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    Gunsmithing Why not cut chambers with a single point cutter?

    I am sitting here looking at reamer options for a rifle I am planning when the though hit me "why not single point cut chambers on the CNC lathe instead of buying different reamers for everything I want to do". I know most smiths do not have cnc lathes but is there a reason that this wont work...
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    Gunsmithing New Haas VF2 or should I look at used machines for new shop

    I am in the process of setting up a new CNC Machine shop in AZ. I have been looking at the Haas machines as they are what I was trained on in school but I am not sure if they are the best bang for my invested dollar. For those of you who have experience on multiple manufactures of machines...
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    3 tries to log in every time

    I don't know if it's a problem with my system but every time I log in with my user name and password it thanks me for logging in and then redirects me to the forum page but I am no longer logged in. After the third time it allows me to stay logged in but I worry that I am being redirected in...
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    response e-mail from John McCain

    Dear Mr. Stewart: Thank you for contacting my office regarding the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and its impact on federal gun legislation. I appreciate your taking the time to share your views with me. As you know, on December 14, 2012, a mentally unstable gunman...
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    ok, now it's crazy

    As most of you know I coach sporter and precision air rifle, well I have just tried to place my quarterly order of 60,000 match grade pellets and guess what, yep sold out. Went to cabela's and was able to get one single tin of match grade pellets. With the AZ state championships on saturday...
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    clubs or teams around corvalis OR

    Hey Hide folks I am looking for any competition shooting teams in the OSU area. My daughter just started school there but sadly there are no shooting teams associated with the school and with her being a top rated air rifle shooter and small bore I was hoping to find something to keep her tuned...
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    shooting clubs or teams in Corvalis OR

    Hey Hide folks I am looking for any competition shooting teams in the OSU area. My daughter just started school there but sadly there are no shooting teams associated with the school and with her being a top rated air rifle shooter and small bore I was hoping to find something to keep her tuned...
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    1/2" at 25yds

    I just got done shooting with my son, his first day really shooting with dad seriously. I let him use my Savage BVGT at 25 yds prone, and damned if he didn't show me he has been paying attention when he watched me coach the high school kids. He shot a 1/2" 25yd group with no input from me other...
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    Gunsmithing inletting problem

    I just tried to install my r700 sps into a used B&C tactical medalist style 3 I just bought. I am running the bottom metal that came with the hogue stock it originally came with, but when I even snug up the action screws I can't close the BDL mag bottom plate. Looking at it, it appears that...
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    Gunsmithing magazine extenders

    has anyone ever used those extended drop floor magazine plates for the 700 SA. I would love to add a round or 2 but don't know if going the cheap route will be more of a pita or not. Jeff
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    Gunsmithing barrel contour of rem 700 sps tactical?

    does anyone know what contour the stock SPS tactical barrel is? I am getting ready to buy a new stock for mine and don't know what barrel inlet to order.
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    passive night vision detector?

    do they make a device that detects night vision equipment. I caught a person roaming behind my house the other night (area is close to a crossing used by smugglers). I know that when you spot another NV device that you see a bright green flash, I want to see that without the other unit see the...
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    Gunsmithing precision machining

    I am starting school in July to get certified in precision manual and cnc machining. I plan to get all 9 certifications and the quality inspection certification. As far as gunsmith work is concerned is there any specific aspects that I should spend extra effort on (although I plan to master it...
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    early haboob

    Our power just came back on from the earliest haboob I have seen. It looks like I lost one shed out back of my property and everything is covered in a quarter inch of sand, man I can't wait to move out of the desert and to some place with a decent climate (you know seasons and not hot and...
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    new career ideas

    The doc has officially told me I am retired from construction as they prepare to try to replace 14 disks in my neck and back. in everybody's experience what would be a good career to look into for someone with 28 years of construction under his belt. I have been a air rifle and small bore...
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    placed 13th in JROTC national championships

    the rotc air rifle team that I coach (volunteer need to figure out how to make it a paying position) placed 13th over all at the national championships in Anniston AL last week. I know that a few of our supporters frequent this site and want to thank them on this forum for their generosity. I...
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    Savage Mark II bgv

    I just bought a .22 of my own (there are about a dozen in the house but not mine). Any way I had not seen the Mark II in a laminated stock that wasn't a thumb hole, so this one caught my eye with it's salt and pepper stock. I took it out this am with some cheap CCI ammo to see what she will...
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    4 rifle aluminum travel cases

    I am in need of rifle cases that I can transport 4 rifles each, preferably held standing up as opposed to laying on side. These are for the air rifle team that I coach as we had a great deal of damage during our trip to camp perry for the Air Force nationals. I hope to be able to secure these...
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    Hunting & Fishing not PD's but close for the dessert

    now that the school year has come to a close and the air rifle team is meeting only once a week until CMP camp I have decided that we will go after the elusive wild gopher. I know for most of you that would seem batty but it's what we have around here to keep the booger hookers tuned up. Be...
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    big differences in loading data

    I am working on a ball powder load for .223 69 grn smk and have decided to work with H335. Hogdons web site lists 22 min and 24 max, but Lymans new book lists 22.9 - 25.5. This is a pretty big deviation in a small cartridge, what is your experience of should I load up a huge number of...