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    Gunsmithing Need advice from KG Gunkoters… Please.

    Re: Need advice from KG Gunkoters… Please. I wont be the one who will tell you to ever put the scope in the oven!!!! The problem is maintaining the heat. With a heat gun, not only are you heating the part, but you are also blowing the hot air across it which will help disapate the water out...
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    Gunsmithing Need advice from KG Gunkoters… Please.

    Re: Need advice from KG Gunkoters… Please. I have done over 30 guns and a few knives in the last few months. This was after almost 2 years of getting set up for it and researching. Here is what I have learned: On aluminum, ano is recomended, but not neccessary. If you are getting parts...
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    Gunsmithing Disasembly of a import M1A rear sight

    I am having one hell of a time trying to disassemble a norinco rear sight on a buddys M-14. Apparently my google-fu has let me down. I am trying to get this done so I can spray and bake it this weekend, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks folks nick
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    Gunsmithing What did you work on today?

    Re: What did you work on today? I just KG Gunkoted a friends M1a, and another friends savage 110P. Found a B and C tac stock for a sav model 10 brand new for $130, and threaded and crowned a cheap sears brand single shot.22. That was after testifying at a motion to suppress. Funny thing...
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    Gunsmithing KG Industries Coatings

    Re: KG Industries Coatings I have started using their coating products and love them. They have great customer service and their products are a great value. I have learned a lot in the last ten guns I have done. feel free to pm me for more info. nick
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    Gunsmithing Fantasy Build....just for fun.

    Re: Fantasy Build....just for fun. sell the rifle, save up a couple hundred more dolars, and call shawn carlock with defensive edge gunsmithing. Shawn's the one who designed and deveolped the .338 edge. Buy his sheep hunter. Get a true long range hunting rifle, built to be that from the...
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    Gunsmithing Best Book for Home Gunsmith?

    Re: Best Book for Home Gunsmith? Havent got the rifle fitting book yet, but its on the list. The gunsmithing machinist is a great book....I think. I am new at the machining side of things, but it is a great read and I think it is helpful.
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    Gunsmithing Cleaning Solutions For The Gunk From Hell!

    Re: Cleaning Solutions For The Gunk From Hell! another trick for wood stocks is to use oven cleaner, just dont bake it. a lot of NM shooters use it to get the oil out of the wood pores without damaging the wood.
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    Gunsmithing Happier than a pig in shit

    Re: Happier than a pig in shit If I was going to have a gun or part park'ed, I would call mel doyle. He does no advertising, but if you do a search for doyles gunshop or mel doyle on line, you will find nothing by great reviews. He blues and parks everyday. I have been to his shop when 2...
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    Gunsmithing Gunsmiths - a dying breed?

    Re: Gunsmiths - a dying breed? I too have found recently that it is a dying bread,but not as a smith. I am a department armorer and instructor. I have always dreamed of going off to CO to go to school, but as a full time LEO, husband, and father of 2 little ones, it aint in the cards. It...
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    Photos 43" Muskie

    Re: 43" Muskie <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: A10XRIFLE</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ghillie Zen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Damn, that is a big friggin' muskie...
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    Gunsmithing Noveske barrel on DPMS?

    Re: Noveske barrel on DPMS? I would just call Dr. No. He is great to talk to. If you cant get him, look up Don Ellis from TGG Inc. in Post Falls, ID. Don is one of the best guys I know, and is personal friends with them. He will have all the info you need. nick
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    Gunsmithing S&W Showing it's Age

    Re: S&W Showing it's Age I have a 340 M&P that is in the same shape. As soon as my blasting cabinet is done, I will be KG Guncoating mine. It seems to be the most bang for the buck. If you know how to disasemble it, and have access to a sand blaster, you could actually do it youself, just...
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    Gunsmithing Need a smith for a .338 Norma Build

    Re: Need a smith for a .338 Norma Build Shawn Carlock with defensive edge in Rathdrum, ID. He invented the 338 edge. One hell of a guy, has actual experience with rifles in the field, and uses them to make incredible shots on game. I have neve seen or heard of a rifle leaving his shop that...
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    Gunsmithing Budget Surplus K98 Build

    Re: surplus K98 build I am paying about 120 for barreled actions out of the pawn shops right now. most are in sporter stocks and have been rechambered in 30-06. sorry, not trying to hyjack the thread, but everyone is already looking into this one. reference the 3 position safety: Anyone...
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