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    Wet ammo

    Re: Wet ammo old Russian surplus .223 is often found with red lacquer on the necks. although they are crimped god awful so the only thing saving the powder was the lacquer.
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    Gunsmithing Klean Klay is Goooonnnnnneeeeee :(

    Re: Klean Klay is Goooonnnnnneeeeee :( Van Aken's Klean Klay Alternative? I made my own, but I have access to raw bee wax and other ingredients used to make Klean Klay, the fun part is maintaining a balance of the ingredients
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    Ammo 'rainbow' discoloration

    Re: Ammo 'rainbow' discoloration oils in your skin will have similar effect over time.
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    Barrel Nitriding Questions

    Re: Barrel Nitriding Questions <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: m_gale</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nitriding is a waste of time and money unless it is done by the company who manufactured the barrel. It can dramatically alter the hardness/temper...
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    Barrel Nitriding Questions

    Re: Barrel Nitriding Questions its supposedly 70% harder than chrome. big reason why many manufacturers such as Glock nitride many of their parts
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    Gunsmithing Melonite??

    Re: Melonite?? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: shoot4fun</div><div class="ubbcode-body">S&W is using melonite on their M&P15 Sport barrels. I believe they are button rifled. I have one and see no issues so far. They use 4140 steel according to...
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    Gunsmithing BEST BARREL "LINING" MATERIAL?

    Re: BEST BARREL "LINING" MATERIAL? it is, its also found in drinking water all across California.
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    Barrel Nitriding Questions

    Re: Barrel Nitriding Questions your load data may change in the end, I haven't heard of anyone say it made a barrel worse.
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    Barrel Nitriding Questions

    Re: Barrel Nitriding Questions <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chiller</div><div class="ubbcode-body">bolt are a point of discussion in that in "might" effect the heat treatment. you might contact Rock or Benchmark Barrels...
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    Optic cameras

    Re: Optic cameras maybe this will help? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu12Y_SDEBA or http://www.opticsplanet.com/nikon-fieldscope-slr-camera-attachment-fsa-l1-8322.html http://www.hookertactical.com/Riflescope%20Eye-Cam.html disclaimer: I make no promotional claim to any of the above...
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    Weight, loss tips.

    Re: Weight, loss tips. muscle burns calories, the larger the muscle the more calories it burns even at rest. you still need cardio though. mix it up to keep your body guessing.
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    Rifle Scopes Tricks to mount optic perfectly horizontal?

    Re: Tricks to mount optic perfectly horizontal? did the feeler gauge, then discovered the reticle was canted. had to do it the hard way.
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    Chronograph That runs linux

    Re: Chronograph That runs linux I hate to say it since I am an avid Linux user as well, but the only options I am seeing are Wine, dual boot, or Virtual guest os.
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    Gunsmithing small CNC machines

    Re: small CNC machines you could buy a standard mill and upgrade it to CNC as you can afford to do so. some mills can be changed over easily others not so much. here is an example of the hard way to do it.. http://www.bmumford.com/cncmill/index.html there are retrofit kits for some...
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    Recommend a good thigh holster

    Re: Recommend a good thigh holster given the wheel chair issue I would suggest the chest rig, my friends dad is paralyzed from the waist down and he used a chest rig for several years comfortably. when he didn't have the rig on he would keep a pistol in a side pocket of his chair on the weak...
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    decent plastic/rubber watch?

    Re: decent plastic/rubber watch? I guess given I worked in a related field in the military I just got in the habit of taking rings watches and jewelry off before working on equipment. from my perspective its a safety concern if you accidentally touch a high voltage circuit and your wrist has...
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    Gun Safe

    Re: Gun Safe I like push button mechanical locks. they are quick to access and have enough combinations available with simultaneous pushes. I'm sure there is a downside to them somewhere.
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    Need advice for a Salmon Defense rifle and optic

    Re: Need advice for a Salmon Defense rifle and optic I am used to just running an M14 without optics in my Navy days. the only other that we had manned up on swim call were the M2's which we did have some optics for. I suppose its a matter of time to dedicate to maintenance in regards to your...
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    Kel Tec Sub 2000

    Re: Kel Tec Sub 2000 considering the laws in Arizona it seems legal. some more info: http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/arizona-gun-laws.html
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    Gunsmithing what would you do?

    Re: what would you do? if the holes do not line up at all then just fill with JB, if they must overlap the existing holes then you might have some heat treat issues but if you can keep the welds small enough and use some clay to protect the rest of the metal from heat I don't think it would...
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