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    JTAC Ranch Closing!

    Made the last trip yesterday with my son, got the email today. Said there's an LOI to purchase the land, but I'm sure that's contingent on approvals- and I'm not getting my hopes up. We had a couple of newly acquired milsurps to check out at the 100 yard range before we moved down to the...
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    Gunsmithing 1.25” shank with 1.125 action threads…

    Partially correct. The shoulder is what allows you to achieve (when done properly) perfect alignment and perpendicularity of the barrel to the receiver ring. Thin metal deforms under excessive stress, right? As an example, consider the typical large ring (K98) Mauser. Receiver is 1.410 in...
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    Gunsmithing 1.25” shank with 1.125 action threads…

    His concern is that you have 1/2 the shoulder area contact that you'd have with a "standard" 1.062 major diameter on the typical 1.35 receiver. Apparently he's decided an additional 1/16 of steel around the chamber is mo better than the keeping that material for the shoulder, I don't see any...
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    Gunsmithing Best Muzzle thread Size straight taper barrel

    This. Ain't many brakes full 1-1/4" diameter. Having a brake with a diameter smaller than the shoulder looks fucked up. I like Holland's QD for bull barrels.
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    Gunsmithing 1/2x28 for .243/6mm???

    What T-Rex said. Not a bad idea, but not ideal, either. If you can go 5/8", and still have adequate shoulder- do it. To me, "adequate" depends on the muzzle device. I'll do brakes with as little as .050 shoulder and rely on Rocksett rather than torque (which would deform a minimal shoulder) to...
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    Gunsmithing Can you Duracoat/Ceracoat anodized Aluminum?

    10 year old thread, but... I use an airbrush more than the HVLP gun. HVLP only when I'm doing large items such as stocks. Airbrush is perfect for barreled actions- much less waste of material (smaller pattern). In some multicolor camo patterns, allows me to fade and go heavier with much more...
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    Gunsmithing Can i get an opinion on this bedding job

    Small air bubble voids in a bedding job are cosmetic and inconsequential. You say you "had it bedded but could never get it to shoot". Therein lies the question. Did you have it bedded "new"- before ever shooting it? If not, you have no basis for comparison. Also "if not", could be the stick...
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    Do you know this reamer??

    Are you using a comparator to set your seating depth/jump? "Match" reamers usually have extended freebore.
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    JTAC Ranch Closing!

    Well, this REALLY sucks... no place to shoot ELR anywhere in the state now. Often had the precision range literally to ourselves, no RSO's staring over your shoulder, what a dream place to shoot. I don't get it. I mean, there wasn't much infrastructure there, but the access road and berms alone...
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    Kelblys says no CLR for you........

    I'll stick with Wipe-Out and Carb-Out. Ya'll have fun with your bathroom cleaners :LOL:
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    Kelblys says no CLR for you........

    Guess I'm living under a rock. I've never even considered using CLR on a firearm, and have no idea what purpose it would serve. Flame away...
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    Gunsmithing best method of indicating in a bolt

    Spider on a live center.
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    Gunsmithing South Bend 16x72 acquisition

    I own a Sheldon and a SB...so big fan of 'Merican iron; but that's a road too far for me. Unless that machine saw very little use back in it's day, scraping isn't going to cut it- if there's a significant wear ridge at the top of the front v-way, the bed will need to be planed, then the...
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    Gunsmithing Cheek rest mod.

    I use Graco hardware. Easy to install, no big slab of metal where you need to hog out the bulk of the butt. https://graco-corp.com/product-category/adjustable-comb-hardware/
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    Looking for TKIV-85 info, parts?

    Customer that I've done some "interesting" projects for in the past emailed me that he acquired a TKIV-85 stock, and the all-important barrel bedding block. That's it... I think I have a hex receiver, but beyond that I have no knowledge of availability of correct parts (if any). Barrel print...
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    Gunsmithing Rechambering .338 Lapua to 33XC

    EDIT: Just saw this is necro thread. Never mind...
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    Gunsmithing Barrel - Cut for a different action and rechamber?

    Interesting. I'd always assumed that the button-rifling process would work-harden the steel in the grooves.
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    Brake Cleaning

    You don't want to be removing timed/shouldered brakes frequently. Particularly with fine thread pitches you will stretch the threads enough so that the brake will end up overclocking slightly. Obviously won't matter with self-timing or non-directional brakes. Otherwise I recommend using shop...
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    Gunsmithing Lathe selection

    I need to school myself more on carbide grades/composition. For some reason I've yet to figure out (no doubt type of carbide), both the standup and laydown carbide partial profile inserts leave me with substantial chatter on the threads. Full profile- smooth as a baby's... Plus, ya just can't...
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    Gunsmithing Lathe selection

    Old 'Merican iron is an option but getting tougher to find. Depending where you are geographically, they can be scarce, or common... where I am in the SE, it's a machine desert- in the NE, and N central (former manuf hotspots) they're much more common. You need to know at least basics on how to...
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