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Firearms are made using a wide variety of manufacturing techniques, from milling and drilling to metal casting to stamping to welding to plastic injection molding to wood carving. There are also more specialized and exotic processes out there like electro-erosive machining and rotary forging.

The choice of manufacturing techniques depends on the design of a particular firearm.

Originally guns were made by hand. Barrel blanks were forged with hammer and anvil, then drilled and rifled using special tools made for the purpose. Metal parts were ground or filed to shape. Wood for the stock was cut to a rough shape with a saw, and and shaped with hand tools. Some guns are still made using these kinds of processes, but usually automated.

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