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    For the Love of God, GI Joe and John Wayne.... cleaning and abrasive cleaners

    Hey Guys, All the oil does is allow the patch to move smoothly through the bore, doesn't make any difference if it's Marvels, Kroil or 3 n 1 oil--it's just lube, not solvent. Without it, it's too sticky to push a patch cleanly. The main reason I use Marvels is because I can't stand the smell of...
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    Tuners in question ?

    Well, you're partly correct. First I tune the the barrel with just enough torque to make sure the barrel won't slide in the block. Then using that load, I'll tune the block to optimize. However any weight added to the barrel anywhere forward of the block will change it, which proves that they...
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Holster recommendation

    Wright Leather Works Quality at a fair price and quick delivery times
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    Grease the bolt

    Mobil 1™ Synthetic EP Grease you can pick it up at any auto parts store and a tub will last you for decades. Greg Wally, when he was at Kelblys told me about it but any Extreme Pressure grease will do Later, Mark Buettgen Bartlein Barrels Inc.
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    How and when to utilize abrasive bore cleaners

    Hey Folks, If it's time to use an abrasive, Please, Please, Please do not use a brush or a patch wrapped around a brush--you can/will damage your barrel. I wrecked the best 6PPC barrel I ever had by using an abrasive on a nylon brush, taking almost .0008" out of the back half of the barrel in...
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    Gunsmithing Minimum AR barrel thickness

    Hey guy's, Some of the reasons we set the standards we do is, we're ruled over by Attorney's. we have to make sure what we ship out will be safe in almost every conceivable scenario, heat, cold, how it's run, how it's cleaned--Box ammo or hotter'n hell handloads. Anytime someone tries to bring...
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    Bartlein New Barrel Material 400MODBB

    It will be tagged in the Serial Number. It would look like 1BB45678. The BB is the new material. Later, Mark Buettgen Bartlein Barrels Inc.
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    Fairly new SS .900 barrel pitting.....?

    Hey Guy's, That's not pitting, it's corrosion. Even if it's Stainless, because it has carbon in the mix, it can still rust and corrode. Could be from several different things, often it's a wet bore and the rifle was left in the case, use of a water based cleaning product left in the bore...