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    Does anyone else have a somewhat oddball firearm that may not make a lot of sense but they wouldn't give up?

    I'm toying with the idea of a 5.7x28 was just going through my receiver blanks this morning. what kind of groups can you get with it?
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    Does anyone else have a somewhat oddball firearm that may not make a lot of sense but they wouldn't give up?

    I made it , It's a pretty simple action . It has a full diameter bolt so I only had to cut the locking lugs in the front. Takes a rem 700 trigger. I'll post a link for more information http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2020/09/sunday-gunday-home-built-7-62x25-tokarev-custom-rifle/
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Well I've finished a couple of projects and thought I'd put up a few pictures. I was able to get started learning how to anodize aluminum and had pretty good luck with it so 3 of the aluminum stocked guns got finished. The two bolt action pistols, red in .22 and blue in .17 mach 2 are finally...
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Mostly JB weld the kwik stuff.
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    That's pretty cool ,I've read about pouring a pewter nose cap for a muzzle loader before. I never realized it's melting point was that low. Do you need a flux to make it stick to the metal
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    Maggie’s The Woodchuck and Firewood Hoarders Thread

    Tell me more about it , most hedge trees are pretty narley are you looking for a limb or a trunk a log . I've got a lot of it I'll look around.
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    Maggie’s What's Your View II

    Hey thanks for the input. Makes me want to do some more load development on my project gun.
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    Maggie’s What's Your View II

    What kind of accuracy are you getting with it ? Ten years or so ago when I built my mine in the research phase I had read that some gun maker had done some testing and couldn't get good enough accuracy with it to procede. I've always liked that round but I wanted accuracy so I went with the...
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    Maggie’s What's Your View II

    Any more details? I started to make a 5.7 but decided on a 7.62x25 instead . What action did you use?
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    Maggie’s What's Your View II

    What kind of 5.7 is that ? 5.7x28?
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    Maggie’s What's Your View II

    I looked for this online and found a 6 gallon kit for about 20.00 bucks Thanks
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    cool project . I'm not familiar with the screw designation 10 BA where did that come from.
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    Alternative to 10/22 mag ???

    I found one in an antique shop once , there was a metal piece that fit into the gun and a curved 30 round mag that fit into the adapter . I gave 10 bucks for it . Gave the adapter to a guy that was going to make some and never heard from him again. I still have the mag. I see them at gun shows...
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    Maggie’s Machining and woodworking for guns

    Nice ! Whats the bore on that thing?
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    Gunsmithing What stamp, engrave, etch method do you use to mark your new barrels?

    DC current does the etch AC current blackens it