{"id":28834,"date":"2026-01-30T06:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/how-guns-are-made-tolerances-methods-and-metallurgy-qa-january-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T06:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:48:13","slug":"how-guns-are-made-tolerances-methods-and-metallurgy-qa-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/how-guns-are-made-tolerances-methods-and-metallurgy-qa-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"How Guns are Made: Tolerances, Methods, and Metallurgy (Q&#038;A January 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_9LJ6RPoX3g?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Q&#038;A is sponsored by Kyr\u00f6 &#8211; get 10% off all their spirits with code FORGOTTENGIN10 at:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyrodistillery.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.kyrodistillery.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>0:02:41 &#8211; Could the US scale up small arms production to wartime mass levels?<br \/>0:08:57 &#8211; How were wood gunstocks made?<br \/>0:13:36 &#8211; Barrel attachment; alternatives to threading?<br \/>0:15:50 &#8211; Decline in gunsmiths and gunsmithing<br \/>0:20:34 &#8211; What would emergency small arms look like today?<\/p>\n<p>Video &#8211; &#8220;Last Ditch&#8221; M16: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1SDL4n8yUe8\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1SDL4n8yUe8<\/a><br \/>Video &#8211; Croatian Crogar M91: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ruif6Qym3zw\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ruif6Qym3zw<\/a><br \/>Video &#8211; Croatian Vila Velabita: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vLOwArnKWV8\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/vLOwArnKWV8<\/a><br \/>Video &#8211; Croatian Sokac: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/d82b4xb6bAA\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/d82b4xb6bAA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>0:23:36 &#8211; Lost manufacturing methods<br \/>0:25:19 &#8211; Metallurgy and alloys in gunmaking<br \/>0:29:31 &#8211; Manufacturing tolerances<br \/>0:41:54 &#8211; Simplification of designs<br \/>0:44:18 &#8211; Why don&#8217;t we have stamped guns today?<br \/>0:46:49 &#8211; Venezuelan AK-100s in the US?<br \/>0:48:58 &#8211; Home-scale metal 3D printers?<br \/>0:50:43 &#8211; 3D printing applications besides suppressors?<br \/>0:54:17 &#8211; AI and 3D printing for reproduction guns?<br \/>0:56:46 &#8211; Books about the gunmaking business<br \/>0:57:37 &#8211; What if Stoner didn&#8217;t get into guns?<br \/>0:59:37 &#8211; Ammunition production quality<br \/>1:05:46 &#8211; Do I have my own gun design I want to make?<br \/>1:06:46 &#8211; Historical metallurgy in gun manufacture<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; &#8220;Fighting Iron&#8221;: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Z89Fsk\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Z89Fsk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1:09:04 &#8211; Why are magazines so hard to make?<br \/>1:14:47 &#8211; Advice for new reproduction gunmakers<br \/>1:19:47 &#8211; Pros and cons of different manufacturing methods<\/p>\n<p>The best firearms reference books: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! 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