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    Gunsmithing Would you or Wouldn't you?

    Rebarreling a Remington action I trued many years ago using the sacrificial collar method. I used a mandrel and bushings this time around to check my old work and found that there is only .0005" runout difference on the face between the two different setups. If it were yours, would you touch...
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    Gunsmithing images from Hawkeye?

    Has anyone had any success taking pictures through a standard Hawkeye?
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    Rifle Scopes Sharp Focus at correct parallax?

    If twist my parallax knob until the focus is sharp I still have a small amount of parallax error. I've tried to cheat it a bit using the occular focus but that doesn't seem to make much difference. Is this a common problem? The scope is a Bushnell 6x24 G2DMR.
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    Gunsmithing Does Cerakote insulate barrels?

    Just curious if anyone has noticed a marked difference in how fast your barrel cools after coating?
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    Gunsmithing Action Wrench?

    My action wrench has disappeared and I need to pull a barrel off today. trying to think of a quick way to make a new one with the materials I have on hand and came up with this... Does anyone see any reason not to go this route for a xp100? It is quick to make and fits in my furnace for...
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    Gunsmithing New Member Introduction

    I feel a little odd trying to contribute to some threads while asking questions in others, so I thought I would introduce myself and explain where that is coming from. I started a gunsmithing business in '87 just doing minor repairs, recoil pads, muzzle brakes etc. I decided that I needed to...
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    Gunsmithing Spot hardening camming surface after bolt sleeve?

    Hi all, I'm new here but have a good bit of experience building rifles. I've taken the last decade or so off from smithing but I'm getting the bug again and happened across this amazing forum. A lot has changed over the years... especially the optics! I'm reworking an old 6br that I built...