Recent content by Mech45

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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Staccato C2 EDC/IWB holsters

    Check out Blackpoint, thats what i carry mine in.
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    Looking for a stock or chassis for a CZ 455.

    https://masterpiecearms.com/shop/mpa-ba-cz-455-457-chassis/
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    Boot choice opinions

    Danner Acadia
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    Gunsmithing Please help my rifle hates my bullets

    Hodgdon data center lists 47.6 to 49grs. of 4320 as a max load depending on which 150gr bullet you are using assuming this is a .308. Everything you describe indicates to hot of a load, are you using standard primers or magnum? Have you checked the accuracy of the scale you are using? If so go...
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    Hunting & Fishing 300 WSM recoil in light rifle?

    I have a Kimber Montana in 300WSM and with my 168gr Barnes TTSX reloads recoil is no problem. It has a nice recoil pad on it and I am 6ft 200lbs, in my opinion it's a excellent caliber and rifle. Most of my other rifles are .30 cal so that was the main reason I went with the 300WSM, if that...
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    Gunsmithing Need Custom Die Made...Can Anyone Help Me

    First thing I thought of was Forster but there web site says they aren't making custom dies anymore. Only other option I can think of would be to try LE Wilson HTH Chris L.E. Wilson Inc. Wilson Tools and Gages
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    Gunsmithing Recommendation for good taps and dies??

    I have always had good luck with Brownells, you can't beat their waranty. HTH 8- 24 Tap 5 at Brownells
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    Gunsmithing Which Savage prefit?

    I had a 30" Shilen I put on a tube gun I put together and it was a great shooting barrel. Broke in very quickly too. HTH
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    Gunsmithing "1911: A Rendering"

    Excellent job! Looks like that square cut checkering should really do the job, I have never seen that before.
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    Vw tdi ??

    I had a 04 Jetta 6speed TDI, drove it 80 miles a day at 75mph and got 48mpg. Sold it to a buddy when I bought a 2008 Grand Cherokee diesel, I put a 100thou on it and he just put another 100thou on it. All I ever did to it was scheduled maintenance, he out a fuel pump in it at 180thou and just...
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    Gunsmithing Torque screwdriver best bang

    Borka for anything under 72" Snap-On for anything over that.
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Opinion of the X-5 tactical

    I don't have the tactical I have the all around. I when I picked it up I sent it out to Gray Guns for an action job and had it SBN'd. I believe there all made in germany, at least mine was and are very high quality. It was super accurate as it came from the factory and even more so when I got it...
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    50BMG powder in 300RUM?

    I used to use 50BMG in my 30-378 and it was the most accurate powder for 180gr bullets. Retumbo gave me more velocity but I still prefered 50bmg HTH http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp
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    RCBS, Dillon and Forester customer service

    Only ones I have had to deal with were Redding and Dillion. Both were excellent, any decline in there level of service I hope can be attibuted to the current craziness.
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    RCBS A4 Press

    I have used several diffent single stage and progressive press's and what I have settled on is this for precision reloading: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/265719/forster-co-ax-single-stage-press I still use a progressive for pistol and semi-auto 223. HTH
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