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    Gunsmithing Drilling out base screw on stainless barrel?

    Re: Drilling out base screw on stainless barrel? Put a fine point on a center-punch. Tap counter-clockwise and as little downward as possible and slowly tap the broken screw out. I've had them a couple of threads below the surface so I was tapping almost straight down but still managed to...
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    Rifle Scopes Scope interchangeability

    Re: Scope interchangeability Mugsie, You're talking about zeroing multiple rifles to a scope. It doesn't work that way, you zero your scope to the rifle. Zero the scope on one rifle. Write down your settings. Move it to another rifle and zero for that rifle. Write it down. With quality...
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    Gunsmithing Need Help!!

    Re: Need Help!! Don't remove the extractor. Once you pull a Remington extractor out, you have to put a new one in. Remove the firing pin and ejector for checking headspace. It sounds like you're OK there. Remington extractors have to snap over the case rim when chambering a round. I sounds...
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    Best rifle shipping method?

    Re: Best rifle shipping method? 3 posts, 3 different answers. What does your smith say?
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    3100 fps speed limit, WHY

    Re: 3100 fps speed limit, WHY A lot of clubs have a 'no magnums' policy when it comes to shooting steel. Some of that is based on the damage that was done to silhouette targets when shot with magnum rifles. If you're not one of the regular Silhouette crowd watch them come running when you...
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    Gunsmithing good gunsmith school to go to??? advice please

    Re: good gunsmith school to go to??? advice please Go to GAP's website. Look at their employee profiles. Do what they did. I would recommend Trinidad. If you want to move to California and get their in state tuition, Lassen CC in Susanville would be good.
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    Gunsmithing case seperation with case left in chamber how to ?

    Re: case seperation with case left in chamber how to ? If the gun is disabled waiting for an extractor I've used epoxy to get a seperated case out. Muzzle down seal the neck of the case with a plug (cotton ball). Mixed some JB Weld, used a straw to suck some up and then fill the case...
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    Gunsmithing Seekins DBM - getting a 338 Edge to feed

    Re: Seekins DBM - getting a 338 Edge to feed Check your pillar length. The majority of DBM problems have a spacing component. Too many don't understand that the separation between the action and the DBM has to be the distance that the supplied pillars measure and has nothing to do with what...
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    Gunsmithing Home built Tubegun Chassis

    Re: Home built Tubegun Chassis Mike, he built a tube chassis. There is a Savage action inside the aluminum chassis. Maybe look at some commercial tube guns to get a better idea of the concept.
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    Gunsmithing Gun smithing schools

    Re: Gun smithing schools Others will chime in here with more applicable advice but here's my 2 cents worth. There a four schools that I would consider attending: Lassen CC, Susanville, CA. Montgomery CC, Troy, NC. And closer to you, Murray State College in OK and Trinidad St. JC, Trinidad...
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    Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

    Re: Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 Incredible Tucker. Any more info? Anyone? Let us know.
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    Quick way to stop questions at the range

    Re: Quick way to stop questions at the range If they call your Rem 700/AICS and L-96 they're a video game player. (Call of Duty). When my son rediscovered mine he burned through $100's of dollars of .260 ammo. I finally had to get a .223 varmint barreled action for it. It's one of the best...
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    Gunsmithing Open ended request - most accurate 1000yd rifle.

    Re: Blank check build - most accurate 1000yd rifle. .264 Win Mag or 7mm STW (Shooting Times Westerner, 8mm Rem Mag necked to 7mm, mentioned above). One of the guys at the old Sac. Valley 'No Bull Sniper Match' Had an 7STW, it was like a laser. Bruce Baer will tell you about a barrel bedding...
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    Gunsmithing Remington 700 x mark trigger springs?

    Re: Remington 700 x mark trigger springs? Flynlow, The spring you indicated on the diagram is the sear return spring. They are easy to lose if the trigger is out of the gun and the trigger pins are not replaced to hold the sear in place. It is the least critical as far as spring rate is...
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    2012 SH Rifle is moving Forward

    Re: 2012 SH Rifle is moving Forward OK, I know what Hospitaller means but what's a Special-er? Is this gonna be a rifle for the short-bus door gunner?
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    Gunsmithing Machining question Making scope bases

    Re: Machining question Making scope bases http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles/50calibre/scope_bases.htm Dan Lilja talks about tilting the mill head in this article. I think that's what you're looking for.
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    Rifle Scopes SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

    Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more! Some people would complain if they were hung with a new rope.
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    Rifle Scopes SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

    Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more! I ordered the two scope deal on May 24th along with BC flip-ups caps. I got an emaill confirming the order and the backorder status. I got the BC caps in July. CC was charged for the caps and shipping for the whole deal. Got an email that...
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    Camouflage - - - Why?!?!?!

    Re: Camouflage - - - Why?!?!?! It's because of my testicle. The one shaped like a 1911.
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    Should I strip this rifle and use the receiver?

    Re: Should I strip this rifle and use the receiver? Your .308 bolt has slot in the lug on the handle side for the anti-bind rail in the newer action. Your 6mm action is before Remington added the rail to the 700. The bolt with the slot will fit in the action without the rail but the bolt...