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  1. __JR__

    Gunsmithing Nardini lathes

    the older nardini's were a pretty good copy of the good leblonds of the day. chambered many a good barrel on both nards and blonds..
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    Gunsmithing Punches... Good ones?

    One example in a gas block taper pin case, I'll usually start the drive with a stronger tapered pin punch to get it started then finish out with the cylindrical punch.
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    Gunsmithing Cerakote thread.

    Flutes. Use Painters tape. Find a marble or ball bearing. roll it over tape to unmask it.
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    Howdy I'm sixtyfournmor and a new menber here from North central Minnesota.

    It's a shame Mpls/StPaul run the show for the rest of the state. Welcome from a former SoDak neighbor
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    NE Florida ALERT: Make hurricane preparations ASAP.

    I'm callng it Hurricane Dory. Hoping she forgets where she's going and it looks to be the case
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    NE Florida ALERT: Make hurricane preparations ASAP.

    I've got 22 oaks in the yard, you can't see my house from google earth
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    NE Florida ALERT: Make hurricane preparations ASAP.

    Yep. Space Coast here. Gon' rain. Paradise don't come cheap or easy I guess. As long as we got enough Natty Ice we can strange brew it thru the flooding. If it looks like high end 4 or 5 we are dee deeing to Clarksville TN, too many little toeheads in tow to risk it..They should have...
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    Gunsmithing 25x284 Barrel life

    about 2.7 seconds
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    I want to buy a PDW—What takes the cake?

    6x35 PDW. mic drop.
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    Trouble Shooting 308 AR headspace

    do you know what your 'go' measures? Like is it 1.6300? a go can vary depending who's go it is.
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    Your Email Notifications should be working Now

    Everybody hurts. Sometimes.
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    SR30 v SR15

    Got 9.5" 300 BLK boomsticks at chrome so might check in with KAC sales. Not sure if they've been deemed for a particular upper kit so would not hurt to call sales with your inquiry.
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    6.5 upper build went kaboom

    pressure curves vary
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    6.5 upper build went kaboom

    Yeah, curious on port diameter too
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    6.5 upper build went kaboom

    just out of curiosity, check for wear on the hammer and if the firing pin protrusion allows you to ever get the fp thru before hammer strike. Doesn't look like the cartridge itself can be examined, and super glad you still have all your fingers and face!!!!
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    Trump and the GOP are committing suicide as a political force

    Married with children and work in between so I don't sleep much. Was stuck on Amazon Prime this morning when I woke up at 2am, watched a docu on William Tecumseh Sherman then followed up with the Boer Wars. JR
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    Trump and the GOP are committing suicide as a political force

    Mandatory abortions will solve all of the nations woes in 80 years or less.
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    Gunsmithing Gunsmiths what am I looking at here?

    Nope. The marks in the first pic are on the leade angle which moves up the land. You have a throat, which is just ahead of the case mouth, then an angle that breaks to the top of the land. Angle is the leade, which is cut by the throater or throat section of finish reamer. Whatever I see in...
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    Gunsmithing Gunsmiths what am I looking at here?

    Looks like a fresh cut throat with a PTG reamer. Sorry Dave(not Tooley).
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    Gunsmithing Barrel thickness and when is nuff' enough?

    Belly bench, bench, offhand, mountains or flatlands, gas gun, bolt gun, tripod/bipod/bag. That's what makes this game so fun.