143: Modern Gunsmithing - Ben Gould
Episode 143 of the The Art and War Podcast podcast, hosted by @CBRNArt on IG, titled "143: Modern Gunsmithing - Ben Gould" was published on May 19, 2024 and runs 123 minutes.
May 19, 2024 ·123m · The Art and War Podcast
Summary
Joining Nathan this week is Ben Gould, a Gunsmith of five years working for a major high end manufacturer. Ben and Nathan get into what modern gunsmithing means in the world of small arms R&D work, what makes a good gunsmith, what going to school for gun smithing at Montgomery Community College was like including finishing Nighthawk 1911's, handcarving rifle stocks, machining your own tools and more! The guys also touch on learning gunsmithing in-person versus online, some manufacturing knowledge you might not know including how important anodizing can be, 'turbocancer' dangers for those who work around high volumes of lead, some engineering history and how far the AR platform has come since it's inception, Sig hate and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out our guest:| https://www.instagram.com/bmgould097/?hl=en Check out our Photographer/Videographer Phil for freelance work: https://philmphotographs.com/ Check out upcoming project PP.TF: https://www.instagram.com/pp.taskforce/ Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks! https://www.patreon.com/CBRNArt Check out our sponsors: Two Grunts Inc. - Quality *Ä*Ř* Manufacturer: https://twogruntsinc.com/ Attorneys for Freedom - Attorneys on Retainer Program, sign up via this link to support the show: https://attorneysonretainer.us/artandwar Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff! Follow the lads on IG: Nathan / Main Page: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en B.R: https://www.instagram.com/br.the.anarch/?hl=en Lucas: https://www.instagram.com/heartl1ne/
Episode Description
Joining Nathan this week is Ben Gould, a Gunsmith of five years working for a major high end manufacturer. Ben and Nathan get into what modern gunsmithing means in the world of small arms R&D work, what makes a good gunsmith, what going to school for gun smithing at Montgomery Community College was like including finishing Nighthawk 1911's, handcarving rifle stocks, machining your own tools and more! The guys also touch on learning gunsmithing in-person versus online, some manufacturing knowledge you might not know including how important anodizing can be, 'turbocancer' dangers for those who work around high volumes of lead, some engineering history and how far the AR platform has come since it's inception, Sig hate and much more!
Links mentioned in this episode:
Check out our guest:|
https://www.instagram.com/bmgould097/?hl=en
Check out our Photographer/Videographer Phil for freelance work: https://philmphotographs.com/ Check out upcoming project PP.TF: https://www.instagram.com/pp.taskforce/ Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks! https://www.patreon.com/CBRNArt Check out our sponsors: Two Grunts Inc. - Quality *Ä*Ř* Manufacturer: https://twogruntsinc.com/ Attorneys for Freedom - Attorneys on Retainer Program, sign up via this link to support the show: https://attorneysonretainer.us/artandwar Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff! Follow the lads on IG: Nathan / Main Page: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en B.R: https://www.instagram.com/br.the.anarch/?hl=en Lucas: https://www.instagram.com/heartl1ne/
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