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    Gunsmithing Rock Creek Barrels contact

    Re: Rock Creek Barrels contact Thanks. Makes me feel a little better as I have some pending orders with them.
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    Gunsmithing Rock Creek Barrels contact

    Has anyone been able to contact Rock Creek Barrels in the last two weeks? Every call that I make goes to a voice message that asks for a mailbox user code and will not take a message. They are not answering email either.
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    AR-10 Build Writeup

    Re: AR-10 Build Writeup Just a few words of caution when building your own AR-10 or AR-15. You can screw up just about anything else on the rifle and survive the effects, but you cannot screw up the head-spacing or barrel nut torquing. I have been building AR's for 20 years and have seen...
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    Gunsmithing Parkerizing Problems

    Re: Parkerizing Problems I get a steaked or speckled finish sometimes. I really do not know why. When it happens, do not put your parts in the water displacing oil. Rinse them in cold water and bead blast them again to an even finish (you do not have to remove all of the old parkerizing)...
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    Gunsmithing Strongest Lapua action

    Re: Strongest Lapua action I just finished a 338 Lapua using a Lawton 8500 action. The action is great, very reasonably priced and will probably last longer than all of us put together, even shooting heavy (300gr)loads. My issues were with Lawton's customer service. First, I was told that...