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Recent content by baldie

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    MyBighorn isnt setting off CCI450's

    The issue is usually the trigger. I had a Triggertech in my TL3 and it light struck. Changed it to a Bix N Andy with the correct sear in for the action, and have had no problems since. The sear height has to be correct for this action, or you get problems. i now fit the bix trigger in all...
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    Gunsmithing Proven aics type floor plate for Rem SA/LA??

    CDI will help you out Edi. I've used a lot of theirs over the years and they are spot on.
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    Gunsmithing Chamber Chamfer for improved feeding with minimal body taper cartridges

    Its a common fault on ejectors with no radius. I found this problem many years ago. The case appears to be 7/8 the in, and hangs up. With a shadow of a doubt....its the ejector. I remove them and machine a radius on the end in a collet, but you can simply do it, by gripping the ejector in a...
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    I need a name for a rifle action company. Help me and win.

    Please be aware that my company, Valkyrie Rifles already has several of these names in use on my own British made actions, which are already exported. Best wishes with your endeavours Sir.
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    AR10 barrel tenon dimensions.

    Hi Guys, to save me stripping down a perfectly good barrel, can anyone give me the barrel tenon length and thread dimensions for the Armalite AR 10 barrel extension please [not the DPMS ] Thank you.
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    XLR Chassis Stock

    Re: XLR Chassis Stock Here,s mine. Its a surgeon in 6mmBr, built by myself. We had around 25 delivered a while ago, unfortunatly all were damaged in shipping to England, so they will have to have paint, or be sold cheap. I decided i liked the look of the A-tacs cammo and had a go on my own in...
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    AX aics stocks and some aftermarket recoil lugs.

    Re: AX aics stocks and some aftermarket recoil lugs. There is a small piece of tube supplied with the stock which fills that gap. I did,nt fit it because it covered the weapons proof marks, and also interfered with the rail. The barrel is a 30" tube, which makes that forend around half that...
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    AX aics stocks and some aftermarket recoil lugs.

    Re: AX aics stocks and some aftermarket recoil lugs. Heres a few pics of a .300 win mag i,ve finished today. Its built on my own Valkyrie action which has an oversized, pinned lug. I just milled out the socket and bedded the action. No problems.
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    Gunsmithing painting flutes?

    Re: painting flutes? Mask the entire barrel. Then get a small ball bearing which is just marginally bigger than the flutes, and rub it up and down the flutes....hard. This will cut the masking tape very cleanly, and the tape can then be removed from just the flutes, leaving them exposed for...
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    Gunsmithing Where do you guys get your Duracoat?

    Re: Where do you guys get your Duracoat? Yeah guys, thats just the hazmat charges for a couple of boxes of paint. I try and order in large quantites these days, because if you dont, the hazmat charges are more than the paint. The guys at Lauer are great however, they will tell us if our order...
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    Gunsmithing Where do you guys get your Duracoat?

    Re: Where do you guys get your Duracoat? Think yourself lucky buddy, my shipping bill to England is usually between $450 and $500.
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    Jewel trigger safety isn't working in AICS

    Re: Jewel trigger safety isn't working in AICS In the UK, the non folder with the adj cheekpiece costs £625 retail most places. At the current exchange rate today, thats just over $1019. Rip off Britain. I,ll bet you guys aren,t paying that much, and the damn things are made in England !
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    Jewel trigger safety isn't working in AICS

    Re: Jewel trigger safety isn't working in AICS Accuracy International made this stock for a drop in fit for a remington 700. Which it does. They are hardly the most forward thinking company in the world. My friend installed a complete new computer system at their works in England a few years...
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    Gunsmithing uestion for bedding and Duracoat

    Re: uestion for bedding and Duracoat I always coat after bedding, and have never had a problem. Just make sure the lug is taped.
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    Valkyrie .260

    Re: Valkyrie .260 Jacq.....i daren't add it up...lol Hi Chris, I hope the mod lasts longer than that, i had to sell a kidney to fund it ! The scope is temporary, it will get an S+B on it, when funds permit.