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Maggie’s The Welding and Metalworking Thread

Got this all made up to reinforce my dipping garage door. 3/8x 3/4 x24. Started as 1" wide. Drilled and tapped 10-32. Going to be a bit til I can install it. View attachment 8721954
Broke tibia fibula on Monday and have a tibia rod in my leg now. More details in the that's not gonna buff out thread.
Continuation of project. Most of work done sitting side saddle on my MILs mobility scooter.

Had to do 2 8-32's in the middle and used the other foot with more tapped holes to reinforce the above piece. Much more room to be able to get that one in. Used bench grinder to relieve the edge and a little unfolding of the sheet metal to be able to get longer piece into place.

Top piece
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Rebent the under side sheet metal after the pic.
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Before sag
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After fix
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The rest of the insulating of the garage will have to wait. Can't get up on ladder to tension garage spring more and I can tell it needs it. 1/3 - 1/2 of the way done with insulation.

Bartlein vs PVA Osprey

Not to change the direction of this thread but I am assuming this is a Straight Jacket Armory barrel? I feel like I keep seeing negative things about SJA and it's making me second guess a barrel order I have there.

Does SJA regularly put out bad work?

There was a monster thread full of horror stories last year - pretty sure it got nuked in the end.

Might be great now, but I certainly wouldn’t be chomping at the bit to get a SJA barrel given the multitude of reputable smiths out there.

8.6 Blk reloading info

Lurked on this page for about 2 years and made the choice on a 1:5 MosTek 11.5” for an Origin SBR receiver. Previously reloaded 300 SMK in Gorilla brass with 14.5gr VV N110 loaded to 2.76” in a 12” Faxon on a AR10 platform and was getting killer accuracy and single digit SDs.

Now looking at 350gr Makers and 342gr Gorilla with VV N110 but not seeing much data on this page or otherwise on a starting load and length. Most load data usually shows loading N110 1 grain less than H110 for similar velocity but not trying to experience over pressure / a grenade 🙃

N110 is my strong preference with 300 BO (similar accuracy and lower noise in a gas gun) but also have H110, Lil Gun and AA#9.
I’m also looking to use N105 or N110 with the 350 Rex still waiting on my barrel but would love to hear about your load dev.
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