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I've probably burned up $100 worth of solder practicing to do a bolt handle (Stock R700 bolt with a Kiff handle). I machined out a mock bold body and handle to practice. I've gotten to the point where I get what i think is good flow and good overall contact. I check my work by whacking the...

I've bedded the recoil lug area on a few stocks with aluminum v-blocks (B&C and HS Precision) and they both have cutouts on either side of the lug contact area. I've always assumed these were there for a reason and fill these with putty when bedding so they remain open when done. I was...

We recently purchased a tool from a well known gunsmithing supplier for aligning Remington 700 actions for truing. It consists of two tapered bushings (0.700 - 0.705 tapered OD and 0.5000 ID) and a 0.4997 ground steel dowel that fits in the bushings. You've all seen the setup: the bushings go...

I found these mixed in with a DTI I bought off eBay. I've got no idea what they are.

I'm fixing to do a receiver truing job on a R700 and I'd like to overbore the scope base screw holes to 8-40 and ensure alignment with the bore. How is this typically done? Should I make a barrel stub? Will running an edge finder on the truing jig (I've got the Manson setup with the...

I'm considering blueprinting a stock R700 action. I've done a lot of research and watched a lot of videos and I've got the Viper's action jig from PTG, but it seems everyone is using the Manson bolt-raceway reamer and tapered bushings as a means to indicate the action in the jig. Isn't there...

I got one of Viper's action truing fixtures as I've heard they are nice for doing short barrels on my long (18 inches or so--22 with the chuck) spindle (https://shop.pacifictoolandgauge.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_28&products_id=1457) and it is a nice solid fixture, but I'm...

I'm getting ready to fit a barrel to an action and was wondering if I should clean up the contour before or after cutting the tenon and chambering. This is one of the roughest blanks I've seen in awhile.

I just watched a Darrell Holland video course, Building The Ultimate Tactical Or Varmint Rifle, and like all his videos, it is well worth the time to watch. His flagship project is a design I'd never heard of: a V-block mounted ahead of the receiver with both the barrel forward of the block and...

Seems like a lot to pay for a chunk of metal that I'll probably only use once. It seems like you should be able to just lathe one out to SAAMI specs pretty easily, but what are the tolerances for go, no-go, and field compared to SAAMI? Anywhere to find this info?

I just got this Rifle Basix Trigger from Midway, followed the instructions to the letter, didn't mess with any adjustments, but this seems pretty wrong to me: <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AgWPET0q35A"></param> <param name="wmode"...

I'm wanting to get into M1A shoots at my club and need a good load. I've had good luck in general with BL-C(2) in gas guns and with a few pounds on-hand thought this would be a good one for the M1A. I searched through the reloading depot forum and couldn't find much info on BL-C(2) for the...

This is a Polytech M1A receiver I want to rebarrel with a surplus military barrel I've got laying around, but I've never seen this before in an M1A/M14 receiver. Looks like some kind of set screw or a staked pin of some kind to hold the barrel in place (as if the torque on these babies wasn't...

Anyone know where I can get some swivel studs for a HS Precision stock? The ones I've seen at Brownells, etc. are all 10-32. These are a coarser pitch; probably 10-24.

Thanks to the guys at Bulldog Arms for their excellent camo stencils: http://www.stevensonenterprise.com/bulldogarms/ Just peeled the masks off my stock. Not quite as I'd hoped, but I think it came out pretty good for a first attempt. I still have to get a matte clear coat on it and maybe...

I've been trying to find out if there's anyway to obtain the genuine HSP hardware or a reasonable copy of the threaded LOP adjustable buttplate hardware to install in my own stocks. I'm going for the M24 look, but can't find anyone selling just the hardware. If it's just not available, have...

I'm setting up the mill for this and was wondering about what to do about the bedding block. The instructions (see image) for the DBM assume you're installing on a composite stock (I assume) and will be using the included pillar bedding dowels. I've got an HS Precision (R700 S/A) that has an...

I've got a nice Atlasworxs DBM for my R700 S/A and I currently have a stock PSS HS Precision stock. I'm torn between chopping up the stock for the Atlasworxs (which takes AI Mags), or just buying an HS Precision DBM that requires no inletting (but only uses HS Precision mags). I plan on...

I just recently borrowed a friends Sinclair throat depth gauge and I was surprised at how deep my chamber's neck was. I was so surprised that I tried it out on a couple of other guns. All of them were on the order of 2.045: Is this typical? Am I doing something wrong?

I recently read a thread here on this and since I've been wanting to give Varget a try, I decided to use Dan Newberry's method a try: http://optimalchargeweight.embarqspace.com/ I'd just like to get any input on this since I've never done this method before. So all the data I have seen point...