Steps in the Making of Rifles and Bullets 



James, here, is busily engaged in assem- 

 bling the butt. He slips the wooden butt- 

 stock into place and starts the metal 

 parts into the shoulder butt by hand 



The butt-stocks are roughly formed in the 

 carpenter shop. Before being polished, 

 they are cleaned on large buffing wheels 

 like those in the top picture at right 



In center picture at right: Grinding the 

 butt-stocks so the metal parts will fit 

 accurately. Two butt ends are inserted 

 and ground in the machine at one time 



Photos © Press Illus. Serv. 



Above: Stock butts being finished and 

 polished. They are varnished, dried and 

 rubbed down with emery cloth. This process 

 is repeated as often as may be considered 

 necessary to secure the final polish, which 

 must be very high and of lasting quality 



Now for the wonderful work on the magazine. 

 Cavities and slots are cut out of solid metal by 

 a modern milling machine with high-speed 

 rotary cutters. The milky fluid running 

 over the table is called the cutting liquid 

 which prevents the tool from over heating 



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