• The Shot You’ll Never Forget Giveaway - Enter To Win A Barrel From Rifle Barrel Blanks!

    Tell us about the best or most memorable shot you’ve ever taken. Contest ends June 13th and remember: subscribe for a better chance of winning!

    Join contest Subscribe

Search results

Search the forum Search Articles
  1. dondlhmn

    Sniper’s Hide Cup 2015 SHC...where and when? Any plans??

    Well, I am getting tired of reading about a match I have never gone to and shot, so like the title says...2015 SHC...where and when? Any plans?? My buddy and I have asked about 500 questions about how the stages were set up, etc, etc and if we can get time and money together next year WE WANNA...
  2. dondlhmn

    GOT IT ALL TOGETHER FINALLY!! More gun porn....

    I had no problem putting it all together following Gary Eliseo's instruction page, once I found it (I'm a dinosaur, I guess) I clamped the whole barreled action in my mill and opened up both the front and the back of the magazine slot so I can mag-load longer rounds..... (NOTE: the mag wouldn't...
  3. dondlhmn

    New Timney "Calvin elite" trigger?

    Has anyone on here installed and shot a Timney "Craig Elite" trigger yet? I have read some reviews, but don't trust anyone that takes advertising money as it seems like a conflict of interest. So, if anyone has tried one....how is it? all it is cracked up to be? Is it going to be competitive...
  4. dondlhmn

    Remington 700 interchangablilty question

    I have an older Rem 700 stock Remington DM (SA, of course) in .308 Winch that has a sporter barrel on it. This rifle sort of fell out of the sky on my head, so I don't have a lot invested in it and am considering doing some playing around/experimenting by doing some basic converting/changes. (in...
  5. dondlhmn

    Gunsmithing 6.5 Creedmoor headspace question

    When I mic the headspace gauges I have (the go and no-go gauges) I find that there is a .004" difference between them when measured in the middle of the 30 degree tapered "shoulder", yet when I look at the SAAMI specs for headspace it looks to me like the tolerance is 1.541 minimum and 1.551...
  6. dondlhmn

    Fooling around on the lathe today..Bolt KNobs

    Got to fooling around with some aluminum on the lathe today and made a couple of test/trial/practice bolt knobs. One is a little small with no knurling and the other might be too big, but I wanted to try making some knurling that isn't so aggressive as to be abrasive and/or annoying in use...
  7. dondlhmn

    Multiple seating depth related accuracy nodes???

    I put this on the bolt action forum, too...but later figured I would get more input from the people on this forum: Just kind of wondering about this after shooting my new 26" Krieger barreled 6.5 Creedmoor...It seems to me that I have found two accurate nodes...one with the 136L Lapua seated...
  8. dondlhmn

    Accuracy nodes...More than one??

    Just kind of wondering about this after shooting my new 26" Krieger barreled 6.5 Creedmoor...It seems to me that I have found two accurate nodes...one with the 136L Lapua seated .010" off the lands and one with it seated .130" off the lands, with the tests in between those seeming to show that...
  9. dondlhmn

    Rifle Scopes Leveling a scope on a Savage..Reference spot for level??

    I suppose this question has been addressed somewhere on here before, but I'll be danged if I can find it. What I am wondering is if there is a good, RELIABLE place on the Savage 10 action somewhere to use as a reference point for leveling a scope. I have measured from several spots for level...
  10. dondlhmn

    Krieger barrel twist rate markings????

    I also posted this on the gun smithing part of SH, but thought I'd put it here, too. Maybe some of you have been down this rifle build road and ahve some experience with this... I've got a 6.5mm Krieger rifled blank that is stamped on the butt end with the rifling land diameter, the rifling...
  11. dondlhmn

    Gunsmithing Krieger barrel twist rate stamps????

    I've got a 6.5mm Krieger rifled blank that is stamped on the butt end with the rifling land diameter, the rifling groove diameter, the letters "SS" , the brand "Krieger" and what is definitely an "8"....not eight POINT anything...no 8.25, no 8.5 no 8.ANYTHING, but this barrel is what they sent...
  12. dondlhmn

    HORNADY 6.5 Creedmoor brass?????

    OK...so I, like a lot of people, have heard a lot of wailing and cussing about primer pockets loosening up from the very beginning with HORNADY's 6.5 Creedmoor brass and I am wondering about the hows and whys....so several observations and a couple of questions: (1) I see HORNADY's 6.5...
  13. dondlhmn

    Rifle Scopes Making a Wheeler Anti-Cant indicator work with low mount scope

    Howdy All, I have been hearing a lot lately about how important it is to have the whole rifle/scope rig level when trying to shoot accurately and this is something I have pretty much known since I started shooting about 50 years ago and I tend to naturally keep everything pretty darn level...
  14. dondlhmn

    Gunsmithing Savage (18184) target action recoil lug question

    I also posted this on another forum here on the Hide, but figured that maybe some of you 'Smith types might be better able to answer this than most others....so here is a copy of that post: I'm thinking about ordering a stainless steel Savage target action (18184) and I see that it is...
  15. dondlhmn

    Savage target action RECOIL LUG QUESTION

    I'm thinking about ordering a stainless steel Savage target action (18184) and I see that it is advertised as having a target grade "milled" recoil lug on with the front and back sides are SUPPOSED TO BE accurate and square to the bore of the action and bolt face that it comes with. What I can't...
  16. dondlhmn

    Gunsmithing 6.5 X 55 Swede on a Savage .308 action?!?!??

    I also posted this on the bolt gun forum, but figured that there may be more educated-on-the-subject folks on this Forum: I have a Krieger 6.5mm 8.5 twist barrel that I am pretty much determined to use and have pretty much settled on a 6.5 Creedmoor chambered barrel screwed onto a trued...
  17. dondlhmn

    6.5 X 55mm Swede vs. 6.5 Creedmoor on varius actions...??

    I have a Krieger 6.5mm 8.5 twist barrel that I am pretty much determined to use and have pretty much settled on a 6.5 Creedmoor chambered barrel screwed onto a trued Remington SHORT ACTION.....but....I am waffling because I also think highly of the 6.5 X 55 Swede. Now I have a couple of good...
  18. dondlhmn

    Gunsmithing Gunsmiths too busy, too "special", or what?

    Am I the only one that is finding that MANY gunsmiths/gunsmithing companies and/or gun part suppliers are extremely poor at returning emails or phone calls? I am attempting to get a build done and have pretty much narrowed the field down to five different "reputable" suppliers and/or gunsmiths...
  19. dondlhmn

    6.5 X 55 (Swede) question about chamber cuttinig

    I'm in the process of figuring out what I want to use for my next project..both 6.5mm, but caliber choices will be the 55 (Swede) and the other is the 47 Lapua. I've changed horses in midstream a couple of times already as I gather more and more info, but here is my question about the...
Top Bottom
Back
Home
Forums
Merch
Alerts