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  1. Wintermute

    New AR in burnt bronze

    Just finished coating and building this little guy (finally got to cerakote one of my own guns which is nice). Little 7.5" barreled AR pistol in 5.56. VLTOR MUR upper, Spikes lower, IceArms barrel and NIB BCG. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet (that'll come on Sunday). Came out nicely and...
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    Gunsmithing Homemade gunsmithing mallet and two Shooboy hammers

    Well, I finally got tired of using a steel headed hammer with my brass drifts to remove and install pins, sights, etc... so I decided to make a nice small brass headed mallet to use. I didn't get any pictures of the process, however, the mallet head was made out of just a chunk of brass bar...
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    Gunsmithing Springfield XD sight removal...what a pain

    Had to remove a set of stock Springfield XD subcompact sights last night. I had read up in advance and was a bit worried about how hard they may be to remove since other people have had serious difficulties removing them. I froze the slide in dry ice for about an hour and then went to remove...
  4. Wintermute

    Yup, another gun cabinet cerakote oven... *pic heavy*

    Well, went pretty much the same route as many others. Take a gun cabinet, insulate it, install a thermostat controlled heating coil. Here's the work in progress: Stack-on 14 gun cabinet: Install a junction box on the side for the thermostat and other wiring: Lots of 2" thick...
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    Gunsmithing question for the cerakote masters :)

    Okay...I've got a couple of AR builds that I'm going to be doing some cerakote on here in my shop (building my own oven this weekend). The question I'm wondering if someone can answer is this: How does one go about cerakoting a free float fore-end? Do you media blast the whole thing? How...
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    Rifle Scopes SWFA SS HD 5-20x50 Tactical or...???

    Well, I'm looking to buy a scope for my Tikka in .308. So far I like the SWFA SS HD 5-20x50 with the illum reticle, but figured I'd ask what you folks would recommend in the same price range instead (if anything). I definitely want mil/mil, not moa/moa or some mil/moa combination. I also...
  7. Wintermute

    Got my XLR! Kyle is awsome

    Got my XLR chassis in for the Tikka T3. Have to get this thing packed up and sent off to Chad at Precision Long Rifles to have the CADPAT done as soon as my atlas shows up. After that it's just a scope and ready to go to the range. --Wintermute
  8. Wintermute

    Sniper's Hide Stickers?

    I was planning on getting one made for me by a custom vinyl guy I work with. Just figured I'd find out if anyone else would be interested. At the moment, I have no idea what the cost will be though. I'm looking at getting these done like vehicle vinyl stickers which can be adhered onto the...
  9. Wintermute

    Gunsmithing Anyone know of a cerakote place that does CADPAT?

    I really like the CADPAT look, and it works wonderfully well up here in our area. Does anyone know of a cerakote shop that does CADPAT correctly? I've seen a few examples online, but they weren't really done all that well. --Wintermute
  10. Wintermute

    Gunsmithing Smith to rebarrel an S&W .44 mag?

    I've been looking for a smith who can rebarrel an S&W .44mag Model 629 revolver. Anyone here have any recommendtions? Thanks in advance. --Wintermute
  11. Wintermute

    Heated ultrasonic cleaner == frickin' awsome!

    I was able to find a heated ultrasonic cleaner on ebay for a good price (not a cheap little one...a decent sized professional one). It's about 5.25" wide, 19.5" long and 8" deep inside. All stainless, has a drain port with a ball valve. Picked up two gallons of M-Pro7 from Midway. It's...
  12. Wintermute

    Benchrest/tripod rifle stand

    Well, I built this last week, just so I'd have something to transition between being a benchrest and a tripod mounted rifle platform. The base is 2.5"x.75" 6061 aluminum, lap joined from two pieces. There are multiple holes for the SpecRest yolks to sit in and those are adjustable for height...
  13. Wintermute

    Paid supporting members?

    I've noticed alot of sites have this as an option. Comes with some benefits such as a different name tag, access to some restricted areas of the forum (if they exist), etc... Turns out that it's a great way for a forum site to get back some of their operating costs. Is there any plans to do...
  14. Wintermute

    Rifle Scopes kenton dials or leupold custom shop?

    I want to put different dials on the Leupold VX-II 3-9x40 that I have on one of my hunting rifles. Looks like my options are the Kenton Indstries KI dials or the Leupold custom shop M1 dials. Any recommendations for one over the other? Price is pretty much the same between the two...I'm just...
  15. Wintermute

    Rifle Scopes Scope for a .308 with a $1600 budget?

    Well, I'm trying to figure out what glass to put on the .308 I'm building. I was initially settled on getting a Leupold Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm LR/T M3 Illuminated Reticle in mildot. I figured it would probably be a good idea to ask you guys though to see what you think would work best for .308 out...
  16. Wintermute

    SpecRest yolk diameter?

    Wondering if anyone on here has a specrest from Lone Star Field Products. I'm trying to find out what the diameter of the pin on the yolks is. I've ordered in two of their yolks for something I'm making, but would like to bore and ream the holes tomorrow and the yolks won't show up till later...
  17. Wintermute

    Lapua X-Act?

    Does anyone here use it? Has anyone tried it out. I get that it's Lapua...but I did want to see how other people felt about it before buying some .22 that runs out at $.50 a round --Wintermute
  18. Wintermute

    Savage Mark II TR as a practice rifle?

    As I'm getting more into long range shooting, I've been looking for a less expensive way to practice which also allows me to practice more often. I have shooting sessions with my uncle about once a month on base (he's retired 1st group, during his career he was in 3rd group and 10th group as...
  19. Wintermute

    My Winchester Model 54 270win

    Okay, it's not a sniper rifle, but I thought you guys would appreciate this. It's a Winchester Model 54 full Stainless Steel custom made at the Winchester factory in 1927. Caliber is 270 W.C.F. (.270win). This rifle was custom ordered by a relative of mine and was used to hunt polar bear in...
  20. Wintermute

    Tikka T3 build...

    Just wanted to check out everyone's opinions on my Tikka build before I order in the rest of the parts. Starting off with a Tikka T3 Lite Stainless Steel .308 (should be here on Monday) Straight Shot Gunsmithing "V" Port Vaporizer compensator (already here) XLR Evolution Chassis...
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