For a guy who has (and I have) seen him make virtually everything for guns and gun related, this guy is friggin smart. Not only his vast knowledge of history and gun history, but he explains things in simple easy AND NEVER OVER EXPLAINS THINGS WITH TOO MANY WORDS. I love watching his shows because he can explain things to me not many people can do in a simple way. For those like me who arent engineers and struggle with mechanical stuff......LARRY JUST MAKES ME WANT TO GO OUT AND MAKE, FIX, AND DO THINGS.....LOL LOL LOL LOL Im just waiting for my inheritance and/or lottery winnings to come in to have the exact same shop setup he does.

Installed it myself without any issues. The wifi signal is great even kzfaq.infoUgkxE_D_sddGAdiVUKp7PkkmyxO7bRtgqmk5 when the router is located far away. I really enjoy the night vision feature that allows me to see clearly any activity near our house (mostly cars and wild animals). The motion detection is helpful to me as well to monitor what happens on our front.

It's unbelievable how many negative opinions are posted. The man made a valuable tool for us to see and some assholes make comments about his methods, etc. Get a life...

I am not a gun person, here in Australia, its certainly far less common. But I can say, the quality of your work, and attention to detail is amazing. I am an amateur woodworker, and I have happily lost many hours watching your work, just picking up little tips and approaches that I may one day use. So, thanks for the amazing work.

And the winner of the best gunsmithing mentor on youtube is ...... Larry Potterfield.

I enjoy his video's substantially. He is one of the few capable giving a clear explanation without too many words.

I would love to meet Larry. He seems like a genuinely great guy, and a wealth of knowledge. I would love to own a Larry Potterfield built firearm, or even better, watch him build one for me.

yay! thanks for answering my question larry! i still think midwayusa should sell these tools :)

I built a dent remover a few years ago to fix up an old greener, and i thought i was pretty smart. But after watching this, Larry makes mine look like something a high school student did in shop class. One of these days when i win the lotto I'll have all those nice tools to do that with... hard to win the lotto when you don't buy tickets tho.

awesome tool. im looking forward to making this one.

Muy bueno, es todo un maestro. Un saludo desde España.

The Mastercraftsman at work! Semper Fi

Midway should sell these, Larry.

"On this edition of How It's Made"

I used to think Hugh Hefner was the luckiest man in the world. Larry has all the toys :)

Lovely piece of work even if it is a bit fancy for a simple tool.

Larry is a damn good machinist. Im jealous. I wish I could work for him.

Awesome!

fantastic

This guy is great- I'm a relatively handy guy- but this guy is inventing tools and fabricating for use- He blows my doors off.

It's not the tools. It's the craftman that makes the job! A poor workman nearly always blames his tools.If you will take note of the flintlocks produced in the early years of this nation , nearly all the parts were hand made. Lock stock and barrel. Practice your basic skills and get the fine tools as you can afford them. They make the job faster,easier but the Quality comes from the man running them.

Great info if you're a serious gunsmith.

What kind of person would dislike this!!?

Hey Larry, I've got a scraping tool that wedges a razor blade with a wedge set up thats sort of like your tools setup.

This video is meant for actual Gunsmiths.

I also have a Greener in 16 Gauge that needs a dent removed. I guess I will have to make one of these tools or something similar. How did your Greener come out?

To all of the naysayers... If you do not like MIDWAY USA then don't watch. I probably will never attain the skill-set of Mr Potter as I lack the funds to do so. I enjoy his videos and someday hope to afford a shop so I can attempt some of the things he does. Keep up the good work some of us enjoy it...

I need to build a lathe and mill first, then I can build one of these

It would be easier to make the whole gun and leave out the dent.

You can make something similar using supplies from a hardware store.

Makes my head spin... Lol

Killer video if you have ANY machines. He had virtually every sort of machine to make ANY tool to make, repair, build, modify, and create any weapon on earth.

I have a “MODEL 1912. Nickel Steel in great shape except for the a slight bulge 4”-6” toward the of the barrel. I would like to remove it. Suggestions, methods? Thanks for any help.

Is iron made of steel or cast iron

I made my own tool just like that for magazine tubes and barrels from 6 gauge kiln guns down to .410. It cost me about $12 for each tool. I actually threaded up an adapter to use my larger wedges with an Enerpac hydraulic puller. It's a hand pump puller, so I can finesse the tool, and not split things open. I wouldn't be caught DEAD using that plastic tee handle! Take a little pride in what you do! You go to Africa on safari and you can't machine up a nice aluminum handle?? Wow.

Dents don't bother me after watching this video :)

would there be a way to buy one of these? all dent raisers are expensive

Is there any reason that tool steel is preferable to brass for the wedges? I'd think that brass would slide against itself more smoothly, and be less likely to damage the bore.

Why use a tap handle when you have a lathe that will keep that tap perfectly aligned for you?

Make us one

Does anyone sell one

Why not use an expanding rubber or foam? fill the barrel up with the expanding material, cap it, wait till it expands and then tap out the dent? When finished bake,wash, dissolve etc. out the foam/rubber?

Can you give me some tips on how to become a gunsmith

Feel like maybe a dent ball would be better and no hammering

Oh really smart guy? Thats not what gunsmiths do, thats what home gunsmiths do, Real gunsmiths do trigger work, barrel instillation (using a lathe to cut threads, crowns, etc) Making custom parts that are one of a kind, repair, wood finishing, metal finishing, etc. Also, has it ever occurred to you that Larry is a gunsmith and he has a mill and a lathe?

And the ploobis and grumbo are shaved away. That leaves you with a regular old plumbus.

Don't we all wish that?

Did u use the same insert to turn and thread???? Omg hack

Why tool steel?

There are actual factories in China that can’t make tools of any kind anywhere close to this quality and class.

Wtf am I seeing anti-gun ads before a MidwayUSA video?

whats this warsher thing?..

Worsher or washer? ;) I say git rather than get.

Great video on how to make a $400 tool. I was on board until you got to the milling machine. Don't have one, so I'm out.

At least in this video Larry didn't just sell another tool. Most of these "how to" vids are how to spend money vids. I don't have a lathe either but I got enough ideas watching this vid to replicate that tool without one.

So, Larry Potterfield uses a crescent wrench to turn a tap? With all that gunsmithing equipment they have on hand, and they do not have a simple tap wrench? And why need a milling machine to cut the flats, just bore a hole through the round stock, then use a band saw, or hack saw to cut it in half at an angle, then smooth it with the file and sand paper.

You don't have to be a millionaire to have a nice lathe and a mill. A used bridgeport in decent condition can be found for $1000 and a decent lathe can be had for $900. Hell, I got my mill for free. It's a bridgeport in decent condition and it runs like a champ.

isnt it cheaper and safer to simply replace the barrels?

Warsher

Sorry for overusing the word "decent" in my last comment :)

Internet larry

Brevity

1:19 I guess tap handles don't exist in Larys shop LOL

Interesting, but without any benefit for the average shooters/hunters.

It's messy, and it wouldn't provide anywhere near enough support to tap out a dent.

build a 40 dollar tool// just but 5 k worth of equipment... way to go

He makes me feel stupid

Im using WoodPrix instructions to make it and I do it already :)

Use your common sense. It's only practical for a gunsmith, machinist or someone with a home machine shop to make it. It's not worth it to buy the tools to make one project.

OK, So we all need to buy a $35.000 lathe, A $40.000 mill and then various bits of brass, tool and pipe stock laying around! SIlly me. How about you show us how to build one with just a hack saw and some files. .......Are you hiring?