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Sharing knowledge and helping you with
your guns; that’s what the Gun Tech Section is all about. We've
been providing you with Gun Tech help for years, and now, we're
offering it online as well. Take a look
at all our Gun Tech Section has to offer.
- Submit A Question: Ask a specific
question, and get an answer from our in-house Gun Tech Department.
- FAQs: A lot of customers have similar questions,
which is why we created our FAQ section (Frequently Asked Questions). Do a
quick check to see if we answer yours.
- Cheat Sheets: Check Shotgun Sight
Bead Threads, Nominal Barrel Groove Diameters, Calibers and Twists, and much
more!
- Sight Height Calculator: A few thousandths
of an inch can have a substantial effect! Our easy-to-use calculator makes
determining sight height simple.
- How-To Articles: Use either
the keyword search or the category search method to find BenchTalk, WebBench
articles or Product Instructions.
- Gun Parts Source: A list of specialty suppliers.
- Matches & Shows: We visit events and report
back to you on how they went! Shot Show, competition matches, NRA events and
more!
- Links: A convenient way
to find various shooting organizations on the web, including gunsmithing schools
and shooting associations.
- WebBench: An archive
of our monthly email newsletter.
- Armorer Classes: A list of factory MIL/LE armorer classes available at Brownells.
NEW!!! Instructional Videos: Brownells
Spray-On Finishes provide the do-it-yourselfer, as well as professional gunsmith
the perfect alternative to bluing, Parkerizing and plating. It’s never
been as easy and economical to apply tough, solvent-resistance gun finishes
to virtually any firearm and any material. View these instructional videos to
see Gun Tech Dave Bennetts demonstrate and explain everything you need to know
to achieve professional-looking results the first time, and every time you use
Brownells Spray-On Finishes.
And check out WebKinks, a collection of gun
information you want to know about. Each month, we post a gun question that
customers, just like you, may have had before. Answer it, and your solution
will be posted for others to see and try.
MEET THE BROWNELLS TECHNICAL SERVICES TEAM
Gun Techs Sitting (left to right): Mark Hudson, Dave Bennetts & Dean Batchelder.
Standing (left to right): Eric Kiesler, Mike Watkins, Steve Ostrem, Jon Wittwer & Monty Crain.
When knowing more about how a particular gun works – and why – is important to you, we invite you to call on the Brownells Technical Services team at 1-800-741-0015 or
email them. Here in Montezuma we take pride in a lot of things, and this particular group of guys is one of them. It would be bragging to call them world-class experts but there are a lot of folks who’ll agree with that.
Monty Crain: Monty completed Colorado School of Trades in 1979 and has worked in law enforcement since 1987. Monty has experience as an armorer for law enforcement firearms and firearms instructor as well as general gunsmithing work in various gun shops over the past 30 years. He has performed frame alterations and alternate coatings on Glock pistols and has been a Glock armorer for over 15 years.
Dean Batchelder: Around our shop Dean is known as a “go to” guy when advice is needed on hot bluing, Parkerizing or alternative finishes, as well as for his interest and expertise on to the AR-15, Remington 1100, 870 and Ruger Blackhawks. Born in New Hampshire, Dean decided to follow his dream to become a gunsmith. He enrolled in the Colorado School of Trades, graduated in 1992, and has been working as a gunsmith ever since – first in his own shop and then, for the past five years, as a member of Brownells Technical Services team. His hobbies include hunting, camping and antiques.
Dave Bennetts: Now in his fourth year on Brownells Technical Services team, Dave is in his element when you need advice about repairing high grade shotguns and rifles or building custom stocks. Dave’s interest in firearms goes back to age ten in Billings, Montana when he began tearing his dad’s guns apart. He’s been working as a professional gunsmith for more than 25 years and has earned respect for his skill in a lot of shops whose names you’d recognize. You’ll hear him coming too, because his hobby is big, loud motorcycles.
Mike Watkins: A veteran IPSC competitor, Mike learned how to build the guns he was shooting and has turned that knowledge into a career spanning more than three decades. Raised in Lubbock, Texas, he operated his own gun shop before joining Brownells Technical Services team eight years ago. Mike is known as a true aficionado of the 1911 auto and is active in the American Handgunner Club and the American Pistolsmiths Guild, where he was named Pistolsmith of the Year in 1997. Watch for him in his 1930 Ford five-window coupe street rod, with the license plate, ITLBURN.
Eric Kiesler: Here’s another solid source when you need helpful background on handguns. Eric grew up in Pittsburgh, started tinkering with guns as a teenager and locked in on a career when he discovered the Pennsylvania Gunsmith School. He’s been totally involved since 1989, storing up experience from Weigand Combat Handguns, the Cylinder and Slide Shop, members of the American Pistolsmiths Guild and, he says, “about every gunsmith I’ve had the pleasure of talking to.” He’s been on our Technical
Services team for almost five years and loves S&W and Ruger revolvers, the 1911, AR style rifles, the 10/22 and just about anything else that’s shootable.
Steve Ostrem: Over the past 25 years Steve has turned gunsmithing from a do-it-yourself hobby into a well-established career. Raised in Chaseburg, Wisconsin, he moved to Oklahoma and worked in two well-known Tulsa gun shops before joining Brownells Technical Services team two years ago. Steve especially likes the model
1911 and Browning High Power, 98 Mauser, pre-war S&W N Frames, pre-war
Mannlicher Schoenauers and early Marlin lever guns. All this plus playing guitar, writing songs, bike riding and good cigars make him an interesting – and helpful – guy to know.
Jon Wittwer: Shotguns are Jon’s particular favorite, but in 35 years of gunsmithing he has gained a broad range of firearms experience and says, “they’re all fun.” The newest member of Brownells Technical Services team, John is originally from upstate New York. He graduated from the Pennsylvania School of Gunsmithing, worked for LaFever Arms Company, Rome, New York, and in Norfolk, Virginia, before coming to Montezuma. When not giving advice about shotguns, you’ll often find him either hunting or shooting clay targets on the Brownells range.
Mark Hudson: A gunsmith since 1978, Mark has been a member of Brownells Technical Services team for going on four years. He grew up in Pittsburg, Kansas, and studied drafting before deciding to do something that he really liked —work on guns. This led to study at the Colorado School of Trades and a career which has encompassed working at private gun shops as well as 23 years in Missouri at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. As a result of this latter experience, he is frequently called on to help answer questions involving military weapons and ammunition. Mark says his favorite gun is probably the Winchester 63.
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