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The SPRs I've seen were 16 TPI, but the commercial Winchester 70s I've seen in the last two years were all finer threads. Wes

Kewl. I miss working with CNC machines. Wes

Ohh, sad panda. If there is one thing I learned at school, it was cleaning the machines. We did get yelled at about that, among other things. Wes

No disagreement Chad. Experience trumps education. I've learned just as much in a year outside of school as I have the two years out of school. I would not say that going to a school is a requirement. Clearly not going to school can work to, because I'd be a fool to say LRI isn't a...

I would apply for a two year program at one of the community colleges that offer gunsmithing. Montgomery Community College in Troy NC is probably the closest to you. I went there, so I'm a bit biased, but I do think its among the best of them. While you are waiting for your space to open up...

Good to see Choate stocks are finding use somewhere! Wes

It means cutting out the existing extractor slot by boring it out, fitting a bushing to make the bolt face the right size, and soldering it into place. Then the new extractor cut is made. This makes sure your bolt face is just the right size. STR does it in one of his trueing videos, I...

This. Wes

You have the hammer cocked when you are trying to put it on safe, right? Wes

I built one of those this summer. I haven't put any sights or an optic on it yet, so I don't have any accuracy data at this time. But the recoil is no worse than any .223 I've ever shot. I'm going to get some kind of 1-4 power scope soon, so I can see how well it shoots. I'll see about...

Shoot it! Also, on the crown, I wouldn't do anything unless you are experiencing bad accuracy due to damage. I don't think that you will get a lot of accuracy out of working on the crown, especially if you use a method that doesn't involve a pilot of some kind. You could also hand lap...

Yep. I've been here all of three weeks. Still bracing for winter. ;) Wes Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi everybody! My name is Wes, I'm the gunsmith at Center Target Sports here in Post Falls, ID. I'm pretty excited to be working at a place with a lathe, I really dig building rifles. I graduated from Montgomery Community College's gunsmithing program in 2013. I'm getting very interested in...

I don't think you can go wrong with a Giessele. If you are trying to save money, get the G2S. Every one I have felt (seven or so) feels just like every SSA I've ever felt. Another fairly inexpensive option is the ALG QMS trigger. Its a sister company to Giessele. The trigger pull is the...

Nicely done! A fine example of on site resources getting the job done! Wes

Gunsmiths at Johnsons Sporting Goods do fine work, and seem pretty reasonably priced to me. I went to school with one of the gunsmiths there. Wes

Sorry, I don't see the problem. They don't know how many S&W's you own. I don't think it would affect their response if they did. If a twelve week wait is OK by you, why not just tell them so, and send it off? Why get sandy on a public forum? Wes

SAAMI keeps records of all that kind of stuff here. Look under info and specs. Wes

I've seen a lot of chatter either way. As Gewehr said, military rifles are crush fit to the internal ring. When I was taught to build rifles, we built our Mausers to torque on the front face of the receiver, however. I think its a matter of personal preference in the end. I still build mine...

You'd have to set the barrel back, but it could be done. I would ask why, though. What does .222 get you that .223 does not? Wes Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk