The Truth About CNC's Building Rifles

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[@visionmetaldesign5455]

Great Video, the last 3 mins were the best part. May God continue to bless you!

[@redred2772]

Cant imagine someone being offended by you and your family being Christians. Seems obvious whats missing in the country are values , morals , faith and work ethic. God Bless!

[@hawknives]

Working slave in yer uncles shop made you good. Thank you Uncle! Christ Bless!

[@jeremysmith2376]

Just came across your video. Coming from a machining back ground as yourself. My family has been in the tool and die, precision machining business for almost 40 years. My grandfather started the business and he had me working since I was 10 now 44. I also run manual and CNC lathes. Also got into gunsmithing because of him. I just wanted to say what you said about feel and how the tolerances of the machine changes was amazing! Only someone with a lot of experience can truly understand. You have my utmost respect and I subscribed to your channel because of how you explained everything in this video. There needs to be more videos like this!

[@EagleEyeShooting]

Thank-you very much brother. I hope to read your comments and feedback. Our community only learns these trade skills from others👍

[@falsedragon33]

I have built all my guns for some time, but I'm a silly engineer with a single mill. It takes a lot of balls to tool up to this level in today's society. I wish the best for you.

[@doubled6595]

I have a small mill but no lathe. I've been spending time trying to wrap my head around milling a receiver (for context, I'm inclined to mauser 98 and it's varients) and being able to do all operations without a latge. I'd love to see what your doing.

[@John-uo1qf]

Love to see the free market in action!

[@jimc5708]

Thank you. I have often wondered about the tollerance difference of CNC vs manual. The words of wisdom at the end were taken to heart.

[@1bamabrad1]

What a new and unique ministry ✝️! God bless! Your Spirit emits from you and shows through your work ethic- as it is written “Col 3:23 - And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;” Also, I have wanted one of your builds for a long time, but due to being out of my financial reach- even considered one from the large manufacturers. But due to your boldness of faith, I think that I should follow another scripture that instructs us to support the brethren . I will continue to save as God blesses and, Lord willing, be one of your satisfied customers in the future. Keep up the good work- both yours and His!

[@bluecollarsportsman613]

Thank you for that message. I consider myself a Christian and I do tithe but sometimes fall short on offerings. Still God has blessed me and sometimes he sends me messages that I'm not expecting. I hope you had a Merry Christmas and I hope this year is 10 fold over last year for you. Also, I'll be waiting for you to start taking in Begara's again. 🙂 Take care.

[@drummer0864]

I told my wife when I queued this video up, If I was going to have someone build me a precision rifle it would be you. This video says exactly why I felt that way.

[@lutherprice2062]

Glad to see you back Kenny, the new shop looks great. By watching you build your reputation and your business, talking to you on the phone and owning one of your rifles, my leap of faith paid off. Thanks

[@bryanduchane2371]

Started watching a YT Channel of a guy that lives in Canada. His rifle looked very familiar, only to hear that Kenny built his tac driver. 22lr rifle. Kenny is world wide!!!

[@John-uo1qf]

Womfat 👍🏼

[@jackiemeyer2428]

I am humbled by your ethic in work and Christ. Thank you for sharing. Maybe we should all put our hands up more and say " We do this with the Lord by our side" I will follow you by friend

[@chaddewhirst5465]

Thanks for ending with the great Word. Very refreshing. Blessings to you and your family.

[@preacherbiggin]

Love your content, especially the machine shop/builds. But the BEST is putting our Saviour foremost! Let your light so shine, Brother! God is sooooo good! ALL THE TIME! Happy New year sir!

[@jasonrad9332]

Good stuff Kenny!! I was just baptized on Christmas Eve. Been a 39 year journey, 16 years actively searching. Shouldn’t have taken so long but I got there. Thanks for sharing.

[@EagleEyeShooting]

That's awesome ! Never to late. Your life is going to change dramatically. Spread the truth and hold strong. Prayer in numbers and always know you have brothers here to help

[@SDGLFDNC]

This year will be ten years for me. I was a broken man. Spent 12 years in the church before I believed. Good to hear about another person with a similar experience.

[@jasonrad9332]

@@SDGLFDNC I started reading the Bible in Iraq in 2006/2007. Took me awhile to get out of my own way. God is great!

[@SDGLFDNC]

@@jasonrad9332 that’s great to hear! There’s a book by Edward Welch called Running Scared that impacted me deeply because of one line. “How often has the Good Shepherd fought wild beasts to keep us safe, while we peacefully grazed; unaware of his heroic care.” As someone else who believed as an adult, thank God for people like you. God is good.

[@SDGLFDNC]

@@jasonrad9332 also, while your life will change dramatically, and will get better, don’t be surprised if it gets harder.

[@jheremyzetans7602]

Still waiting on my Christmas present from you, and I can't wait to put that rifle in competition; also well said; we often don't realize how blessed we are with the simple things we already have. Thank you, Kenny.

[@fshizl2918]

Kenny nice to see the new shop and seeing all of the success your little manual lathe has brought you. My rifle still shoots lights out from that manual lathe of yours. And it’ll keep going into the future.

[@johnloving8962]

I'm impressed. Your machine operating skills and your values on life and religion. Really enjoyed the video. You my friend have a blessed day also.

[@John-uo1qf]

A long way from the punch cards we used in college computer lab in the 70s 😂

[@EagleEyeShooting]

I actually recall using those... loved it when you accidentally dropped the stack carrying it over to the machine lol.

[@davidblaauw1806]

Very very impressed, specially about 1) your faith & 2) your amazing skills. I live in Canada, but will definitely get a rifle build by you. What a man, thank you!

[@seanoneil277]

The refreshing thing is his "put in the work, no shortcuts" approach. That's uncommon as of 2024 in the USA. Very uncommon. Quite a few say they do it, but they are talking one way and walking another.

[@e.l.robbins5614]

Thank You. Your skills are of remarkable quality. Your love for the lord is inspirational. Happy New Year

[@wilburnmartin5706]

Amen! I've been watching your videos and subscribed for a while now. Knowing your faith proves this has been a wise choice on my behalf. Thanks for your videos

[@dancarpenter6507]

God Bless!! And Happy New Year . Can’t wait to send you my B14r when you are ready. Just was on vacation in Lake Havasu for Christmas break. Perfect weather this time of year. Now back in Oregon.

[@fredshebester-wg4vb]

I truely enjoy the fact that you Teach as you work. Even more refreshing was the end of this video. I worked for Honda for 30 years, and at retirement I was the Manufacturing Manager at our N.C. factory. I was also a Sunday school teacher of high school through college age student. So that being said, Thank you for teaching two subjects at the same time!

[@jeffreyhershfeld5451]

Kenny new shop is looking good. I'm also glad that I ordered my rifles from you. I originally wanted to get the Bergara upgrade but you put that on hold so I ended up ordering two other rifles and now looks like it will be three once you start back up with the Bergara upgrades again in the future. I'm happy you are talking about your faith, more people should be doing it. God Bless you and your family.

[@bobfugazy4916]

What a nice video with an amazing message at the end. Thank you for taking the time to put these videos out and sharing them with us, I know they take a lot of time to create, edit and upload. Blessings to you and your family and I hope you have a joy filled 2024.

[@ryanbb474]

Investing in equipment, labor, leases, taxes, disposables, utilities, etc is what people forget about when looking at price of products! It’s courageous and respectable to build from the ground up Awesome video!!!

[@jctoth]

I’ve always admired your work. Now I know why. Great message and keep up the good work.

[@jefffrankowski9103]

Thank you so much to include your Faith with Scripture in your video ….. keep going

[@TreeTopFlier]

Thanks for the video. Looks like you have some room to grow. That CNC looks like a lot to know...wow. Preach it brother Kenny. People are ready, we can all feel the darkness seeping in. " Put on the full armor of God......For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

[@jefffrankowski9103]

Blessings on you and your work this upcoming year !!!

[@kgonzo7518]

God Bless You as he is, thanks for sharing your faith with us it means so much.

[@ronmurphy9819]

I like the way you explain it and I very much liked your witness. It’s refreshing and makes me proud to be a born again Christian myself.

[@Jeff-mv4yy]

Kenny, always been a fan . The end of the video chat is so welcomed . Thank you !

[@arnoldmoos1791]

I took a 2-year machine shop class, and second year was with CNC. Boy can you machine stuff fast and so precise.

[@johnterhark6516]

Impressive. The last segment was spot on. I now have more respect for you. Always speak the truth.👍

[@dppss]

Great video and really enjoyed how you ended off the video. The fact that I watched this video today on Good Friday made it hit a little different and needed to hear this. Thank you!

[@Michigan4Conservative]

Great video and a great way to close out the past year with inspiration. 👍 Happy New Year

[@michaelbutler4961]

The new shop equipment is impressive and I'm sure you will produce very high-quality work with it. Thanks for sharing your faith Kenny. Makes me feel good I ordered a rifle from a Bible-believing company. God Bless

[@hugosalceda1973]

Amen,.. Kenny" May the Lord bless he",who believes in him...

[@CRBW]

Kenney, Great to see you putting your faith out in the open. Love the new lathe and shop. Keep up the good work my friend, blessing to you and your family.

[@EagleEyeShooting]

Thanks brother! Btw awesome videos! I've been watching. I'll call ya after the New Year

[@lilsnoop6035]

Great to see a new video from you Kenny and the pride you take in your rifle build quality. I'm looking forward to receiving my rifle from you! Happy New year to you and your family!

[@mftoutdoors7483]

Great video. Happy new year. Hope you have a great 2024 and beyond.

[@michaeldunn150]

Great stuff Kenny.... Keep up the awesome work!! Thanks for sharing!

[@timrink256]

Have a blessed 2024. The new shop looks great. Be Safe

[@jefftompkins7144]

Very very Cool, especially the part at the end of the video about faith. I live in Goodyear Az, not far away. Being a person that chambers there own barrels, I would love to visit sometime, Merry Christmas !! Jeff

[@AlecLCochran]

Because of the last 3 minutes of this video, I'll be reaching out to you to spin up my next barrel. God bless you and your family, brother

[@silent_tofu7921]

You want to make sure to pull the sheet metal off that Doosan periodically. Our old Doosans were air cooled and the cooling channels would get caked with shop dust and schmoo, increasing spindle heat and lowering spindle life. Maybe they've fixed this issue, but it's cheap and easy insurance to give the spindle a good wipe down every once in a while

[@donjohnson605]

Congratulations on the new shop👍the new lathe is a great start to the future😊. I still love my CZ❤️

[@Bigfish1day]

Man I love the fact that you keep up with new things, you always make the best rifle you can possibly make. That RimX you made for me is hands down my favorite gun to shoot. Definitely want my CZ457 reworked in the future. Keep up the great work and God bless you and your family.

[@gavinbowman8234]

Good stuff and appreciate the positive message. Light is good in this world.

[@louarthur7648]

Superb video content. I've just become aware of your channel and I have to say, you are a rare individual. Love your comments on FTQ and the level of craftsmanship and care it takes to consistently achieve that high standard. God Bless You.

[@wesleyjamison4442]

Great to see you are expanding and making your production more efficient. Looks like that new CNC has magnetic linear movement. Nothing wrong with showing your faith.

[@mikeygoertzy4524]

those od tools are sticking out like crazy but if you had clearance problems i understand, i usually proof out program without stock to see if anything will hit the jaws cause i run the same chuck and hey stick out a ton in that orientation. I've been programming mills and lathes everyday I love it.

[@EagleEyeShooting]

No clearance issues. Iscar allows you to import models of their tools in your cam software. Along with having my machine modeled on my Cam you can visually see any clearance issues without wasting time proofing out a program without stock. Sharing from experience

[@EagleEyeShooting]

Lol everyone is a pro, Simply I setup my dang machine how I want to as Rigid as I can and to clear parts and spindles

[@mikeygoertzy4524]

@@EagleEyeShooting yea my cam software is old so I just program basically my insert radius and width with any size holder. But I did that for mills at my trade school with a haas vf4

[@kingferguson1]

Amen. Thank you for your testimony at the end.

[@williams4645]

We studied Malachi in church today. Thanks and awesome set up you have going!

[@oneskypuppy]

Enjoy the blessing that your children are, they are a gift from God.

[@Ocdoutdoors]

Blessed every day, I put my feet on the ground. Happy New Year to you and your family !

[@seanoneil277]

Been wondering why your channel was quiet, hoping it meant some shop expansion based on the number of builds you've earned. Put that back into the biz, very nice. Nice to have family connections to machining outfits when you have volume needs, etc, that outstrip current capacity. Great to hear this news, Kenny, thanks for sharing.

[@JoeLewis-r5n]

Kenny, thank you for spreading the word of Jesus and for sharing your faith. This world needs more of Jesus, badly! I wish I had known while I was there, we could have shared stories of God's work in our lives. I have some pretty rad tithing stories I could have shared. Enjoy that new machine! I can't wait to see your future videos, and again, don't hesitate to reach out for any help. Cheers and Happy New Year! Joe w/ Adams

[@redraiderreloading7612]

man oh man. Congrats on the new shop and new machines to turn out more rifles. I will have my new custom 6ppc rifle here soon. ITs good to see that your growing and that means that your doing execellent things

[@anthonykhalil70]

Thx for your testimony.

[@Claudiu_Dumitru]

You've got yourself another subscriber. Thank you for the stream, especially for the spiritual part. Not a machinist myself, neither a true christian, but it hit me. Subscribed.

[@6.5grendel11]

Thanks for the video and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[@GunFunZS]

You've come a long way Kenny. Good on ya.

[@markmclane3753]

First time watching your content. Excellent ! And a fantastic finish. PTL !

[@richasay9077]

Thanks for discussing Mal 3:10. We need to remember that all things are His and anything that we have in our lives is by His blessing us. Live the precision discussion and the hope given by a very affordable platform for quality parts.

[@edishergiorgadze4413]

You've got one more subscriber 😉. Wish you could show more of lathe working/procedures. THANKS !

[@JJJohnson-e7h]

New subscriber. You are an inspiration to us home garage gunsmiths. Beautiful work, and great videos. Keep it up!

[@snakeman48]

Only thing the CNC is missing is the coolant through the barrel pushing the chips out towards the tail stock. A neat feature you developed for the manual lathe.

[@johnhermsen6456]

Finnely my new barrel is coming to Holland a lilja blank barrel it is so difficult to get a good barrel in Holland 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@mikedebear]

Fantastic content, thanks for all the work you put into it. Really liked the spiritual thought at the end- it's a great add to your videos.

[@noahbthesavagegardener5146]

Fantastic video in all respects. Thank you!

[@mickeyreefer4212]

Awesome job. You will always do well

[@sjohnson1776]

Amen Brother! Amen!

[@Cojiii1959]

Great stuff Ken ! Thanks for sharing with us.

[@rocketmachineworx]

Phenomenal demo my friend!!

[@johnrollins2820]

Happy New Year and I hope it’s a Blessed One for you and family enjoy all

[@michaeld3230]

Love the message at the end. Keep doing it!

[@lanejohnson7656]

Not a gunsmith but I’ve spent years on both manual lathe and CNC.. I personally prefer manual lathe. When I was running machines I held myself to lower tolerances than required and took pride in smooth clean cuts. I ran a lot of powder cast aluminum parts and the head tool and die guy that had like 40 years of experience was impressed with not only how clean and accurate my work was, but the speed I could do it in. I worked in another shop that was heavily tooled in CNC. I learned to run and write programs but I honestly don’t care for it. For me I can get tighter tolerances and cleaner cuts on a manual lathe. That company had a manual lathe in excellent condition under a tarp. I asked my foreman if I could run it and he said sure if you know what you are doing because he didn’t know how and didn’t even know if it worked. The head boss seen me running it a couple days later and said he didn’t think anyone in the shop could run it and was super impressed with with the parts I was kicking off of it and gave me a big raise on the spot. Love working in a machine shop, but didn’t want to spend my life standing on concrete all day, every day. If I was to learn gunsmith and start my own business there wouldn’t be a CNC in the place.

[@mackellyman5642]

Radial and Axial is what it's all about: great content.

[@JeffP-z6y]

I’m jonesing for some new content brotha!! Love watching your videos and learning

[@coyotiess]

Thank You for Gods blessing!

[@johncostabile8821]

God Bless and Happy New Year

[@martymar1484]

Great verse, thank you..

[@grumpygrumpgrump136]

AMEN! Carry on brother.

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

Wow 😮 every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new and interesting. To say that I’m impressed by you work and knowledge is an understatement. Desert Precision Gunworks will soon known known to all rifle shooters all around America for quality, precision and accuracy of your build. A very Happy New Year to you and your loved ones, good health to your and yours and may all your wishes come true. Christ is King , praise be to the Lord.

[@806Guns]

I grew up around cnc machines and never learned how to use them. I did learn 3d modeling though. Went to college and ended being a Diesel Tech for John Deere. I need to learn in my spare time.

[@johnhermsen6456]

And go on i love looking your video,s

[@ocean374]

Hi Kenny wow what a upgrade that’s awesome congratulations on your journey happy new year and God bless you and your family

[@EagleEyeShooting]

I'm glad your back home and doing better brother. Prayer in numbers

[@ocean374]

Thank you

[@kubikariYOU]

Thanks for sharing!

[@sixshootertexan]

Great video, Kenny. Setup is the crucial thing in machining. Most people just want to get that green button pushed.

[@joelclark2130]

Love you too brother. May you and your family have a very blessed and prosperous two thousand twenty four. And I know that the lord jesus christ will lead you and guide you and Prosper You.

[@gaetanvallee]

Amen

[@jamesmooney5348]

Jesus is the way the truth and the life. Jesus is King So glad and appreciate you sharing your (our) faith Lord bless and stregthen you and your house brother

[@hawknives]

Christ bless, Eagle Eye!

[@buddyhughens7193]

Really enjoy your channel. I'm a machinist, diy gunsmith playing with 22lr and center fire rifles. Keep rocking Jesus. You are a warrior.

[@EagleEyeShooting]

I believe we met at VOD? If so, really awesome to hear from ya. Give me a call if you ever need anything

[@vgl217]

Don't use the Q setter so often and you'll improve your tolerance. That machine can hold better than 3 tenths, but you have to work in your tools. Once your tools are there, it'll repeat better than your manual machine until your inserts go. Q setter gets you close but won't account for the handful of other things that affect size in a cut.

[@EagleEyeShooting]

From DN, these machines in controlled climate will hold 0.0002-0.0003. Even with manual touch offs. Going by 70% min cut on all insert RE. That is extremely good in comparison with other turn mills.

[@kubikariYOU]

Thanks for sharing the Bible verse also.

[@michaelfrandsen-px7nr]

Are you going to experiment chambering with a boring bar? Adam Whackel at Whacked up precision chambered a shillen select match barrel using this method. Chambered for lapua and it is an absolute hammer

[@EagleEyeShooting]

I'm currently expirenmenting with that using Pico tooling micro boring bars. Currently seeing that my carbide reamers are holding better tolerance

[@michaelfrandsen-px7nr]

It shoots no better than the krieger rimx you built or the vudoo gen1.2 muller you built. Just impressed that a boring bar keeps up with them. The vudoo gen 1.2 you built is my favorite! Great work Kenny