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Another Great Book!
Stuart Otteson wrote two books about “The Bolt Action”, this is Volume I They are considered to be the go-to books for people who want the facts about modern bolt actions. Not only how they work but all the important engineering details. Stuart is a Mechanical Engineer by trade and he analyzed each action in…
To Laugh or Not to Laugh, That is the Question.
You hear some things on the phone that really make you laugh when you rent tools. They might not be funny to the average tool user but maybe we need to share them to clear up some misunderstandings? One of my favorites is, “That barrel has been in the lathe forever waiting for the reamer.”…
Fred talks about P.O. Ackley
One of the cool things about writing a book is that during the research for the book you learn a lot about people. I was able to interview a number of interesting and well known folks in the gun world while researching P.O. Ackley, America’s Gunsmith. If you would like a little more behind the scene…
Thompson Center Collectors Association
Fall of 2020 issue of the “One Good Shot”, association President Art Lamontagne wrote about our services here at 4D. Art ordered the reamer on his own nickle and we did not know about his affiliation with the organization. [gview file=”https://4drentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TCA_fall2020.pdf”]
Pilot Diameter Chart
Copyright 2019, Fred Zeglin, reprinted by permission of the author. These Charts come from Fred’s book, “Gunsmith Tools, Cutters, & Gauges – A Primer“. There is so much more in the book, check it out!