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    Recommendations for someone to do DLC

    Hello. Customers frequently ask me to do nitriding, but I have industry professionals cautioning me against it. I am trying to offer my customers DLC for their stainless barrels. Can any of you recommend a good source for DLC services? Thanks, Tony.
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    Got a nice package from Bartlein Barrels today...

    22" heavy M14 barrel, 5R 1:11" twist. Frank did a limited run and I picked one up. It's unclear if they will ever do another run. They only made some because the guys that work there needed barrels for their M1A's. Hand times around 35˚ on a new LRB receiver. Unfortunately, this will...
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    New US Made M14 Lothar Walther barrels with new ICR rifling. 24"to 26" velocities out of a 22" barrel.

    LW sent me a test barrel. It's the first US made LW M14 barrel to come out of their US facility. The CEO of LW gave me authorization to mention their new rifling that, as far as I know, is the first time the public will have heard of ICR rifling, boasting faster velocities compared to other...
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    What is the biggest magazine that will fit in the JAE-700 chassis?

    So with the tragic news of JAE closing shop, I charged up my credit card and bought the last JAE-700 long action at Third Generation Shooter's Supply. I originally was going to build a 6.5 Creedmoor, but the short action stocks were in the $2,300 rage while I got the long action stock for $1,700...
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    Gunsmithing Remington 700 bedding "How To"?

    Is there a thread that tells step-by-step how to pillar bed a Remington 700 (from the 1960's) into a stock? I remember seeing one on here years ago, but I can't find it. I had it bookmarked, but it's gone. I bedded my Savage years ago and it came out really nice, but I've never done a 700. I...