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  1. K

    Told this at the UPS hub

    What's an "assault weapon"? Never heard of one of those. I only own defense weapons...
  2. K

    I need a hand on a 308 load

    I don't know how much 4895 you have on hand, but try picking up a pound of imr 4064. It worked great in my remmy 700 in .308 and shot out to 1500 yards with the 175s. Know it's not what you were looking for but it may be worth a try for you
  3. K

    Gunsmithing Action trueing / blueprint question

    That is true. I was just assuming the new bolt headspaced correctly.
  4. K

    Gunsmithing AR 15 gas block

    Not very hard to install one. Taking one off can be a different story sometimes...
  5. K

    Gunsmithing Action trueing / blueprint question

    With a new bolt, you will want to lap the lugs and check headspace. No need to take it back to a smith, those things can be done at home with lapping compound and go/no go gauges
  6. K

    55 gr bullet & Varget in a 20" AR15

    In my ar I used hornady 55 soft points with 25.5 grs of imr 4064. All rifles are different
  7. K

    Is my scope too close to the base?

    As long as a playing card will fit between them, you're good to go.
  8. K

    OAL or Charge????

    When I do my load development, Iadder test with different powders and weights. Then I take the best result and ladder test the one charge with different seating depths
  9. K

    Gunsmithing skim bedding?

    Kiwi neutral shoe polish. It's cheap and works great
  10. K

    Hornady GS1500 problems

    With my digital scale I have to let it "warm up" for about 15 minutes and then I put close to max weight on it and take it off then out it back on about 10 times then calibrate. Right on the dot every time after doing this. Electronic scales are finicky sometimes
  11. K

    AR bolt wont lock open

    Sweet rig. Try locking the bolt back and let it sit for a few days to break in the spring before you go hacking away...
  12. K

    Gunsmithing Will this brake work on my rifle?

    You could drill out a few flat washers and fit to match o/d of barrel and paint black to match to get you close, then use shims and a crush washer. Make sure the i/d of the washers are very close to the thread size to prevent boogering the threads
  13. K

    Flash Suppressor on a Stainless Steel Barrel?

    Flash Suppressor on a Stainless Steel Barrel? A "very accurate AR" doesn't necessarily mean a ss barrel and "varmint" label makes them super accurate. Sometimes, but rarely. A super accurate ar may have lots of upgraded parts. But this is expensive. A good barrel, action, trigger, stock make...
  14. K

    Gunsmithing Want to build an AR10 and need help and lots of advice

    Like Rancid Coolaid said, ar-10's are not at all like the 15's. The parts are scarce and expensive. Not many options are available. And I also agree with the above statements about the Dremel. To finish an 80% lower, you should at least have a drill press with correct tooling, a good vise and a...
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    Gunsmithing Chatter on barrel threads

    Just look at thunder valley precision's Facebook page. Tom posts a lot of pics of threads that have marks just like that, and he is a seriously good builder. And in case you don't know him, he does hold world records at 1000 yards with rifles he built
  16. K

    Gunsmithing Case head separation

    Case/ head separation is caused by a few problems, pressure, headspace, worn out brass. But I'm sure you already know that. As for removing the case from the chamber, I take a case of the same caliber, degrease it and the inside of the stuck case, and mix up a bit of jb weld and then tap the...
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    Gunsmithing AR 15 Barrel Nut Torque

    If the barrel nut has not yet been mated to the threads on the upper, tighten to 30-35 foot pounds and then take completely off. Do this a few more times to properly mate the threads, you will be thankful you did this when you decide to take the barrel off later. After that, tighten the nut back...
  18. K

    Custom 10/22 triggers

    I do custom trigger contouring and polishing to the uncomfortable and blocky 10/22 triggers. Price is $10 just take out the trigger from the group and mail it to me with $10 attached and any requests or notes please pm me if interested. This is all hand done no power tools 2-3 hours of work go...
  19. K

    Ar build

    Looking to build an ar-15 from the ground up. And I mean completely. I want to build the lower, upper, all of it. I have to knowledge on how to build one, but does anyone have a very detailed parts list? Another thing, I may go with 5.56/.223, but there are so many possibilities I may want to...
  20. K

    .223/5.56 compressed loads

    my loading manual states that the average 223 chamber pressure is 52,000 CUP. using the CUP>PSI conversion -17902+(1.516•CUP) comes out a little under 61,000 PSI. considering that most reloading manuals are very conservative, this leads me to believe that my load of 26 grains should not be...
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