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    Gunsmithing How much shoulder do you need?

    I have a trued action and a barrel to chamber. The barrel tenon is .075 smaller than the current barrel OD. That leaves me with .0375 for a shoulder against the recoil lug. Is this going to be enough or should I get a larger OD barrel? Thanks.
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    Gunsmithing Couple questions about bolt truing/chambering

    I tried to true a bolt today and everything was going good until I tried to cleanup the bolt face. I used a small HSS boring bar but I don't think it was stiff enough. The bar chattered and and did not make a clean cut. I have never ground a tool before so I am not sure I can make the tools...
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    Gunsmithing Truing Receiver

    I have been reading and learning alot on this site. Thanks to what has been shared on this site I trued my first 700 receiver a few days ago. One question that I have not been able to find an answer to is; what is the major diameter of the barrel shank for the trued receiver. This is what I...