Hello gents,
I've got about $10,000 saved up to buy the tools I need to really get started building guns from parts kits. I already have my FFL and Class II SOT. I have a couple of AK's and a 1919A4 to build and I'd like to do various gun building and gun work for a living at some point. I don't want to spend more than about $7,000 on a mill and lathe together so that I have enough left over for a shop press, etc. I was originally considering a Smithy Granite due to space constraints. Now I'm leaning more toward getting separate machines from Precision Matthews. Perhaps a PM-25MV and a PM-1440 or 1340GT? Obviously I won't get a second chance at this and don't want to make a poor decision that I'll likely regret for decades. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
I've got about $10,000 saved up to buy the tools I need to really get started building guns from parts kits. I already have my FFL and Class II SOT. I have a couple of AK's and a 1919A4 to build and I'd like to do various gun building and gun work for a living at some point. I don't want to spend more than about $7,000 on a mill and lathe together so that I have enough left over for a shop press, etc. I was originally considering a Smithy Granite due to space constraints. Now I'm leaning more toward getting separate machines from Precision Matthews. Perhaps a PM-25MV and a PM-1440 or 1340GT? Obviously I won't get a second chance at this and don't want to make a poor decision that I'll likely regret for decades. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
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