Gunsmith Nightmares With Brownells’ Caleb Savant

Caleb Savant of Brownells has seen it all — a lathe crash that nearly cost more than a new machine, a barrel drilled straight through the rifling, a trigger job that turned an AR full-auto, and a customer who swore his gun was unloaded right up until a live round popped out of it. 

Ryan Gresham and Caleb swap gunsmith horror stories, break down how to find a good gunsmith, what you can actually do yourself, and what impresses a real gunsmith most. Spoiler: it’s not what you’d expect.

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