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Back when... I was making stocks I used water to raise the grain. However I used mineral spirits just before I started to put the finish on the wood. The mineral spirits would remove all finger prints, etc. After the mineral spirits I always touched the wood stock only with clean cotton...

I still have the ... Bud Welsh concentricity gauge and it is still the best I've ever seen. It comes with an Interapid .0001" dial indicator which cost at least $200.00 way back then. These are the same indicators we used at the tool company. We used them simply because they were the best we...

We really are diminished... Dave has been a guest in our house. We have shot together, played blackjack at the local casino together, discussed a zillion products together... just the things friends do. Dave called me a couple of months ago and told me he had cancer and was getting ready for...

I had one 15" twist... barrel for one of my guns. George Kelbly Sr. suggested that I try one. It didn't work as well for me as the 14" twist but George was shooting hotter than I was so my results were predictable. I found that 3490 fps worked very well for me. I could get up to 3540 but when...

Precision Shooting probably... has the back issues and they will sell them to you. Call the office (860-645-8776) during business hours and give them this information. They should be able to identify the issues. As I recall there was a series of four articles in 2001 when I got my...

The best way to... push the shoulder back on the new cases is with a shortened 22-250 FL die, RCBS or Hornady or whatever. I've used one a lot that Dwight Scott made for me years ago. When reloading .002" neck tension works for this cartridge. I have found that it takes three firings to get...

Nice gun, Butch... Another good stocker is John Maxson of Washington Court House, Ohio. John is relatively quick and reasonable compared to a lot of stockers. Hint... what you want is not a two month project. John has good wood. He can show you some. Dick Wright

The CSR is... "Competition Small Rifle". One for Lapua cases would be stamped "CSR Special". You can try that one on your Lapua cases but it probably won't reach the bottom of the primer pocket. You're probably going to have to call Russ. Dick Wright Whitetail Design & Eng.

I made those for years... and eventually got old and retired. You should be able to get one from Russ Haydon. Make sure you ask him for the special Lapua model. It cuts .004" deeper (.125" deep total) than the standard small rifle tool. The particular tool shown is actually a copy of my tools...

Way to go... Col. Billy. Ya done good. Dick

Joe... I don't think anyone accused you of poking fun at anybody. When I read that one post I just cracked up. I follow NASCAR just enough to make me reluctant to tell Jimmy Johnson how to drive a cup car. JohnnyM... I agree. If we had Kroop for a governor we probably wouldn't be No. 50 out...

Mks Thanks. I can't remember which shot was the brain fart but it wasn't the last one or I'd still be cussin'. I do remember that it was the day a vice-president of the IBS showed up at our range and I thoroughly kicked his butt... 249 and all.;) Dick

Fla mac... Thanks for the best laugh I've had all freakin' winter. I kinda doubt if you follow benchrest much. A couple of years ago Joe Krupa was Benchrest Shooter of the Year and was also inducted into the Benchrest Hall of Fame. I think it's reasonable to say that Joe is an experienced...

Joe, Are you using the old yellow gun? A few thoughts... Hal Drake suggested that I use 4198 a couple of years ago and it worked great for me. Once I got a load I used the tuner to adjust for conditions. I always shoot off a hard jam but, since I use only moly, that may not be important to...

John Inman won't be shooting... on Friday and I'm not so sure about Gammon. The Busch Lite will take a real beating thou... ;) Dick

Jonathan I have had a Davis optical booster on my Leup 45 for several years. I love it and highly recommend it. There's no downside. Dick Wright

Jackie, Do you break your unregistered matches down into two or three classes? We shoot benchrest class, factory class and custom class. The winner of each class gets prizes identical to the other classes. We do the same things you do for the same reasons. It's worked fairly well for nearly...

That's it... That's the final straw... I'm not going to attend the IBS Nats UNLESS they are registered. Final word. Dick

Butch Sounds really good if the off-center joy stick is easy to move from one side to the other for LH and RH shooters. My buddy, Jeff Aberegg, is kinda shopping for a coaxial rest. He'll probably find this soonish. The email I sent to "rocketdial" came back also. I don't think our computers...

The Nosler Ballistic Tips (130 gr.) we use blow up on the shoulder blade of a deer if shot in a 270 Win. Neither Glorya or I have ever shot a deer with that gun at over 100 yds. here in Michigan. We hunt in thick woods. If we went out west for deer or elk it would get a hotter load and...