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    Problem with one of my gun safes.

    If you are a decent welder, you may be able to cut the entire back panel off at the edges with a thin blade and re-weld it back on. Ern
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    Help with new rifle $3k budget.

    Thanks for the kind words. Great shooting and reloading too. I love me some 6BR and it is the easy button for rediculous accuracy. You wanna check your fundamentals......get a 6BR......it will show you everything you are doing wrong......haha. I am no fan of Hornady as of late, but I can see...
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    A Rifle Builders Tool Box

    This.......!!! When/if you get a lathe and start chambering rifles are you going to keep asking for reamer spec advice on a forum or are you going to buy the measuring tools/components and figure it out by experimenting on your own. This niche business only works for the no-shit tinkerer who...
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    A Rifle Builders Tool Box

    I recommend going down the rabbit hole of HOBBY as you learn and gather tools for your own projects. I found that when my skills and tools were ready, the simple work just came by word of mouth. Most of those jobs were simple cleaning and light parts repair. Basically the things gunowners should...
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    A Rifle Builders Tool Box

    If you are assembling 100% finished parts with hand tools, what exactly are you providing your customer they can't do themselves with hand tools? You will need an FFL07 for assembling too. ATF considers pretty much anything "manufacturing" to include cerakoting. Just some things to think about...
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    Match barrel . . . Really?

    I am guessing a green mountain gunsmith special......and blazing speed machined with ZERO care to accuracy. Welcome to the custom gun industry, where cheap=headache. Ern
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    Springfield 7prc accuracy issue.

    H4831sc is money in the 7prc.....especially in shorter barrels. H4831 has never won any drag races.......but holy hell it has been consistent for me in anything I have used it in from long barreled 260rem match rifles to 338winmag hunting rifles and barnes TTSX. Ern
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    Unexplained elevation shift, reason?

    If you don't find the problem to be scope, shooter, or other mechanical problem. I would be interested in you trying to put a little torque on that quick change barrel and see if that helps. Nothing crazy.. ..maybe 30-50lbs I have always wondered at what point does a handtight barrel start to...
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    WTB Badger 306-34 - 6 screw 30mm picatinny accessory cap

    I may have one of these laying around. What's the going rate these days? Ern
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    Velocity variability in factory ammo

    To the original question. If available I highly recommend Federal Terminal Ascent ammo. It is not advertised as "Match" ammo, but in my experience it has more match grade qualities than Hornady's Match ammo. Ern
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    Velocity variability in factory ammo

    I have given up on Hornady factory ammo and components. Lately, I have seen extreme spreads of 20rnds at 120fps (not just an outlier round or two, velocity was all over for the entire box). I have also been seeing oversized bullet diameter (measured by certified starrett mic) at the bullet ogive...
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    “BARREL MOVEMENT BEFORE THE BULLET EXITS”

    Regardless of the science at the micro level......there are external influences at the macro level that ultimately decide point of impact. Over the years, I have seen too many shooters chasing the reloading minutia, while never learning/practicing shooting techniques that have a more...
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    Stiller vs Surgeon

    My apologies for the issue with the 308 closing on a no-go. I chamber 308s to +.001 - +.002 headspace because FGMM ammo is REALLY close to zero headspace and can cause snug close problems. But there is a fine margin and if you add cerakote thickness and other miniscule thicknesses it adds...
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    Barrel rifling

    That is my observation from my machining setup. That is why I prefer quality 4 groove blanks. Others with different setups may have a different experience. A lot of builders just ream to final headspace and don't even check......at best they might scope it and look for obvious misalignment. It...
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    Anyone have info on CRB/Custom Rifle Barrels?

    I did not contact Austin about this. I feel the amount of runout was not worthy of stopping and requesting a replacement. In truth it was not any worse than other top tier barrel makers on occasion. Like previously mentioned......I am sure they shot fine. I am always hopeful for a super straight...
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    Anyone have info on CRB/Custom Rifle Barrels?

    Not that this has defined results on target, but the two CRB barrels I have done had a disappointing amount of runout down the bore. I am sure they shot fine and I do love a 4 groove barrel. In my opinion, a straight bore means the cutting tools, fixturing, rigidity, and the material were in a...
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    Price Check SF MB338SS03

    Awesome. Thanks for the info. I had a couple 7.62 versions laying around and sold those a couple years ago and guys said I sold them WAY too cheap. Just trying to avoid a repeat. Ern
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    SOLD Sold

    Was this cerakoted after the fact? Ern
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    Need help deciding on a cerakote.

    I remember this build........cool color. Let us know how it shoots. Ern
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    Price Check SF MB338SS03

    I was rooting around in my boxes of stuff and came across a surefire MB338SS03 brake.....no shims. Looks new but I am calling it lightly used......I think it was installed, never shot, and removed. I've tried to find a value but find past threads from $65 to $450..........What is the going rate...
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