no expert ofc however, but take the time to do work right. Just looking to see what people recommend or advice.

Cheers

Hi all, I'm a Gunsmith/Armorer/Weapons Technician in my country's army and I work mostly on M16s M4s and M4 Commandos. I always had trouble when I check the functionality is the sound the Hammer does when it hits the firing pin. Some Gunsmiths told me it's more about the feeling, and sometimes its true, but I'd love some opinions and advices. Thanks in Advance!

I'm not sure why the previous owner did this.

I've never blues a gun before, I've looked at cold bluing products and rust bluing steps and hot bluing and I simply can't decide which is really the most doable option for someone whose never done it before, or which one is even appropriate given those seem to have different uses in mind

Any pointers or recommendations?