Sophia Carder Gunsmithing

Sophia Carder Gunsmithing Gunsmith at Winchesters Sportsmans Outfitters in Longview, TX
Colorado School of Trades Alumni

This Beretta A300 Outlander was in rough shape when it came in the shop. The stock bolt tube was broken off towards the ...
11/15/2025

This Beretta A300 Outlander was in rough shape when it came in the shop. The stock bolt tube was broken off towards the receiver and some parts were lost during a hunt. I was able to remove the remaining stock bolt tube and replace the entire assembly. After inspecting for any further damage and a functions check, this Beretta is ready for the next hunt.

A customer brought in this Browning Buckmark with jamming issues. I gave it a good clean & oil, and discovered some dama...
11/15/2025

A customer brought in this Browning Buckmark with jamming issues. I gave it a good clean & oil, and discovered some damage from the slide caused by a missing buffer. Once I repaired the damage and replaced the buffer, it was up and running!

A customer brought in an Intratec Tec-9 for a cleaning and functions check. Once I replaced the broken firing pin, every...
10/06/2025

A customer brought in an Intratec Tec-9 for a cleaning and functions check. Once I replaced the broken firing pin, everything looked great! Too cool not to share!

This week, a customer brought two old muzzle loaders in the store. Both of them had obstructions in the bore that needed...
10/04/2025

This week, a customer brought two old muzzle loaders in the store. Both of them had obstructions in the bore that needed removal. One just had the end of a cleaning rod stuck in the barrel, which was an easy fix. The other had a projectile stuck in the bore, which had been there for years. After having no luck using a regular bullet puller, I got to try out something new. I threaded a grease fitting in place of the ni**le and used a powered grease gun to push the projectile out of the barrel. With this being a 30 inch, 50 caliber barrel, I went through a lot of grease. After a very thorough cleaning, this rifle was ready for the next adventure! It’s always fun to come up with good fix.

I finished up this Beretta 21A Bobcat in .22 LR. This gun had some safety issues as well as a broken firing pin. The saf...
09/20/2025

I finished up this Beretta 21A Bobcat in .22 LR. This gun had some safety issues as well as a broken firing pin. The safety and sear surfaces were out of tolerance, resulting in the hammer falling while the safety was on. I just swapped out those parts and everything was functioning properly again.

Something I didn’t expect to work on: air rifles! Just replaced the very damaged piston seal, and this Wi******er 600X w...
09/01/2025

Something I didn’t expect to work on: air rifles! Just replaced the very damaged piston seal, and this Wi******er 600X was ready to go.

Today I got this Browning A5 Light Twelve all fixed up for dove season! I had to replace the ejector rivet, which had br...
08/22/2025

Today I got this Browning A5 Light Twelve all fixed up for dove season! I had to replace the ejector rivet, which had broken loose.

Today I got to clean and oil this Wi******er ‘94. Nothing fancy, but it’s always nice to maintain an antique. This one w...
08/19/2025

Today I got to clean and oil this Wi******er ‘94. Nothing fancy, but it’s always nice to maintain an antique. This one was interesting because of the double stamping on the barrel!

I finally found the right grips for this project and forgot to post it! This is a Tisas 1911 Tank Commander I fully cust...
05/20/2025

I finally found the right grips for this project and forgot to post it! This is a Tisas 1911 Tank Commander I fully customized while I was in gunsmithing school. I did action work, cut forward cocking serrations, dropped the ejection port, cut dovetails for night sights, cerakoted the frame, and most importantly, color case hardened the slide and got a very unique green. This was by far my favorite project in school!

A one-color Cerakote job I did in school. Forgot to post! This one is a PCC in bright purple.
03/07/2025

A one-color Cerakote job I did in school. Forgot to post! This one is a PCC in bright purple.

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