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    Gunsmithing What bottom metal?

    Re: What bottom metal? CDI all the way.
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    Gunsmithing Parabellum Inc problems

    Re: Parabellum Inc problems Do you own a .45
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    Gunsmithing Brux Barrels? Anyone use these before.

    Re: Brux Barrels? Anyone use these before. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: javy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">got one coming on a chad dixon build in 260. time will tell... </div></div> If Chad uses them theres no question that there good. Barrel...
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    Gunsmithing Barnard Palma II

    Re: Barnard Palma II <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mikki</div><div class="ubbcode-body">And your point here Chad ? Poor workmanship ? Not being critical but is this your point, to make someone else look bad. </div></div> Sorry Chad, this wasnt...
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    Gunsmithing Barnard Palma II

    Re: Barnard Palma II And your point here Chad ? Poor workmanship ? Not being critical but is this your point, to make someone else look bad.
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    Gunsmithing Chamber Reaming Question

    Re: Chamber Reaming Question Chad is bang on in his take. Anyone that cares for there work and has any respect for there client would never have let something like this out of there shop. Im sure anyone here will agree we've all had hairy moments and I certainly have had mine but never upon...
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    Gunsmithing What Gunsmith School did you go to?

    Re: What Gunsmith School did you go to? I didnt go to any gunsmith school at all. I worked for 25 years as an injection mouldmaker, at around year 15 I started taking a big interest in Rifle building and with the help of some well established buddies in the trade I began to find my feet and...
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    Gunsmithing Bergara barrels

    Re: Bergara barrels Thats great, we'll soon have a decent verdict on these barrels. Please let us know what your findings are and how they stack up against the wisdom of previous posts made by some of our members here. Should be very interesting.
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    Gunsmithing Remington 700 Short action question

    Re: Remington 700 Short action question With a .308 action and bottom metal you can use all short action cartridges with the same bolt face dimensions, ie, .22-250, .243, 308, 6.5x47, 6XC and so on. Hope this helps.
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    Gunsmithing call me crazy but i am building it

    Re: call me crazy but i am building it Its cool, shit man dont listen to anyone else, its different and you like it.
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    Gunsmithing Custom scope base?

    Re: Custom scope base? Chad can probably do it alright but I think your looking for Cameron Murphy at Murphy precision.
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    Gunsmithing Bergara barrels

    Re: Bergara barrels Eh! I think George himself would agree that just because he hasnt heard of this manufacturer or that manufacturer doesnt mean that they dont exist. Good day to you too.
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    Gunsmithing Problem with new Shilen barrel.

    Re: Problem with new Shilen barrel. Any latest updates on this one yet. It looks from the picture that the reamer may be chipped.
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    Gunsmithing Bergara barrels

    Re: Bergara barrels Perhaps George doesnt know as much as you might think he does. All due respects to George but just because George has never heard of Bergara doesnt exactly mean thats it for Bergara. Give George enough time and he may or may not be able to give a true speal on these...
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    Gunsmithing re-contouring barrel

    Re: re-contouring barrel +1 on Danny. Oh I think its Dan Lilja he means.
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    Gunsmithing Bergara barrels

    Re: Bergara barrels <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jagged77</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm most likely gonna try one on a Tikka T3 .260 build. Wish me luck! </div></div> Dont forget to let us know how it goes. For the price its definitely...
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    Fluting a bolt?

    Re: Fluting a bolt? I have to disagree on the whole looks thing. Bolt fluting actually serves a very ligit purpose especially in custom actions. Custom actions but not only custom actions run at such tight tolerances that theres got to be somewhere that dirt and dust can hang out and the...
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    Gunsmithing PTG

    Re: PTG Id agree 100% with the last post. Single point cutting in a lathe is the only real solution.
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    Gunsmithing Case head seperation

    Re: Case head seperation The Brownells tool is OK if theres a good bit of brass in there to pick up but if all thats inside is the shoulder part thats different. I usually just get a small tap and very carefully feed it into the neck of the stuck cartridge. Not one to be getting wrong but...
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    Gunsmithing Sig 556 rebarrel

    Re: Sig 556 rebarrel You'll need something like Remington Varmint sporter at least which has enough meat at the gas block area obviously to take the gas block.