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Unread 01-31-2013, 08:58 PM   #2
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Reading through the production steps in the articles really gives you an appreciation for the complexity of manufacturing modern firearms.

There was also a good description of rust bluing (referred to as "browning") in the barrel article, as well as the chemical mix for the rusting solution.

I'm still a bit amazed that Springfield Armory would go to this level of detail in published material during war time (even though the US had not entered the war at this point). I wonder if there was a shortage of production machinists that they were trying to attract with the articles.

Seeing this information just makes me appreciate our precision firearms even more...

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