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    Gunsmithing Recommended tooling for barrel work

    yep. And you can't beat HSS for plastics. I had to grind some bits for a job cutting urethane. That took some trial and error. Total pain to cut that stuff. But all tooling has its place. Its figuring it all out that gets tricky. And the trial and error approach isn't the most cost...
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    Gunsmithing Recommended tooling for barrel work

    typically with HSS inserts you can get it sharper than carbide, and it is also a lot tougher and more durable against shock loads. Basically its more forgiving. And for most low-ish speed lathe work, HSS works just fine. But having a diversified portfolio of cutting tools is never a bad...
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    Gunsmithing Machine shop education

    you know, I was in the same boat about 7-8yrs ago. I started the Machine Mfg program at the local community college and took a couple classes. Then I got to looking at the costs involved and what I was looking to get out of it. I wasn't really doing it for a career path (good thing too as a...
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    Gunsmithing Recommended tooling for barrel work

    If you really just want to try stuff, go get some HSS blanks and grind your own bits. I go through and buy a few and always have 5-6 blanks on hand. Never know when they will come in handy. Plus being able to grind your own bits can save your bacon if you break your last insert at 6pm on a...
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    Gunsmithing Need advise/help making cerakote finishing oven...

    so how hard do those little 110v toaster over elements have to run to get a gun cabinet sized oven up to temp to cure Cerakote on a barreled action? This thread has piqued my interest in doing Cerakote myself again. Used to do it at a former place of employment but they had nice commercial...
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    Gunsmithing Threaded my bolt

    I would not try this on a drill press. Not nearly rigid enough IMO, and it would be very difficult to dial in exactly where you need to be. On a mill its a lot easier like 308mk4 said. Also building the jig is a bit of a pain with proper tools and a mill can't imagine trying to mill something...
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    Gunsmithing Threaded my bolt

    yep. Especially no with new machines that run at 1000ipm rapids. By the time you respond with an E-stop the tool holder could very well be buried into the table. Even at 250-300ipm that my machine rapids at I have still blown up a few tools and run a $300 drill chuck (that doesn't belong to...
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    Gunsmithing who does NOT use a compound for cutting threads?

    I don't thread on the lathe a ton as my lathe is too small to do anything other than pistol barrels :( . But when i do, i run 29.5° on the compound for most threads. I actually can't think of a time when I ran threads going strait in. Like was said above, when you are loading both sides of a...
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    A long action Rem 700. What Caliber?

    Dang. I just sold the one and only lb I had of it to a friend in need. Oh well. Hopefully it comes back into stock soon.
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    A long action Rem 700. What Caliber?

    What powder are you using for the 280rem. With powders starting to become more available I want to try a few. Got a few different powders for the 30-06 and 308 sitting around (H4895, IMR4064, RL19 and a couple others that I am forgetting).
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    A long action Rem 700. What Caliber?

    yeah. It doesn't seem like there is a lot of love for the 280rem around here (not a lot of hate either). Once I get around to playing with loads I will probably post stuff up. But I haven't quite finished the rifle yet. Still need to nitride the barrel, get everything cerakoted, and pick up...
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    A long action Rem 700. What Caliber?

    I just went through this same thing with a Savage 110. I originally wanted to do it up in 30-06 as I have a few of them and am set up to reload for it. But then I got to looking around and talking with people. I bounced from 30-06 to 30-06AI, then someone said to check out the 284 but I had...
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    Gunsmithing Threaded my bolt

    yeah, I have learned that the hard way a few times since I went cnc. Now I go slooooooow on my first part. So far I have done pretty good.
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    Anyone had any experience with Accuracy International 10 round 223 rem magazine

    I talked with the nice Lady from CDI about it and she said that AI was switching the place that runs their 223 mags or they were bringing production state side and were having issues with it or something like that . She didn't seem very optimistic that 223 mags wouldn't be available for another...
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    Gunsmithing cheap fun build? on mosin or mauser?

    you could also see if stockade stocks can inlet a stock for you mauser. I have a choate tactical stock on a rifle and its not bad. A bit of a pig weight and width wise, but it works pretty well IMO. Don't know if they make them for the Mauser actions and am too lazy to look
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    Gunsmithing Whats your dream lathe

    Just be aware that there are some code issues when wiring up a VFD. When I had one on my Sharp HMV, I put it in a spacious electrical box that I put under the ram on the back side of the column. The unit I got wasn't sealed or in some sort of fancy (and expensive) NEMA 4 case or whatever. You...
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    Howa reciever question.

    This is relative to my interests.
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    Gunsmithing Whats your dream lathe

    I had a 3hp Teco (westinghouse) drive on my manual mill. Ran low voltage controls to the front for Speed, Fwd/Rev, On/off. It was a great little thing to have. Got it for $200 from a local controls company. It was a better price than online and I didn't have to pay shipping. Couldn't have...
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    Gunsmithing Threaded my bolt

    well, scour the Ebay for a used, adjustable hollow mill. They are just about perfect for this sort of thing. I have found them for around $100-200 or so. They may be old but they work great. Either that or you can try to run it on a rotary table, but that it a royal pain. When I was running...
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    Gunsmithing Whats your dream lathe

    There was an amazing Okuma manual lathe on the local craiglist for $10k awhile back. Beautiful lathe. Had ever conceivable option and even had a hydaulic tracer set up. Was in as new shape. I had to wipe the drool off my chin. Would have loved to pick that thing up. For me I just want a...
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