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  1. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Cutting lug abutments and lugs

    I've built quite a few rifles off of Vanguard actions. I have never found one yet with the lugs not bearing evenly. Are you checking it with the trigger in place? If you are then only the lower lug touches when cocked. Most 2 lug actions are like this. Unnecessarily cutting on an action...
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    Gunsmithing Preboring ?

    Chad, I figured you would have figured out fully cnc'd chambers by now. No more reamers. Infinite variations.
  3. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Gunsmiths thoughts on a Bartlein 5R

    After a couple hundred rounds they tear up high velocity thin jacket bullets. I don't need the comebacks they generate.
  4. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Gunsmiths thoughts on a Bartlein 5R

    When I get to pick the barrel for a custom build I always specify Bartlein 5R barrels. I will only use 4 or 6 groove if that's all that is available. 3 groove and someone else is doing it. I won't touch one.
  5. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Preboring ?

    I do it to align my chamber with the throat and 2" farther into the bore. This is the only place I use to align the whole chamber end including the tennon threads. I don't want my reamer following the curve in the first couple inches of the bore that will become my chamber. I do the same...
  6. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Oversized Chamber???????

    I wouldn't accept that job for one second. I have replaced barrels that were on .002" over my reamer size at a cost of near $500 and ate the labor due to a hiccup in my reamer holder no questions asked. As a shop this is why you can't ever let something like this out the door. It will end up as...
  7. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing 280 AI build

    Besides the bolt face being too large the feed rails may likely be to wide to control the 280 case.
  8. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Weatherby #3 contour equivalent

    A Weatherby Accumark barrel is a Weatherby #3. It's .705" at the muzzle. The "G" diameter should be .900". The shank is 1.250" Benchmark #5 is closest. A Krieger #5 is closer.
  9. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Electrical guy(s) question/help (please!)

    As simple and safe as it gets. You can make it yourself or buy it commercially here. Hyskore.com » #30185 Black Gun® Machine Rest
  10. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing PTG reamers

    JGS can revise it as well. I had JGS fix all my PTG reamers.
  11. Straight Shooter

    Muzzle Brakes

    I have never seen one that blew back on the driver. Which ones do that?
  12. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Muzzle brake on small dia barrel

    A lot of the .750" diameter brakes only come with 1/2-28 and we put those on 30 cal weekly. 7mm no sweat. The .506 for a shoulder is the biggest concern here. The tapered end of that brake will be pretty sharp meaning it won't stand much torque tightening it up. A dab of Blue will hold it...
  13. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing whats your favorite reamer holder

    Agreed
  14. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing skim bedding?

    Kiwi neutral. Lately I have been using paraffin bar wax too. Been using that for table saw for 40 years. Nothing sticks to the saw table so thought , why not. Rub it on and polish it off. This is working well too.
  15. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing whats your favorite reamer holder

    I like the JGS holder.
  16. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Need opinions from a gunsmiths point of view on threading a Button Rifle Barrel!!! Help

    A Bartlein or Krieger is worth the wait.
  17. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Cerakote Blank Before or After Chamber?

    I would still coat it afterward but it certainly shouldn't chip near the machined edges. I sometimes engrave the barrel markings after coating and never an issue with the finish chipping there either.
  18. Straight Shooter

    Rifle Scopes Sightron FFP

    Not FFP but I have had the 8-32x56LRMOA for a couple years on my 338 Lapua. I did have the top turret freewheel on me once and nearly ended a hunt. I since tightened it up tight as I dare and it hasn't come loose since. The clicks don't give me the billet machined feel at all but they work...
  19. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Older Jet Mill Quality?

    Are you talking about a quill feed? I don't see any power feed or control levers for the quill. Are they on the right side? I also don't see any x,y or z power feed motors on it. I have used my quill auto feed exactly zero times. It looks to be fully manual.
  20. Straight Shooter

    Gunsmithing Nothing better than finding the perfect tooling!

    You are right Jon, my apologies. I just went back to the thread I was thinking about and reread it. It was indeed someone else's setup. Not yours. 8/29 "Chatter on barrel threads" You just shared it. Again, until now I thought it was someone else's barrel you were fixing in that picture...
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