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GG does your rifle like the bullets to jump a little or are you snugging em up to the lands? My first go around with this cal Ive been playing with the 75 A max and 80 Berger H4831 and H4350 gave me about 1/2 min @ 200 but with lighter charges as I get the velocity above 3200 it starts to open up

Thanks for the links awesome stuff I wasnt at the Agora for that show a little before my time but I saw some great bands at the Cleveland Agora. Saw Blackfoot there for a daytime "coffee-break" concert the place caught on fire later that evening. It was a pretty small hall but they really had...

Check to see if the edge of the chamber and the bolt nose counter bore are beveled. The edges shouldnt be sharp

Have you seen this shorter style that Mike Bryant uses. Take a look here http://www.bryantcustom.com/articles/true.htm. I built one like this and I prefer this style over the one that postions screws over the front and rear bridge. I think its easier to set up and and it holds very well. I like...

Here are a couple things I have found, perhaps you already have noticed perhaps not. Depending how tight you secure the tailstock will affect the position of the tailstock. The tension of the tailstock quill/ram stop will also affect the position of the tailstock. The postion of the ram can...

I have used KG guncote and have been satisfied with the results. The application requires blasting, application and baking. If Im applying to CM steel I apply zinc phosphate before the KG, I skip the ZP for stainless steel. The product runs about 60 bucks for a qt. it goes a long way

Nice machine it should serve you very well and will be nice for barrel work. I dont know how much you know about moving eq. but that machine on the stand is top heavy I would remove it from the stand before moving it. A engine hoist should be very helpful here. I moved one last year about the...

I have found that usually not enough material is removed to cause an issue with lug contact. On a Remington style action a problem would occur if the rear side of the bolt handle contacts the cutout in the receiver, preventing the lugs from making contact. As material is removed from the lug...

Great info guys thanks.I was hoping to try this machine over the weekend but I left the manuals at work so Ill try it later in the week. The sharpener I have is the one designed to sharpen these cutters I dont know if this will only sharpen to the 180* profile or if it will allow me to sharpen...

My cutters are more of a 1/2 profile at the tip I have the grinding machine to resharpen them perhaps I could re do the cutting edge on my cutters. Im gooing to give this a try today and see how it goes. Do you have any pics of the cutter tip? My visualization skills are not that great

Chris thanks for the reply. I was under the impression most people used these machines scratch engrave with them, sounds like you are actually cutting in the letters. Are you using a single lip carbide cutter? Ill check my spindle bearings and send you a message if I need bearings Thanks for the...

For those that use the new Hermes to engrave barrels, how do you set up the cutter? Is the cutter loose in the spindle and allowed to float up and down to conform to the radius on the barrel? Are the barrels scratched or can they be engraved with the spindle running? I have a model VB III...

Just got my 22-250 AI up and running, its 27". Ive tried 75 amaxes and can get 3400 fps and can go more. Ive tried 80 Bergers and get 3350 fps with room to go. Ive found the accuracy with the amaxes to be better just under 3300 fps and the Bergers also shot well just under 3300. I have fired...

Dennis thanks for the link, the description does sound like what I encountered. I will return the reamer for inspection before I cut anymore with it

Mike this barrel was stainless I have used stainless and CM from several of the popular mfgs in the past but nothing as tough as this one. I have a 14 twist Shilen I may chamber up with this reamer and use it for a forming barrel, if it cuts the way Im used to then Ill have the problem isolated.

I chambered a 22-250 ai yesterday in a new benchmark barrel. I set this up like I normally do, thru the HS, indicate with spiders on both ends, drill, taper bore and ream the chamber. I have done many barrels this way and the reamer always cuts like a knife through butter. This barrel was a...

Skeet, I agree with Jackies recommending the aloris style toolpost and holders. When I purchased my first lathe I had difficulty with the 4 way and lantern toolposts. The aloris style makes things much easier, and help me achieve good results, simply put it was the best $$ I spent on tooling...

Couple of questions on ar-15 barrel tenon. How much clearance between bolt nose and breechface? What are the details on the chamfer on the breechface, what angle and how deep does the chamfer go? TIA

I used 7/16 x 20 tpi on mine Not sure it is the best choice but it works very well for me