Recent content by Ned Christiansen
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SVT-40 Barrel Print?
Pics of the chromed threads and a chamber cast showing the flutes. The chromed area would not take cold blue; other areas of the receiver would.- Ned Christiansen
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- Forum: Vintage Sniper Rifles
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SVT-40 Barrel Print?
Sir, if this inquiry is still active I may be able to help. Here's the story: My (our) SVT40 came to us in pretty good shape, on the exterior and most of the interior. It was and is a fascinating bit of historical gun tech to behold and study and we often talk about its pros and cons that we as...- Ned Christiansen
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- Forum: Vintage Sniper Rifles
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Factory Barnes ammo
My only experience with Barnes factory ammo (besides .380) is their 85 grain Match Burner and the Range AR 52 (I think) grained zinc-cored budget training round. Well, nothing from Barnes is exactly budget..... but it sure is good. The factory Match Burner bested my handload with the same...- Ned Christiansen
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- Forum: Reloading Depot
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Receiver rugs-blown primers
Re: Receiver rugs-blown primers Primers fall out when the case head has expanded due to high pressure-- it might have happened before you ever reloaded the case. I'd say if the source of the case was you, and you know that when it was fired as a factory load, that it was a .223-spec round...- Ned Christiansen
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- Forum: Semi-Automatic Rifles
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Gunsmithing Most effective muzzle brake ?
Re: Most effective muzzle brake ? It's not like I dont' have anything better to do, but.... today I happened to have in front of me, at the same time, a salvaged RRA muzzle brake and a JP brake that I had modified maybe 10 years ago for a customer that changed his mind and went with something...- Ned Christiansen
- Post #64
- Forum: The Armory
