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    Gunsmithing Fluting Push Feed M70 Question.

    When helical fluting a Model 70 push feed bolt is there any concern about steering clear of the 2 gas ports on the bottom side of the bolt, midway along the bolt? I would think it would take some serious tinkering with the program and set up to either split the two with a flute or centerpunch...
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    Gunsmithing CNC Barrel Channel Inletting Question

    When inletting a barrel channel what do you guys prefer for an end mill size and configuration? I fear that the 3/4" 2fl ball mill I have is going to be hard on the top edges of the stock and chip out gelcoat. If I had the software, i'd think a 3/16 or 1/4 would be ideal where you could have it...
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    Gunsmithing High Power Silhouette Hunter class bbl contour

    Im putting together a rifle for a young man to be used in the NRA high power silhouette hunter class which has a weight limit of 9lbs with scope. The question that I'm having a hard time finding an answer to is what the common barrel contour is for such a rifle. Right now the components they...
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    Gunsmithing CNC Inletting for DBM question.

    I've done some searching looking for the answer to my rather specific question and have yet to find what I was looking for. I'm a young gunsmith and currently in machine tool school for cnc operations and programming so I have access to the vertical machining center every day. In the very near...
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    Gunsmithing Not all machinists can be gunsmiths.

    So I was wandering the International Machine Tool Show the last couple days and happened upon this very nice rifle. The guy at the Cimcool booth thought we should have one like it for pheasant hunting up here in the Dakotas. Notice anything wrong with this picture? I wasn't nice enough to...
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    Suppressors HTG Coyoti vs. SAS Sentinel Ti??

    Does anyone have any experience with either of these two suppressors? They appear to be very similar in construction and claim nearly the same noise reduction about close to the same price. Thanks!