Recent content by Blackburn

Re: Good Guy List Had a sale to Frank Cordrey and he is GTG, sent money fast.

Re: Good Guy List As everybody is well aware, Sendero Man is GTG.

Re: highest grade walnut stocks You can contact Cecil Fredi out of Las Vegas, Nv. You tell him what you are looking for and the price range and he will email you some pics of what he has. His site says he has around 30,000 blanks in different stages of drying. Some of our students who have...

Re: Certified Gunsmithing +1 for Yavapai

Re: Gunsmith for dummies? Take some machining courses from the local tech college. Learning how to operate the machinery properly and safely will save a lot of headaches down the road.

Re: Stock builders Robert Szweda www.customgunsmith.com

Re: surplus K98 build Here's a pic of the other side. By the way, AZShooter did one also that turned out very nice. Will see if I can hit him up for a pic or two.

Re: surplus K98 build I am a student at Yavapai Community College taking their gunsmithing course. For our first semester we had to stock a Mauser using a semi-inlet. Learned a lot in the process. I used a Turk for my project. Also had to polish and reblue the barreled action. I am going...

Re: .338 edge questions ....dies? reamer? ect I, too have the Redding .338/.300 RUM dies for sizing. I use a .338 RUM comp seater instead of the regular seater. Ordered mine from Adam Bauer at Bauer Arms, don't remember the cost. I just neck size mine until they start getting snug and then...

Re: What Gunsmith School did you go to? Welcome aboard, Pete. See you back at school.

Re: What Gunsmith School did you go to? I am the third of the group that Az Precision was talking about. I have an advantage over most of the students as I have been machining over 16 yrs. That said, I would seriously consider some machining courses prior to the gunsmithing courses. You...

Re: building of a mil surplus mauser action As long as your expectations aren't a benchrest rifle, these actions can make a very nice hunting rifle. Have a qualified smith check out the acton to make sure it is safe to use. Pick a caliber suited for the action. Expect to pay a little more...

Re: 338 edge build ?'s/opinions I have an Edge and wouldn't trade it. Mine has a 28" Lilja, #7 contour, 1 in 10" twist. Manners MCS-T stock, Wyatt extended magwell. Remmy 700 stainless. I use 300SMK over 90.5 gns of H-1000. Tried the Nosler brass, but it wasn't worth the extra money...

Re: Good Guy List Wolf22 is good to go. Had an issue with the post office on my end not getting the money to him on time and he went out of his way to get the scope to me on time. Thanks.

Re: AZPRECISION Cerakote pics Thanks, guys. The brake is made by Kirby Allen. He is the smith who built the rifle for me.