Recent content by wh309

I”ll take it as per PM.

Also, Remington 700 short action?

Hello. Think I bought a tan Rock Solid stock from you in 2019. Anyhow, do both correct action screws accompany this stock? Has it been bedded? Best, Willis

Please see my PM.

Oops, rather than a PM, pls check conversations.

Very interested in your stock. Send P.M. with phone number please do we can talk or text. Thanks.

They were compatible on my well used, old style Lee Loaders.

Moa or Mil?

I will take all four boxes. Please PM payment info and address.

Campaigned a 6.5 Creedmoor in Namibia & South Africa in 2019. Dropped 37 animals on a cull hunt. Longest one-shot kill was a springbok at 847 ranged yards. IMHO, everything comes down to rifle management, bullet selection and bullet placement.

That is a great tip. Wish I’d known of it earlier.

If you do build in a room with carpets on the floor, have ready access to a good flashlight and strong magnet.

By the way, Larry Potterfield had a couple of excellent YouTube videos about upper and lower building techniques. His advice to remove burrs and to use grease is very good. I used Mil-spec M1 Garand grease, and it works well. You know, the little nickel sized plastic tube with the yellow top.

One final tip: for the rear takedown pin, I use a 4x40 tap, plus a drop of aluminum Tap Magic to thread the hole for the spring and detent. My local hardware store sells 4x40 set screws. I shorten the rear takedown spring by a couple of coils, apply grease and thread it in place with the set...

A word on AR assembly tools. I have assembled lowers without any of the mentioned tools, assisted by my gunsmith. We learned painful lessons, chasing detent pins across the shop floor, and marring the receiver finish. We agreed, that for us, the price of the tools, measured by stress, time...