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    Reasons and drawbacks for painting a rifle?

    Re: Reasons and drawbacks for painting a rifle? Several coatings have better protective qualities than parkerizing and oiling/greasing. Add to that a color or pattern that appeals to you or supports your mission and it's a win-win. The right coating, properly applied, can withstand a ton of...
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    Gunsmithing installing a break on my 300 RUM?

    Re: installing a break on my 300 RUM? A little late to help, but a number of brakes come with cut specs that allow the brake to lock up either at the base of the threads when there is sufficient shoulder diameter or lock up on the muzzle face simply by making the tenon-length longer than the...
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    Gunsmithing "Ball Milling" a barrel.

    Re: "Ball Milling" a barrel. If the barrel is a straight taper, no special programming is needed as long as the barrel is held at an angle so the cut side is parallel to the axis of movement. This can be achieved by offsetting the barrel left or right for sidemilling or up/down for endmilling.
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    Gunsmithing Remington 700 bolt handle"JUMP"??

    Re: Remington 700 bolt handle"JUMP"?? Dans40x's statement corresponds with what I have been taught. If the bolt timing is out, the bolt plug interferes with the receiver slot, causing feedback in the form of bolt jump. Depending on the degree of interference, it can cause problems.
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    What is the purpose of a short magnum?

    Re: What is the purpose of a short magnum? Short actions are by design, inherently stiffer than a long action of the same type.
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    Gunsmithing What Gunsmith School did you go to?

    Re: What Gunsmith School did you go to? If a gunsmithing education is limited near you, consider a manual machining certificate. Proficiency in that field will give you a strong foundation for building rifles and allow you to bring some less common knowledge to a rifle shop when you get a...
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    What barrel came on the APA Sako quad custom rifle

    Re: What barrel came on the APA Sako quad custom rifle Lilja Bull- 21" x .900" Lilja
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    Gunsmithing what lathe to start with

    Re: what lathe to start with rippit- if I were looking for something to put in my garage, I would like something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/BEAUTIFUL-SOUTH-BEND...=item1c0e515c1e South Bend, Monarch, Clausing, LeBlond, Hardinge, and other "old American Iron" machines are worth a look...
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    Gunsmithing custom 22lr action

    Re: custom 22lr action Found a few rimfire actions here http://www.brunoshooters.com
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    Gunsmithing what lathe to start with

    Re: what lathe to start with In the past 10 years, I have purchased a small 3-in-1 import, spent years teaching myself to machine, enrolled in the local tech college for machining (one class left), and started a professional career as a machinist. My most recent change has been to start...
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