Paul Smeltzer

by Paul Smeltzer, Athens Gunsmith Service, Athens LA. In Part II we disassembled and cleaned our firearm “patient” and determined it is salvageable. One last […]

by Paul Smeltzer, Athens Gunsmith Service, Athens LA. I hope the take away from Part I was that all fires are not created equal. That […]

by Paul Smeltzer, Athens Gunsmith Service, Athens LA. Several years ago at one of the early AGI “bashes” I had a conversation with Gene (Kelly) […]

by Paul Smeltzer  Athens Gunsmith Service, Athens LA. The place to begin a restoration of any kind is to figure out where you are going […]

by Paul Smeltzer, Athens Gunsmith Service, Athens LA. “What’s it worth?” is a question that is common to anyone with more than a casual interest […]

by Paul Smeltzer Athens Gunsmith Service, Athens LA.  This the first in a series of articles on firearms restoration of civilian and military guns, inexpensive and […]

By Paul Smeltzer Proprietor Athens Gunsmith Service Gun shows are a great place to generate business and get your name out there. I generally bring […]

by Paul Smeltzer, Athens Gunsmith Service, Athens LA. Doing as much work as I do with vintage military weapons, particularly M1 Garands, I am familiar […]