Recent content by Wannashootit

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    Mauser Action Builds

    Smelly or P14? P14's are good candidates for magnum conversions, I considered doing a Lapua build on one but couldn't find a suitable already-butchered action.
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    Barrel Vise

    No personal experience with it- it's a new item- but I'd have confidence in anything from Manson. https://mansonreamers.com/product/barell-vise/
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    Long range build advice

    WTF is that on the muzzle end?
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    Gunsmithing Question about marks on shoulder/neck and bore shoulder

    Leade is nicely cut and concentric- should be a shooter.
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    Titanium sleeve barrels

    Meh... Another day, another gimmick. Tensioned/sleeved barrels have been around forever (Straightjacket, and whatever the fuck they were called before that...) Not anything like CF wrap. It's a sleeve, titanium in this case (Straightjacket uses aluminum) and the void between the sleeve and the...
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    zero shift--muzzle devices

    I don't like removing and replacing muzzle devices routinely, especially those with fine 28 or 32 thread pitches. Subject to stretching enough that it'll fuck up the timing when torqued down. I'll clean the carbon off the brake and crown with shop swabs, and if I run into hard to remove shit...
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    Any updates on 6.8 X 51

    Interesting. Apparently it does for others adopting it- but the U.S. decided it wasn't worth the added weight. It would be interesting to get feedback on the importance of a qc barrel from a SAW gunner. https://soldiersystems.net/2024/10/21/ausa-24-sig-sauer-xm250-with-quick-change-barrel/
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    Something apparently unexplainable happening with my custom hunting rifle

    ^^^ What I was thinking...
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    With Anzio essentially defunct, is anyone else making 20mm or larger modern rifles available in the U.S.?

    Mark Serbu loves the big shit... He doesn't manufacture a 20mm but he might have one he'd sell or steer you somewhere else. Just a thought...
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    Anyone still shooting 7mm 08?

    Really heavy for a 7-08. I shoot 162s and never considered going heavier. Why the 180s, and what MV are you getting?
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    Gunsmithing Muzzle brake ruins muzzle crown

    I'm not so sure it's whatever you were seeing on the crown is related to the accuracy issue; I've never heard of "gas cutting" from a brake or any muzzle device and don't see how it is even possible- please educate me with documentation? That said, brakes absolutely affect barrel harmonics and...
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    Barrel wear or a manufacturing problem?

    That third photo has me baffled, I've borescoped too many barrels to count and I can't tell what the fuck I'm looking at there. The center land looks as I'd expect, but the ones on either side look "bellmouthed" which is impossible- as I look closer, it appears to be dark discoloration on either...
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    What can I do with an old AW barrel?

    ^^^ Hurricane proof, 25 lb wind chime... think I'll try it :)
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    What can I do with an old AW barrel?

    Not even close IMO. Never owned a belted magnum- but seems like a bad idea to me to fireform the brass in a completely different rifle. While the belt to shoulder datum dimension would be consistent from the same reamer, the belt to boltface dimension is most certainly going to vary. If you've...
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    Gunsmithing Bullet tumbling

    This is logical... Pic of a pulled boolit would be helpful. Never encountered it, because I've never shot fucked-up bullets- but if they're really that bad, it's reasonable that the combustion gases pushing an asymmetrical bullet base could induce imbalance. My question is who's ammo is this...
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