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  1. Praeger

    Gunsmithing Curtis Valor question. Need a little help before buying

    On QC actions such as the Valor or Zeus, the first (from the action face/lug side) ~0.30" of female threads are milled away so that when a QC style barrel tenon is machined, the flat section of the tenon will provide a suitable surface for the two set screws to engage. If you install a fully...
  2. Praeger

    Advice on chamber for 308

    That is a micrometer stop for a chamber reamer, not a throater. Chamber reamer has a thicker shank, throater is smaller. You'd want this one: https://4drentals.com/products/precnecknthrt/
  3. Praeger

    Gunsmithing Cleaning external threads after cutting them

    Looks like a nice first barrel. Don't obsess over mirror smooth thread surface finish. Most use a file to knock off or flatten the thread crest - makes it less vulnerable to damage and the flank does all the work.
  4. Praeger

    Gunsmithing Throat too short, ream or not?

    It sounds like the freebore is shorter than you'd like. If the headspace is too short (short chambered) the bolt won't close on a go-gauge. Easy to correct as others have mentioned. Buy or rent a throating reamer. Note that throating reamers are listed by caliber only - not cartridge since...
  5. Praeger

    Curtis Custom Finish Changes?

    DLC is a category of coating for which there are a number of variations. There will be differences in hue depending on the specific process being used. Curtis could have changed coating vendors.
  6. Praeger

    Do you shoot your .223?

    Clever design. AW like presentation of the top round (except always left side). Not often something actually innovative in magazine design - at a nice price point to boot. Good for Magpul.
  7. Praeger

    Remove Tikka T3X series rifle factory barrel?

    No benefit. Either would just be along for the ride.
  8. Praeger

    AW Mag Benefits?

    Clever modification. Any issues with spring tension being lower?
  9. Praeger

    AW Mag Benefits?

    AW mags are shorter enough that it can make a big difference in being able to rest the rifle on a support bag without locking up the bolt due to the rifle's weight resting on the magazine. Topping off through the ejection port also means being able to clear a double feed without removing the...
  10. Praeger

    Gunsmithing Viper barrel vise or bench vise with inserts??

    I made my own from an section of aluminum bar bored to barrel diameter at the shank. Easy enough to make, even with just a drill press. An alternative if you have a bushing that's too big, use a thick piece of lead solder to fill up space in an oversize bushing. The length of the bushing...
  11. Praeger

    Gunsmithing Threading and chambering

    Congrats on your barrel. As much as I try to avoid buying or recommending Chinese tools, the Teslong series of gunsmithing borescopes have proven to be a good value. https://teslong.com/collections/rifle-borescopes
  12. Praeger

    New prefit barrel?

    A lot of shooters, myself included, started with a Savage bolt gun. They can be quite accurate out of the box, but the action can leave a lot to be desired in terms of smoothness. Before you do anything else - how does it shoot now? If it shoots 1 MOA or less, then just shoot it. Learn the...
  13. Praeger

    Gunsmithing Threading and chambering

    I use range rods to get close then finish with a long stylus Interapid. What I do like about range rods is the ability to place two DTIs on the rod (one as close to the bore as possible, the second at the far end) at the same time. This way I can go back and forth between the 4 jaw chuck...
  14. Praeger

    7 saum

    I'm at 14 reload cycles on my ADG and primer pockets are starting to open up. Likely won't get more than a couple more cycles out of them, but no complaints. I run a fairly stout load just short of heavy bolt lift/ejector swipe.
  15. Praeger

    Gunsmithing Threading and chambering

    I'll separate turning the breach tenon/threading from chambering. You want the tenon to be concentric with the bore at the breech end. If you work between centers, the tenon you turn will be concentric to the imaginary line between the center of the bore of the muzzle and of the bore at the...
  16. Praeger

    Gunsmithing You ever do this, screw up.........

    Better there than below the shoulder. Still frustrating.
  17. Praeger

    Precision Rifle Gear Feisol tripods

    I was thinking of the 3442. The 3342 is a three section tripod.
  18. Praeger

    Precision Rifle Gear Feisol tripods

    Feisol tripods are a great value - none better for the money. In comparing the 3342 and the 3372 though, any four section tripod will be less rigid than a 3 section tripod mostly due to a third more joints. The weight difference is about a pound - for that you get larger tubes and 11 lbs more...
  19. Praeger

    Recommend ammunition for AI AXMC .308

    @Huskydriver was engaging in a bit of self-deprecating satire - or as we say here - busting your balls. Lost in translation. Plenty of love for the 308 in the US.
  20. Praeger

    Optics RAZOR GEN2 4.5-27 with EBR1C

    Hover your cursor over the tag and you'll see the identity of the member.
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