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The SPRs I've seen were 16 TPI, but the commercial Winchester 70s I've seen in the last two years were all finer threads. Wes

Kewl. I miss working with CNC machines. Wes

Ohh, sad panda. If there is one thing I learned at school, it was cleaning the machines. We did get yelled at about that, among other things. Wes

No disagreement Chad. Experience trumps education. I've learned just as much in a year outside of school as I have the two years out of school. I would not say that going to a school is a requirement. Clearly not going to school can work to, because I'd be a fool to say LRI isn't a...

I would apply for a two year program at one of the community colleges that offer gunsmithing. Montgomery Community College in Troy NC is probably the closest to you. I went there, so I'm a bit biased, but I do think its among the best of them. While you are waiting for your space to open up...

Good to see Choate stocks are finding use somewhere! Wes

It means cutting out the existing extractor slot by boring it out, fitting a bushing to make the bolt face the right size, and soldering it into place. Then the new extractor cut is made. This makes sure your bolt face is just the right size. STR does it in one of his trueing videos, I...

This. Wes

You have the hammer cocked when you are trying to put it on safe, right? Wes

I built one of those this summer. I haven't put any sights or an optic on it yet, so I don't have any accuracy data at this time. But the recoil is no worse than any .223 I've ever shot. I'm going to get some kind of 1-4 power scope soon, so I can see how well it shoots. I'll see about...

Shoot it! Also, on the crown, I wouldn't do anything unless you are experiencing bad accuracy due to damage. I don't think that you will get a lot of accuracy out of working on the crown, especially if you use a method that doesn't involve a pilot of some kind. You could also hand lap...

Yep. I've been here all of three weeks. Still bracing for winter. ;) Wes Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi everybody! My name is Wes, I'm the gunsmith at Center Target Sports here in Post Falls, ID. I'm pretty excited to be working at a place with a lathe, I really dig building rifles. I graduated from Montgomery Community College's gunsmithing program in 2013. I'm getting very interested in...

I don't think you can go wrong with a Giessele. If you are trying to save money, get the G2S. Every one I have felt (seven or so) feels just like every SSA I've ever felt. Another fairly inexpensive option is the ALG QMS trigger. Its a sister company to Giessele. The trigger pull is the...

Nicely done! A fine example of on site resources getting the job done! Wes