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    Gunsmithing X-Caliber barrels

    Junk, I've sent a lot of them back because they were way over size and the bore shadows the contour when you slug them, they miss the twist rate frequently and the heat treat is variable!! Some will shoot despite how poor they are but your not stacking the odds in your favor!!
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    Gunsmithing whats your favorite reamer holder

    I've been using the Gretan holder and have had excellent results but I recently bought a PTG holder and it has worked well so far can't say I've seen much difference though the idea of a full floating reamer holder gives some guys the warm fuzzies so I though I'd try one, I do like that it is...
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    Gunsmithing Need opinions from a gunsmiths point of view on threading a Button Rifle Barrel!!! Help

    It doesn't really matter to me if it's cut or buttoned I put the largest thread on I can, not only to keep from the possibility of the bore moving but why do more cutting than you need to!!
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    Gunsmithing PTG? Anyone know what's going on there?

    Things seem to have been a huge cluster recently, I had orders shipped not even close to what I ordered and one it took several tries to get the unshipped portion stopped and get the wrong stuff back, it was a complete cluster!! It took three tries to get a 7mm Uni throater which each time I...
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    New 6.5 150 Gr. Bullet

    I got about a half a box of 150 Matrix down range from our newest 6.5 Sherman, no load development just took a guess from shooting the 142's and 160's, 3120 fps from the Magneto, optic calibrated and a G7 of .320 put me on either side of the 3 inch aim point at 1030 yards. I'm really digging the...
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    Hunting & Fishing Annealing bullets?

    I have some picture of testing at 1027 yards on 2.5 gal water jugs prior to season but don't have any pics of game with those particular bullets. The 160 Matrix will shoot through 6 2.5 gal water jugs at 1027 yards all pin holes in the jugs, after annealing they start opening in the first jug...
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    Hunting & Fishing Annealing bullets?

    I anneal several bullets, it can take a Berger 6.5 140 Hybrid from not expanding to opening very nice and long ranges, the 6.5 160 Matrix is a completely different animal after annealing the tip. I have a tool that just exposed the tip and I hit it with a torch, there is no lead in a good share...
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    Gunsmithing What is a good vise?

    Bedding is where it the nicest, I don't use the front strap over the barrel but I tighten the saddles down after I've snuggled it down and strapped the rear down, it's in there like it grew there and I can move it any where I need without moving the stock. I have an other more regular vice that...
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    Gunsmithing What is a good vise?

    VersaCradle, best solution I've every had for holding rifles and worth there weight in gold!!
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    Gunsmithing Ballpark me a $$ for simple barrel swap?

    In short no, I sure would not do it for that. Remove a barrel without marring, clean up threads on both action and barrel, install and check head space, it may head space close may not but I would shoot you a price for putting it in the lathe and dialing it in and resetting the head space. You...
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    Hunting & Fishing All around Hunting Caliber Choice 300 win mag, wsm, rum wby, 7 wsm,

    Pick the bullet you want to use then pick the chambering to push it at the level you feel comfortable with for impact velocity at the range you intend to shoot.
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    Rifle Scopes My Vortex 6x24x50 PST... You fellows need to know..

    No emotional attachment at all, prefer to mount Nightforce but some guys don't need that much optic and the Vortex has been working very well, they aren't a Nightforce but they've been serviceable! Funny how emotional every one gets when some one does not have a problem!!
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    Rifle Scopes My Vortex 6x24x50 PST... You fellows need to know..

    Dude, have several thousand rounds under more than a couple of them and no issues, smallest rifle is a 6.5 shooting 140's in the 3200fps range and on the top end is a couple 338 RUMs, one shoots a 300 at 2800fps the other shoots a 250 at 3100fps, 300 mags make up the middle of the pack and all...
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    Rifle Scopes My Vortex 6x24x50 PST... You fellows need to know..

    I've never seen a PST or HS LR fail on better than a dozen braked rifles most being magnums and RUM's! If I had a steady supply of these break I would be looking at myself or changing brakes because something is happening that isn't good for any optic, even if they to hack it for a while!
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    Gunsmithing Favorite vise?

    I bought a VersaCradle and it's about the best gun holding device I've used, gun is secure but you can work on it and it can be reconfigured to hold any gun, I'll be getting a couple more!!
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    Gunsmithing grizzly G0509G

    I have a lathe on a rotary and the new PM 1340GT is on a VFD and there is no way I'd do another rotary unless there was no choice, my rotary works great but after chambering a few barrels with the VFD I'd never go back to being stuck on a few speeds, being able to dial in the speed while feeding...
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    Hunting & Fishing Largest animal killed with a 22lr

    We use 22lr's to cull whitetail does in one area because it's what can be used and it's low key, one shot behind the shoulder all that's needed, they all die nice and quite and don't run, a lot of them go back to feeding for a few seconds till their oil pressure drops below critical and they...
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    Gunsmithing Cleaning Crown Carbon???

    I keep my brakes and muzzle perfectly clean with KG-1, even took the caked on crud that I could not get of for a couple years before I started with the KG products.
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    Gunsmithing PT&G bolt ???

    So I'm wanting to build a 6.5-284, I have a Rem 7mm mag sitting around that I want to use so I want to use a PT&G bolt. I'm not wanting to ream the race way but I will do the other typical truing. I want to Cerakote all the metal work and it's going to be a precision hunting rifle. I've never...
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    Gunsmithing Our own Copper/Carbon Solvent Test

    Re: Our own Copper Solvent Test I've been using all the KG cleaning products and have been very happy with them. The KG-1 Carbon remover is amazing, I had brakes that had baked on carbon that I've tried to remove with other carbon cleaners and I was able to remove it 100% clean with a Q-tip...
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