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    Gunsmithing pillar dim?

    Re: pillar dim? Ok thanks guys... I understand all that. I'm just looking for a minim length here so I can rough some. Stocks on the way. While I had the mill set up I just wanted to knock out a bunch of blanks with the 1.400 Dia on the end to save time. But it's ok I can just make a bunch...
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    Gunsmithing pillar dim?

    can someone tell me how tall a pillar is please. they have all kinds of adjustable ones out there but if you are going to make them yourself i need a spec. so it's a 5/8th hole in the stock and a rem 700 is avg 1.355 OD... so .605-.615OD, .270 thru hole for the bolt on the post, but good...
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    Gunsmithing AGI courses

    Re: AGI courses i have taken the classes. they are some good info, and a few hard to follow parts. you just have to understand what the class is. it's a starting point to get into stuff. it's not a guy hanging over your shoulder helping you out as you do it. now you will get to paper to hang...
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    Anyone Swage bullets on here?????

    Re: Anyone Swage bullets on here????? well guys i would love to but i don't think i can do it correctly. so lets try these links instead. they may help more. overview http://www.corbins.com/fjfb-3.htm rebated boattails http://www.corbins.com/rbt.htm core bound...
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    Anyone Swage bullets on here?????

    Re: Anyone Swage bullets on here????? got the other stuffed scaned tonight, 3 loads at 100, 175 homemade, 175 smk, 155 lapua. (in that order) 200yds, 3inch OD shoot-n-see. page is turned, shot top and bottom, more wind movement then height.
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    Anyone Swage bullets on here?????

    Re: Anyone Swage bullets on here????? Bohem- i havn't done the math yet so lets do it now. jackets are $35 for 250, lead wire is also $35 for 10lbs (that about 580 if you make 175s) so if i can do math still thats .08$ each. 175smk are .24$ last time i got them. no if you take add the press...
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    Anyone Swage bullets on here?????

    Re: Anyone Swage bullets on here????? hey guys, i finally got to the range with my new home made bullets. i got the dies and gear from corbin. dave over there is very helpful. i'm making some .308 175g uld rebated boat tails. it took a little bit to get them working, and i still have some...
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    Gunsmithing What makes a barrel shoot better before cleaning?

    Re: What makes a barrel shoot better before cleaning? some people think that a dirty bore is tighter, makes a better seal on the bullet. i can see that. but i don't know personally. i don't get much change on mine. others do. i can see a differance in vel from clean to dirty so maybe it has...
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    Range Report Your farthest hits ever?

    Re: Your farthest hits ever? i don't remember the size of the tgt, 30x40? i milled it at 1100, hold a little high as i always mil short, first round hit 308 rebuilt 700. hit at about right kidney looking at it. the shot was at ASC like 3-4 years ago. i would have to look it up. i think i...
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    Gunsmithing Changing a Remmy 700 bolt knob?

    Re: Changing a Remmy 700 bolt knob? if you have one and the time, i've done parts very like a bolt asm, on a mill with a vise and a boring bar. set up time takes while the first time to get square on the post under the knob. then you knock it down to a standard size and use a die nut to...
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    Maggie’s Let's see them U.S. Optics girls

    Re: Let's see them U.S. Optics girls Thank you miss BC, good to know you read your "fan" mail. have a great one.
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    Maggie’s Let's see them U.S. Optics girls

    Re: Let's see them U.S. Optics girls miss BC- i'm sorry to ask but what pic of the "girl licken the gun off" i don't seem to see it. did they take it down? i tried to look it up but couldn't.. little help please
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    .308 Winchester

    Re: Loads For .308 Winchester i may have missed this but mine is... 175smk, fed 210m, 41.0g and 42.0g of h4895, lapau brass (benchrest prep.) i shoot two different gun, hence the two power amounts. and they both shoot well. varget is ok too but my brass lasts longer with the h4895. i think...
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    .300wm - .300wsm

    Re: Loads for .300WM-.300WSM anybody have a neck dia of turned (just too clean up) laoded rounds for a 300wsm i'm thinking .337, .338ish i turn my 308 to 014 and use a .333 neck dia giving a 336 loaded round... does that sound about right to you all???
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    Fieldcraft Rifle Painting Tutorial

    Re: Rifle Painting Tutorial not as good a these but it's all spray paint. take a little time to prep but you can do good work with some camo paint and time if you take it. "buffy" GF painted her and she shoot this one, well i may add "ashley" mine, needs to be redone showing some wear...
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