The Kurdish Gunsmith

Steve Johnson
by Steve Johnson

Medium.com has a very interesting blog post about a Kurdish gunsmith

Even though the war effort has brought new and varied business to his gun shop, Bakhtiar says his craft is one that will never go away. “My business will not stop, even if the war with ISIS ends,” he says. “I repair weapons for the police, the Asayesh, the Peshmerga, everyone, not just for the Peshmerga on the front lines.”

“Weapons always get broken,” he says with a sanguine smile. “That’s why I have to repair them.”

Thanks to Jay for the tip.

Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson

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  • Fleetwrench Fleetwrench on Mar 17, 2015

    Century Arms Head Gunsmith.

    • Randy Randy on Mar 17, 2015

      @fleetwrench This seasoned commando has been well trained and, as one can plainly see, has developed some excellent techniques. His style is the bent-knee, reverse-180 modified Weaver stance, while gaining a much improved field of vision by employing the ever popular above-the-head Center Axis Relock shooting method, adapted with an exaggerate gansta' grip angle. Note the safety habits; muzzle lowered and pointed downrange, finger off the trigger, in his mind everything is always loaded, and he is sure (more like hyper sure) of any possible targets. Bye the way, he loves to watch the muzzle blasts at night, and his new YouTube channel name is "Instructor Nero".

  • Cytoxan Cytoxan on Mar 17, 2015

    It's clear what he is doing with the drill, he's modifying it to "reduce recoil and improve accuracy…"

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