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    Gunsmithing Latest: L. Hammons 300 WM Ultra Light HTR

    but but but its wrong handed.
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    Gunsmithing cheap fun build? on mosin or mauser?

    when doing a mosin, how do you get a smaller bolt face for the smaller, rimless cartridges? Another option is to see if you can score a 1903 or an 03A3 sporter. I have seen them below $200 occasionally, but its not terribly often. One rifle I would love to do would be a K31 swiss rifle...
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    Gunsmithing Threaded my bolt

    not that it matters, but how was the surface finish after running the annular cutter down? Did you cut the sides off the knob before running the cutter down? Its not a bad way to do it if it comes out clean. I like the hollow mill approach, but the annular cutter is a nice work around, and...
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    Gunsmithing Threaded my bolt

    HA. Your jig looks a lot like mine, Dykem and all. Did you use a hollow mill to get it to the right diameter or did you just get it close then round the corners? I didn't bother to take pictures as I was trying to get the program dialed in for the correct height, triple checking my zero and...
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    Howa reciever question.

    where to go with this one.... :D
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    Gunsmithing Threaded my bolt

    I did mine for a couple reasons. First was because I have big hands and I really hate the feel of the factory knob. I have a hard time working the bolt quickly with that little factory button knob thing they put on there. The other reason I did this was mainly because I can. I have a CNC mill...
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    Gunsmithing Threaded my bolt

    Potato tomato. Heat it up and it kills the thread locker some. I just prefer fire as, well, I like fire.
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    Gunsmithing Threaded my bolt

    I just tapped the knob 5/16-24 when I was turning it on the lathe and just screwed it on to the handle. Since I am not sure I like this profile right now I may change out the knob later so I haven't locked it on yet. When I do I will probably just put some Permanent thread locker on it. You...
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    Gunsmithing Hobbyist equipment, 3-1 granite Mil/Lathe/Drill press?

    I am by no means a gun smith. I can do a lot of gunsmith like things, but I am more of a machinist. I am pretty much self taught. I took exactly 2 classes at the local community college (the first was safety 101 and the other was speeds and feeds). I decided that I would be far more...
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    Savage arms....Ill never own another savage!

    I will say this. I spent a number of years doing over the phone Cust Service for several companies from General Motors, to a highend bike parts company and even a custom rifle company. And what the guy was saying on the phone is all that HE is empowered to say. At GM, the most structured...
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    Cerakote Rifle of the Week

    looks sweet. One question: Why the 20moa rail with the 20moa mount? No kill like overkill? But I suppose if you are launching the 180gr VLD's or something you could probably get them out there far enough to where you could use most of that, maybe?
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    30-06 Precision Rigs

    This thread is full of awesome. I love the 30-06 and will probably undertake building up a proper LR gun once I am done with my 2 shortaction projects and the 280rem savage 110 I am building. Or go euro and call it the 7.62 Long Mag, the 7.62 Springfield or the 7.62x63 if you want to go...
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    Id like to put togather another bolt action hunting rilfe...243, 7mm08, or stick with .308

    I am surprised no one popped this one up sooner. I don't think I would mess with a 7mm-08 as when I was looking at it, it was more or less the same as the 308. Its hard to drive the high bc 7mm bullets fast enough to take advantage of them. The 260 is probably the best compromise on the...
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    Shortest 308 mags

    looking to find the shortest possible 308 mags for the PT&G DBM I have that I am going to put on my Rem700.
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    Introducing a youth to shooting... what rifle?

    I got my kids both some old, inexpensive single shot 22's when my oldest was 2 or 3. I think I am into them $100 for the pair. Both rifles are over 75yrs old but accurate as can be. One had the stock already chopped down, the other I took it to the miter box before I refinished it. They work...
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    Starter Rifle

    I have found that alot of times its cheaper/easier to just buy a complete gun then strip it down. Savages are the best for this. You can usually grab one for $300 and shoot it in the mean time whilst you buy parts for it. Then you can swap everything yourself with just 2-3 tools and a set of...
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    Starter Rifle

    A T3 of some sort is on my short list for a hunting rifle. They are sweet sweet guns. That said, savages tend to pack some sweet value for the cost. Plus if you ever want to swap calibers its cheap and quick to swap out barrels. But out of the box, a varmint barreled savage with a FF barrel...
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    carbon fiber stocks from evil empire

    those are some amazing looking stocks. And the mold is a thing of beauty. Bet that sucker too a long time to machine. Nice work.
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    Gunsmithing Thought I'd put my mill to good use

    I don't care. I wish I was closer or I would strongly consider buying your mill. Wife already shot down me driving out to SD to get it :( . When I bought the manual mill I used to have i did a nearly non stop 29hr round trip to Oakland for it. That was an interesting little adventure. But...
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    Gunsmithing Thought I'd put my mill to good use

    I have a business making non-firearms related parts. I was doing most of the work on my manual mill which was killing me, then outsourcing the rest. This mill was a total game changer for that. I am probably going to start making some gun stuffs with it, like these rails and some other small...
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