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    Gunsmithing What stamp, engrave, etch method do you use to mark your new barrels?

    You can make your own electro-etch machine for almost nothing and have a printing shop that makes vinyl signs make the stencils for you. you can bead blast through the stencils on a polished barrel. (SS) Hear is a link to make an electro -etch power supply . I use a giant Q top and salt water...
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Looking good . Are those I beams going to be like a track?. That carrage is really slick
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Well the .223 project is down to load development started in the rain yesterday. I'm only set up for 50 yds out of the shop window.but at least it's dry inside.Left group was .020 off the lands , right was .010 off. Barrel is a green mountain .223 ,1 in 8 twist 25.5 long, mueller 8x32 scope...
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    That's pretty slick , hows the threaded part turn when you work the handle?
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Well the weather has been pretty nice lately so I've had farm chores to do, spraying pasture for weeds, trimming trees and cutting the tornado damaged trees out of the creek. I've had a little time in the mornings to get a few things done. I scored a reamer on accurate shooter and got the...
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Sirhr Is there a liner in that bore? Are you going to shoot that thing? Dang I need a cannon.
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Cool project. How the heck do you work with something that heavy? How much of a restoration are you going to do as far as clean up repair the edges and corners and polish?
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Been working on pistol stocks for the bolt action pistols These started as a 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 block of aluminum 7 pounds 4 ounces there now under 3 pounds. I did the inletting for the actions with a paddle bit ground to the proper radius and for the barrels the same way. Took a long time as I had...
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Sure jump right in .I've made a couple of powder horns a long time ago. take lots of pics and details on the scrimshaw
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    False alarm not going back to work yet. Oh well I've got plenty to do here and since it's muddy it's back to the shop for more gun projects. I made a barrel nut wrench for my oddball barrel nut and gave the nut a final trim and polish, trimmed a little off the front of the tuner ,recut the...
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Well I've sanded all weekend and this is all I have to show for it. Boss called tonight looks like it's back to work tomorrow.
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Well the bedding is finally done. The first time it had some bubbles in it so I redid it . Much better this time. Now I need a trigger guard to finish out the bottom of the stock. I kinda took the long way around. Milled a piece of 3/4 stock down to 5/8 then cut the hole out of the middle With...
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Time to switch projects for a while while waiting for parts and supplies. I've got a firearms development corp action in ppc that I put a bushing in the bolt for .223 . Three years ago for christmas I got a barrel and a trigger so that's the current project. This action is 1.450 in dia. and my...
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    Maggie’s What's Your View II

    whats on the muzzle end of the four in the rack?
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Well I'm still off work so it's time for more gun projects. I got out my space gun and started refining all the parts on it. It started out as 0% forgings and I've just machined away as I needed as I went along . There was no plans ,it's design on the fly. Although it sorta worked It still...
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    And here is the finished product. Cleaned up the barrel and action on the wire wheel and did a cold blue job on it and polished the bolt. After I find a butt plate for it I'll refinish the wood.
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    Maggie’s What's Your View II

    That's cool! I have that same can of powder.
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Started on another project yesterday, got this old shotgun when I bought all the junkers before the LGS closed down. Nothing fancy just a bolt action mossberg has the mag but no bolt ,ported barrel and adjustable choke and while digging in the junk box found a reciever and bolt for the same gun...
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    Gunsmithing Introduction into chambering barrels? Good resource available?

    See if this is what your looking for. Someone uploaded the file here. http://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/130-page-pdf-of-different-chambering-methods.3912170/
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Had to go back to work the last two weeks and most everything I've done has been a repeat of the .17 cal action so really not much new to show. I do now have two barreled actions to show for all my hard work. Both have been test fired and will get the final polish after the stocks are made. I...
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