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    Need advice from the experienced .......

    Re: Need advice from the experienced ....... I tried a brake for a half a hunting season, I don't care how bad the rifle kicks the noise and back blast ain't worth it. Makes it almost impossible for someone to spot for you... Make sure it removable... Dave
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    .30'06 vs .308

    Re: .30'06 vs .308 Hey,, no doggin on my springfield.... LOL Side note, wasnt a big part of the reasons the 308 replaced the 30-06 was weight, storage volume, and cycle time. Shorter round faster cycle? Same as the transition to the 223. If you wanna carry 1000 rounds in a pack which would...
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    The better rifle?

    Re: The better rifle? I had a grizzly track on top of mine a couple years back ,,, i now subscribe to the "There is no such thing as being over-gunned" theory of hunting. HIs foot was at least 2x the size of mine... Just sayin.... Dave
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    Your light mountain rifle

    Re: Your light mountain rifle I have the Kimber Montana in 300 WSM. Likes: Its light, I'm under 6.5lbs with the Leupold 3.5-12 Vx3 50mm. The trigger is very vary nice out of the box. When your over 9000 feet its your best friend. Dislikes: The barrel,,, just the barrel, gets...
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    Gunsmithing Help...Need to slightly modify a Mcmilan stock

    Re: Help...Need to slightly modify a Mcmilan stock You can buy die/colored hardener for Bondo and Snow White body putty. Form a pink down to a black, I've used it to make sure I'm getting a flat surface on car panels. Its available through most auto body source. You can also get slower or...
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    Gunsmithing Float clearance?

    Re: Float clearance? I call it the "Rat in Space" program... This is a low risk adventure in glass bedding an action for the first time... Thanks! Dave
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    Suppressors I want to suppres my Taurus Milenium pro

    Re: I want to suppres my Taurus Milenium pro I used to work at a university, one of the students getting his ME degree was doing a thesis on manufacturing and did a paper on SW vs Taurus,couple if the things he found, SW has slightly tighter design tolerances. SW in their assembly area each...
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    Gunsmithing Float clearance?

    So in my project to restock my old sporterised Springfield,,,, I'm free-floating the barrel like it was in the previous stock. It had about 3 sheets of paper clearance but while I'm ordering the stock I need to spec the diameter of the barrel channel, I was going to measure the chamber area...
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    How would you build a .300 H&H?

    Re: How would you build a .300 H&H? Depends on how much you hunt....... <evil grin> I had one and the typical cases made 4 reloads then the necks seemed to give up... Dave
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    Gunsmithing Miniature cannon project

    Re: Miniature cannon project I built one smaller back in high school, used a model rocket ignitor to fire it from a safe distance the first few times. Dave
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    My Tikka XLR 6.5 Creedmoor

    Re: My Tikka XLR 6.5 Creedmoor I have a barreled action that needs the same treatment and if it tightened it up a smidge that would rock, could you PM the outfit that did yours? Thanks!!!!!! IN advance.... Edit,,, Never mind google is my friend I found H&M... Cheers Dave
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    Converting a push feed to a controlled feed?

    Re: Converting a push feed to a controlled feed? There are a few outfits that will switch you to a Sako style extractor and give you controlled feed. I have rifles both ways,, Cant say I favor it either way... Dave
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    Gunsmithing Even number barrel lengths???

    Re: Even number barrel lengths??? How about because the blank steel comes in even lengths? <WAG> Which stirs up a odd thought, does it matter if you make the bullet leave the rifling in the same clock position as it starts, or maybe on some ratio that leaves a lower chance of harmonics...
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    Gunsmithing Bedding compounds

    Re: Bedding compounds There are a couple flavors of JB Weld just like the Devcon... Or any other epoxy. The display at my local hardware store has like 5 different formulas. Like this topic, I'm planning on re-bedding a hunting rifle in the next couple weeks. Dave
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    Oregon shooter?

    Re: Oregon shooter? Tri-Coounty Gun club Sherwood has a 800 as I recall. It is legal to shoot anywhere on National forest and there are places with some exploring that will get you out to 1000. Clearcuts are much harder to find than they used to be.... Dave
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    Can someone ID this trigger for me???

    Re: Can someone ID this trigger for me??? +1 on Canjar real popular on XP100's for handgun silouette. Once cocked the set trigger was like 2oz... Damn near mentally operated.... Sign that gun may have some nice work done to it... Dave
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    Gunsmithing AR 10 need top smith to build

    Re: AR 10 need top smith to build LOL if your doing deer control for money the GAP would be a business expense right? Tax deductable shooting hardware we should all be that lucky! Dave
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    Gunsmithing 1 of a kind.... just had a rifle "tan" nitrided..

    Re: 1 of a kind.... just had a rifle "tan" nitrided.. WOuld the barrel and action have to be separated to have this done? Or just strip all the moving parts off the action? Thanks. Dave
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    Vietnam Snipers

    Re: Vietnam Snipers Wish I could find it again, few years ago I ran across a article describing how the soldiers in the civil war were taught to shoot distance, it was a little poem to remember distance vs physical features and how high to hold over. One thing I remember was that if you can...
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    Gunsmithing Bedding,Modifying and Airbrushing...DIY adventures

    Re: Bedding,Modifying and Airbrushing...DIY adventures Dang that is cool... I cant help it though the first image I had was imagine the look on the TSA guys face at the airport if you checked that to go to a match.... LOL Dave
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