Firearm Component Broaching

V W Broaching Service delivers high-quality broaching ideal to meet the tight tolerances and exacting precision needed on intricately configured firearm components such as lower receivers (magwells) and barrel extensions for the AR series firearms.

Advantages of Broaching for the Firearms Industry

Horizontal broaching is perfect for broaching complex firearm components, such as broaching magwells, lower receivers and barrel extensions:

Provides superior results
Fast and efficient - less than a minute per part
Cost effective

Broaching of AR Series Lower Receivers and Barrel Extensions

V W Broaching Service has experience broaching these specialty parts for various manufacturers who have specific requirements needed for firearm components.

When broaching an AR series lower receiver, a starting hole is milled through an aluminum lower receiver for the process to begin. Our horizontal broach machine then secures the part while the fixture provides support for the specific cut. After this is completed, the part is removed to inspect that the dimensions for the magazine well. This whole process is performed in under a minute from beginning to end.

Firearm Broaching Applications

V W Broaching Service has experience broaching these specialty parts for various manufacturers for specific requirements needed for military operations.

Form square external shapes on cylindrical valve stems
Make mirror cuts or equal cuts on the same, single part

An ISO 9001:2015 certified company and one of the largest specialty machine shops in the Midwest, V W Broaching offers highly precise horizontal broaching for magazine wells, lower receivers, and barrel extensions.

Firearm Component Broaching