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    A CZ 455 Shorty.......pics inside

    I had the factory American 22 lr barrel left over from my build and decided to do a little tinkering yesterday. Cut the barrel down to 9ish inches threaded and gave it a new crown. Made up an aluminum 16.1" long shroud and installed it permanently over the barrel. The AAC Prodigy fits in...
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    Hunting & Fishing A couple of head shots with a suppressed 300 BO

    I have killed over a dozen hogs this deer season with my little Rem 700 AAC 300 Blackout. Been using 240 SMK's with head shots out to 100 yards. It drops em like a bad habit. Recently I took a few does out with it using 225gr Hornady HPBT's at 1030fps. You'll notice that I have went back with...
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    DIY Scope Zero Stop

    This has been done before but I haven't seen it posted here. I have a few Leupold MK IV's and decided to put some zero stops on the elevation turrets. There are several ways of doing this and I just decided to turn some shims out of aluminum. Reading on the interwebs I see that some say you...
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    Hunting & Fishing My little girl's 1st deer....pics inside

    I was able to spend nearly 2 weeks with my daughter hunting whitetails this season. The timing was just about perfect as we were smack dab in the middle of the rut here. I was able to take the time and share what little knowledge I know about whitetails with her and in that short time got the...
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    Removing a KAC URX II handguard>

    I am wanting to take off a Knight's URX II carbine hand guard from a AAC 9" upper and replace it with something longer for a suppressed 300 BO. Would anyone have the proper wrench for a rental, a name of someone that could do it for a small fee. Looking around the wrench is still over $100 and...
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    EVIL LITTLE BLACK RIFLE.......psssstt

    Went to a gunshow Saturday in hopes of finding some decent priced .22 match ammo. That was wishfull thinking at best. I did come across something that peeked my interest and that was a bolt action 300 Blackout. I had planned on building one this coming year but decided to go ahead and purchase...
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    DYI Muzzle Brake in Action

    Moved from gunsmithing forum.... I made this DYI muzzle brake and a thread protector for a 6.5x284 of mine last week. Later in the day I decided to shoot and video it for grins. It was shot with a Canon 60D in video mode, not great but it's ok. The effectiveness of the brake is pretty...
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    Gunsmithing Duracoat over Cerakote Compatible?

    I was planning to do a desert digital with Duracoat on a POF P308 with NP3 upper and lower. Wasnt planning on blasting everything but only scuffing up with a Scothbrite. Now after dismantling and completely taking the rifle down I am having second thoughts. Now wondering if it feasable to...
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    Gunsmithing Remington Bolt Handle/Knob Redux

    Was never satisfied with this knob so recently decided to change it up. Machined that thing off, drilled and tapped the existing stub for 10-32 then inserted a threaded stud........ Proceeded to make a handle with 5/1/x24 male threads on one end and female 10-32 on the other...
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    BAD AZZ SAVAGE BUILD

    Rifle started out as a Cabela's Savage 10FP 308 Win with 26"bbl and Choate A5 tactical stock, Leupold Mark IV 4.5x14 Illuminated TMR. Finally got it finished it today. Swapped the Lupy with a Bushnell 5x15 mildot, gave it a snipery krylon sponge job, cut the barrel back to 20 inches and...
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    M700 260 Remington AAC Makeover

    I had <span style="text-decoration: line-through">five </span> (now four) 308 rifles, a 6.5-284Win and a 6.5x55 but still yearned for a 260 Rem. Recently was able to score a new AAC 260 M700 barrel in the classifieds here. I wound up using a 6 yr old Rem 700SPS Varmint in 308 Win as a donor...
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    Photos Savage MKII SSSS

    Here's my wife's super secret squirrel snyper rifle. I took a $49 Savage MK II cut the barrel down to 16 1/4", threaded it for a suppressor and made a tiny tactical bolt knob. She approved of it.
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    Gunsmithing Any help choosing a Tig Welder?

    I am wanting to purchase a TIG welder to complete my home shop. I have a couple of wire feed welders, a good sized plasma cutter, a 300A gasoline driven welder, all of which are Miller brand. The only Lincoln is 200A buzz box machine. Wanting something small and simple to use. I found a...
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    Photos Accuracy International's New Skins

    Black is beautiful, just installed these new AI skins on a rifle that Mark Gordon built me
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    Accuracy International's New Pistol Grip Skins

    I have a few rifles using the AICS chassis and while I like them just the way they I decided to try something new. Ordered a set of Accuracy International's new pistol grip skins Aug. 7th and recieved them Thur. the 9th. Kudu's to Melissa and the gang at Milehigh Shooters Supply for their...
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    Photos Some new styles of bolt knobs...

    Here are a few new styles I came up with of knobs using a cartridge case in the end. The far left is just fluted without a case head.
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    Photos Chronographing a deer load???

    I was in my shop doing machine work and working up loads off and on over the weekend. Was able to capture this while shooting suppressed. Shooting through my CED M2 indoors.
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    Photos TRG Conversion Knob

    Here's a conversion bolt handle for the Sako TRG series I made. It is threaded for the standard 5/16x24TPI knob and is about the same length as the factory handle with round plastic ball.
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    Photos Finished my 6.5 Build

    Rem 700 LA trued AICS 2.0 20" Krieger med palma chambered in 6.5x55 Leupold MK IV 4.5x14 Iluminated TMR Duracoated in digital
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    A good Foundation.......

    I was pleasantly suprised today when I shot my latest build. This 243 Win. is pillar bedded along with the action I marine tex'ed to an inch and a half in front of the recoil lug. Had last shot this thing two weeks ago at 600yds. This week I had the stock off 2-3 times while installing a...
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