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Re: Which Dial Calipers? Brown & Sharp are the smoothes I own.

Re: VTR? Mine didn't shoot very well when I Bought it, it would at best shoot a 3 shot group inside of 2" at 100 yards. I know the stock is junk but I sanded the pressure point out of it and tried it again got down to about 1.5" at 100Yrds. I've tried about 6 different factory loads and...

I have a Remington VTR in .308. The one with the triangular barrel. Does anyone else have one or have any thoughts about it. I searched the hide for any infor on one but found nothing. Any oppions on this gun, barrel, built in muzzle break?

Re: Whats in your toolbox? I'm a laid off Machinist so I have a Fourtune of tools to pick from now but here is what my box consistes of 1st drawer-Tons of feeler gauges, shim stock, stones,dowel pins, and brass knockers 2nd drawer-0-6 Starret mics, 12" starret& B&S calipers, 6" Starret &...

Re: what lathe to start with I have a 10x40 it will seem like a big machine for what you will be working on but thats about the best step up from a bench top lathe to get most of the options and capability you will want and need. I would look for one with a foot brake and coolant system...

Re: Houston Warehouse Gun building comment........ If the action didn't make much difference we would be discusing New England Firearms and Rossis and making fun of the Remmy, Savage, and custom action guy's.

Re: Houston Warehouse Gun building comment........ AlterEgo that ain't a bad ideal you could have a boss ahead of the threads and then one after them before the shoulder with locating journals turned in the action with a couple .0001's slip fit to locate it all together.

Re: Houston Warehouse Gun building comment........ I guess i was understanding the article wrong I was thinking the lapping of the threads or putting the 45 on the face was to get the rifling to center up on the center of the action not the threads centering on themselves and also do you guys...

I know they are cheap and everyone says you get what you pay for and only cry once. But I've been layed off since march and cash flow is nun and had a scope lay down on me on one of my .308's and some of these Hawke scopes sound good and are resonably priced. Has anyone used one? There is a...

Re: Houston Warehouse Gun building comment........ " The best situation would be to have both the reciever and barrel threads cut on the same machine using the exact same cutting tool. That would help eliminate lead error of the machined threads. Yes, lathe cut threads aren't perfect. That's...

Re: Please explain how spiral fluting is done. That would be something to see its hard to believe everything used to be made by hand when all you see these days is employees feeding the monkey and watching it S&*%. I have mad respect for some of the ToolMakers I have worked with and taught...

Re: Please explain how spiral fluting is done. This is a good example the barrel in a chuck programed to turn while the mill moves down it. This is a CNC machine i'm sure it can be done on a manual machine with an indexer but not by my hand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRp6fJp_nfs

Re: leveling lathe As close to the chuck as most of the gunsmithing work is done a machine would have to be way out of level,square, and so on to make alot of difference. Don't get me wrong you want it as close to right as possible. I'm new to the gunsmithing and hope to get more involved...

Re: leveling lathe About the only way to determine it it's square is to turn something with some length to it and that is pretty good size around that will not want to droop on you. Cut a skim pass after you have the stock cleaned up about .001 along the diam and the face and then run a test...

Re: leveling lathe When leveling it only level off of three feet this keeps from twisting it as bad when you get it level then snug the other feet down and recheck every thing. I have only leveled a couple Manual machines but that is the way we always leveled CNC's where I worked. Level off...