by Turnbull Restoration | Apr 23, 2020 | Firearm Restoration, Gun Restoration, Gunsmithing
Introduction to Metal Preparation (7 of 7) outlines the steps needed to do a quality metal preparation job on your own gun. Not just the actual steps in polishing, but the first steps you need to know in order to do a quality job. The video also shows the various...
by Turnbull Restoration | Apr 23, 2020 | Firearm Restoration, Gun Restoration, Gunsmithing
Introduction to Metal Preparation (6 of 7) outlines the steps needed to do a quality metal preparation job on your own gun. Not just the actual steps in polishing, but the first steps you need to know in order to do a quality job. The video also shows the various...
by Turnbull Restoration | Apr 23, 2020 | Firearm Restoration, Gun Restoration, Gunsmithing
Introduction to Metal Preparation (5 of 7) outlines the steps needed to do a quality metal preparation job on your own gun. Not just the actual steps in polishing, but the first steps you need to know in order to do a quality job. The video also shows the various...
by Turnbull Restoration | Apr 23, 2020 | Firearm Restoration, Gun Restoration, Gunsmithing
Introduction to Metal Preparation (4 of 7) outlines the steps needed to do a quality metal preparation job on your own gun. Not just the actual steps in polishing, but the first steps you need to know in order to do a quality job. The video also shows the various...
by Turnbull Restoration | Apr 23, 2020 | Firearm Restoration, Gun Restoration, Gunsmithing
Introduction to Metal Preparation (3 of 7) outlines the steps needed to do a quality metal preparation job on your own gun. Not just the actual steps in polishing, but the first steps you need to know in order to do a quality job. The video also shows the various...
by Turnbull Restoration | Apr 23, 2020 | Firearm Restoration, Gun Restoration, Gunsmithing
Introduction to Metal Preparation (2 of 7) outlines the steps needed to do a quality metal preparation job on your own gun. Not just the actual steps in polishing, but the first steps you need to know in order to do a quality job. The video also shows the various...
by Turnbull Restoration | Apr 23, 2020 | Firearm Restoration, Gun Restoration, Gunsmithing, Restoration Resources, Shoot History, Turnbull Restoration & Manufacturing Blog
Originally Produced in 1995, Turnbull Restoration’s Introduction to Metal Preparation has become the industry reference point for preparing metal firearm parts for proper restoration and finishing. With the recent introduction of Turnbull Finished Services,...
by Turnbull Restoration | Apr 8, 2020 | COVID-19
In response to the most recent information from New York State, we are updating our Planning and Response to COVID-19 post. Click here to read the entire, updated post. As of our latest update (4/8/20) our services will remain temporarily suspended until at least...
by Turnbull Restoration | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19
In response to the most recent information from New York State, we are updating our Planning and Response to COVID-19 post. Click here to read the entire, updated post. We are resuming the shipment of firearms to customers provided the dealer they choose for the...
by Turnbull Restoration | Mar 25, 2020 | COVID-19
In response to the most recent information from New York State, we are updating our Planning and Response to COVID-19 post. Click here to read the entire, updated post. Through March 27, 2020, we will continue to ship to FFL dealers that are currently still open....
by Turnbull Restoration | Mar 22, 2020 | COVID-19
Latest Update: November 13th, 2020 Turnbull Restoration Family, We are committed to providing you the best possible information during this time of uncertainty. For each of us in our various locales, things are changing quickly in response to public safety needs...
by Turnbull Restoration | Feb 11, 2020 | Firearm Restoration, Gun Restoration, Gunsmithing, Interviews, Restoration Resources, Shoot History, Turnbull Restoration & Manufacturing Blog
Ever wonder what inspires someone to become a gunsmith? What skills are most important for gunsmithing in general and gun restoration in particular? We’re glad our friends at Numrich Gun Parts Corp. are curious about these questions as well, taking the time to...
by Turnbull Restoration | Jan 15, 2020 | Awards, Doug Turnbull, Gun Show, News, Turnbull Restoration & Manufacturing Blog
UPDATE 2/19/20: See the awards in the pages of Sporting Classics March/April, which has been mailed to subscribers and will be on newsstands starting March 5th. We’re very proud to have been recognized by Sporting Classics Magazine as a 2020 Award of...
by Doug Turnbull | Jan 1, 2020 | Doug Turnbull, Firearm Restoration, Gun Restoration, Turnbull Restoration & Manufacturing Blog
A hunting trip may only be a few days in the woods. With any luck you’ll bring back some great memories, a few tall tales, and some meat for the freezer. But the hunting trip is about a lot more than those few days in the woods. It might even start years before you...
by Turnbull Restoration | Nov 8, 2019 | Shoot History, Stewards & Stories, Turnbull Restoration & Manufacturing Blog
Lauding them Legendary Lever Actions Most of us have a story involving an old lever action rifle or shotgun. Something about their wood and steel, the way they look, the way they feel, they way they smell even, that makes lever guns such an effective vessel of...
by Turnbull Restoration | Nov 7, 2019 | Shoot History, Stewards & Stories
How Do We Really Recruit New Hunters? The number of opinions around and proposals for R3 (Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation) programs are endless. For every argument there’s a counter-argument . But the important part is in continuing to forward innovative...
by Turnbull Restoration | Nov 6, 2019 | Shoot History, Stewards & Stories
Origins of Damascus Steel Did the first bars of “Damascus” bar stock actually originate in the Middle East? How is the exquisite layered look attribute to Damascus Steel created? What should we keep in mind about Damascus Steel barrels vs. fluid steel...
by Turnbull Restoration | Nov 5, 2019 | Shoot History, Stewards & Stories
Guns as Investments We have legendary outdoor writer Jim Carmichel to thank for countless pages of stories and wisdom. And we have Sporting Classics to the thank for featuring Guns as Investments. This chapter of Jim’s book Classic Carmichel—Stories from the...
by Turnbull Restoration | Nov 4, 2019 | Shoot History, Stewards & Stories
Old Tools and Old Guns “If these guns could talk.” Our gunsmiths say this to themselves every day. Being tuned in to that mysterious frequency is one of the things that drives us in the passions we pursue and the work we perform. We’re very lucky to...
by Turnbull Restoration | Oct 24, 2019 | Firearm Restoration, Restoration Resources, Shoot History, Turnbull Restoration & Manufacturing Blog
To Restore, or Not to Restore? Looking over your collection of lever guns and single action revolvers you may often ask yourself, “Are any of these classics worth restoring?” Perhaps what’s really being asked is, “What’s the true value of preserving this piece of...
