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    Who are the go to smiths for getting a blank made into a shouldered prefit and muzzle threaded, with decent turnaround times, in 2025?

    I did a search, and maybe my search skills suck, but I didn't get results that were relevant to the question of this topic that was contemporaneous. If I have a carbon fiber blank (I mention this because I have seen smith services advertised with the caveat that they don't do work on CF...
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    Shank length necessary to set back the chamber/throat of 6mm Creedmoor after burning out the barrel?

    I'm considering ordering a carbon fiber barrel chambered in 6mm Creedmoor. What sort of shank length would be necessary to be able to set back the chamber/throat to give the barrel a second life after it gets burned out the first time? I have seen various uses of shank length, I typically think...
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    How important is AW mag compatibility to you? Would you buy a non-AW cut action in 2025?

    I'm curious about the level of preference for AW mag compatibility here on the Hide. Do you place importance on an action being compatible with AW mags? Do you consider AW mag compatibility to be a requirement for any of your action purchases going forward (assuming you intend to use DBM for...
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    If no intention of swapping scopes, any downside to an action that's tapped for direct scope rings?

    I know most people here generally tend toward actions with integrated picatinny rails because they either intend or can envision likely scenarios where they want to move scopes around to different rifles or try different scopes while maintaining a rough return to zero... but... is there any...