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Butch, I am trying patch out right now and with 3 applications, its done a decent job of gobbling up copper. But the carbon remains. Normally, I do use a brush, even with Iosso. But for now, I'm only using patches.

I shoot light grip or free depending on caliber and overall weight. I would not want any gun nose heavy unless its for offhand. That said, can you have to much weight in the back end

Following some recent threads on barrel cleaners, I bought some slip 2000. Today , I got a good candidate, a Remchester that had seen little cleaning, according to my borescope. After 15 minutes and 3 wet patches spaced 5 mins apart, I dry patched it. I was awarded with some light brown...

Its been said here and elsewhere that a Benchrest rifle should balance at the front of the action. Does this play out as good or should it be a bit forward or back from that. Can you have to much weight in the butstock.

Curiosity got the best of me reguarding flasholes, so I drilled some PPC cases to .081. They shot no better or worse in the gun I tested this in. Going farther, I drilled some to whopping big---.101 like a bay window. I shot a very small group, but next group was kinda big. Having some PPC...

Frowns AYE !!

I wouldn't say Varmint AL's test is flawed, but in no way does it duplicate what happens with 60,000 psi applied. What appears as a smooth unblemished finish in a polished chamber actually has lots of little hills and valleys. They are closer together and not as deep, but they are there...

Al, turn the belts off and have a resize reamer made without the belt. I plan on that in the next few months.

Big Knobs are great, but it rarely changes the performance

The idea of rough chambers gripping cases better evolved at a time when the 6 BR made its appearance. Neck sizing was way more common then and tight cases landed on us like a tidal wave. Action work was not all that common either so added together and given the larger internal surface of the...

So having more weight in my bolt knob will make it easier to spot long range hits--OK, but I might have to shorten the barrel, because It may be over weight. I'm not an average shooter, I only shoot once or twice a day, but Ive never felt under gunned with my standard bolt handles. I do see...

Its like having mag wheels on your sunday go to church pickup. Its sure to impress someone

Because the cat head won't normally induce stress in a barrel as the longer jaw surfaces can, the cat head is actually better

4 jaws are pretty universal and in most shops, nearly maintanence free, absolutely a workhorse. 3 jaws are really good , but have limited use. The 6 jaw set true is great for barrels, bolts etc. My 6 jaw will hold a firing pin well enough to turn down at .062 without chatter, Might do it in a...

You bet, I do the fingers thing and have been thru Lee dippers. Many of my tricklers are one of a kind and are just nice copies made of brass and so on complete with threaded discharge tubes. Think maybe a discharge tube threaded at the port end but smoothbore 70% of its length at the discharge...

I agree, and its absolutely simple

I use a Buck 6 inch with 6 jaws. Purchased about 20 years ago. The adjustments are at 90 deg and it wil hold something down to around .135 dia. I love it

When a spring is rubbing on the outside and inside at the same time, its a problem.

I have always polished my own chambers, because I guess I like nice finishes. I also FL size everything I shoot with Imperial sizing die wax, which always leaves a somewhat slippery case following paper towels. I get bolt click with one thing, that is to many clicks on my Jones. The...

I have no doub't that a piloted center reamer can make a very good crown. For that matter, I think that a chamfered crown will last and tolerate brushes and rod joints longer. On the typical deer getter, I doub't that it would affect performance even if off slightly. With that said, a center...