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    any keltec sub2000 love?

    picked up a glock 17 9mm version, and payed way too much for it, but wanted one, so what the hell. i put on the keltec quad rail( minus 2 of them), and mounted up an aimpont compm2 that i had lying around. i modified the rear sight so i could fold it down out of the way to use the red-dot, but...
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    this is getting old real quick!!!!

    so i get a wild hair up my ass, and decide to go to bass pro shops and get a pound of hodgdon varget. i kept hearing how great it was, and how it would be the most accurate powder for my .308 bolt gun. i drive over there, a 25 minute drive, and go over to the gunpowder isle, and it looks like...
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    Gunsmithing installed the shilen trigger

    got it from Midway. it was on sale for 89 bucks. took about 15 minutes to install. took out the trigger scale and it was set from the factory at 2lbs. quick adjustment and it is at 24 ozs. WOW...... what a difference!!!! worth every penny. had to install the original safety and bolt...
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    Gunsmithing finished the A-4

    finally finished the build. PTG reamer and range rod Schneider 5r 11.25 m40 blank Badger FTE brake 3/4 x 24 Badger m5 bottom metal McMillan A-4
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    Gunsmithing time to make a decision...

    well, i finished threading and chambering the schneider m40 barrel that is going into the mcmillan A4 stock. tomorrow i am going to cut it down and thread for the Badger fte muzzle break. decisions, decisions.....20 inch?, 22, 24..... been tossing it around in my head for the last month, while...
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    Gunsmithing what do you use to tighten barrel

    does the wheeler engineering action wrench have a slot to line up the badger recoil lug while tightening the barrel to the action? what do you guys use to line it up. was going to get a badger alignment fixture, but they are on backorder. does the wheeler work?
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    Suppressors what about a S&W 3913?

    had one for a long time, and haven't had it out in a while. maybe i'll take it to the next gunshow and trade it for something. does anybody still carry or use them anymore?
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    Gunsmithing first try at a rem 700 bolt

    did this a while back with a chunk of steel and a drill press, and a file. before i got my lathe. threaded and jb welded. tapped and bolted handle to bolt, then powdercoated it..
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    Beretta BM-59?

    anybody ever have a Beretta bm59? sold mine a while back, and kind of miss it....
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    Gunsmithing barrel length question

    how come you dont hear of anybody doing a 21, 23, 25, etc inch barrel? seems all you hear about are even numbers. 20, 22.... is it just tradition? what?
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    Gunsmithing help findeng a good gunsmith in middle georgia

    I live in macon, ga. and am looking for a gunsmith to fit and chamber a barrel blank to a rem 700. would prefer macon, warner-robins, but would go to atlanta if need be. only other option is to ship it out, which i w2ould rather not do. thanks
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    Rifle Scopes older Leupold M1 Ultra

    i picked up an ultra 16x M1 sn. 84 0054 for about $450 a few years ago. i know that everybody here hate Leupold stuff, but back in the day, was this any good? who would have used it and was it built in 1984? let the flaming begin....
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    picture of the latch on a badger m5 dbm???

    does anybody have a picture of a latch that isn't installed? the mag isn't sitting high enough in the action to pick off the last 2 rounds. it slides over them. i think the latch may have been shortened. i got it second hand, so not sure. i have a new latch coming from badger, but it hasn't...
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    Gunsmithing badger recoil lug question

    i am getting a mcmillan A4 stock, used, that is bedded by GAP for a badger recoil lug. I want to use it on my rem 700 pss that has the stock barrel/ recoil lug. down the road, i may want to rebarrel and use a badger lug. i though about milling out a piece of shim stock to take up the play for...
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    rem 700 using m1a mags.....

    is there a reason someone can't design a dbm setup that uses a more common box magazine, ie. G3, fal, m14, etc.? somebody could make a million bucks... i find it hard to believe that everybody is willing to pay $75 for one 10 round mag.