Much more goes into ensuring a firearm is in safe working order than you even guessed!
Pull out the periodic table: Here are four metals you might find in a gun ... or not!
Here's the nitty-gritty on an essential process that protects your gun.
What is Metal Injection Molding, and how does it relate to firearms?
Ronnie Barrett, founder of Barrett Firearms in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has been designing and producing firearms for over 30 years.
And here you thought checkering was just for wood!