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Heating a barrel shoul never exceed 350 degrees.. It is much better to cut a small relief cut in front of the recoil lug releasing any tension on the tenon. A second option is to completely bore out the old barrel tenon. When it gets close to the threads it will release and easily come out...

Temperature effects on Point of impact... In 1988 I went to Canada hunting the last week of November. The week before I shot my 300 Win Mag and my 30-06 rifles. Sighting them both in 2.25" high at 100 yards. The temperature was approximately 55 degrees farinheight. After two plan rides and a...

Last Thursday I was working on my boat. I traveled to a small town 20 miles to my north to a starter rebuild shop and boat shop. Coming home I pass a small country gun shop that carries reloading supplies. I walked in expecting to see bare shelves. But to my surprise there was a shelf full of...

Varrible Frequency Drive First, let me say I have used both a rotary converter and a Varrible Frequency Drive. No question I would pick the VFD. You might check a web site call dealersdirect.com They sell both new and used VFDs. You might also check your local commercial HVAC companies. They...

Canjar Triggers When M.H. Canjar died his wife Mary tried to continue the business. She remarried and second husband and Mary still tried to continue the business. I own several Canjar triggers and had 4 on order when M.H. Canjar died. I was promised to still receive them within a year. After...

Talked to Speedy tonight... He is doing well. Said he may be moving to Fort Worth to be closer to the grand kids. He also said he was going to shoot for Team Brux at the Nationals and Worlds this fall. That will be a sight to see "Speedy Shooting Belly Benchrest, eh. Nat Lambeth

Please clarify "Squeak or Squeal" I use a high pressure flush system and have had a "Squeal" from time to time. Changing feed and speed has usually cured the squeal. I have also changed the pilot before. There is a difference between "squeal and chatter". Squeal is usually from the pilot not...

6mmDasher 6mmBRX Barrel lengths I prefer 30"-32" barrels. I use heavy Palma Contours. Most of my rifles will make both light gun and F-Class weights. Both these rounds have accuracy nodes between 3,020 and 3080 fps. This can be achieved with Varget powder and 105-108 grain bullets. I have...

Catching highpresure flush.. I use the bottom 3" of a 2 liter pop bottle. I carefully melted a 7/16" hole in the center bottom. I put an O ring on both sides of the bottle bottom around the reamer shaft. I cut a 1/2" piece of heater hose to use between the bottle bottom and the floating reamer...

Bad Nosler Brass... I few years ago I built a customer a 300 Win Mag. I bought some Noster custom brass paying a premium price. When I got home I checked it and the necks varried in thickness on almast every case. I called Nosler and they said they knew they had a problem and to return it to...

High Presure Flush system Dave Kiff has been educated to the use of Rustlick 255R cut with distilled water 5:1. I have a few reamers with over 2000 chambers cut with them and no regrinds. I use a steel bread pan with a 3/4" hose nipple tig welded to the pan to catch and return to...

Supervising overseeing customer My normal rate is $65.00 per hour. Working and supervising the overseeing customer equals $95.00 per hour and causes half the production rate. Most liability insurers don't want customers in the shop. Nat Lambeth

Gunsmith in western NC Charlie Joins in Sparta, NC is a very good Gun Smith. James Messer, is also very well known. I think he is in the Sylva area. There are several in Eastern TN and SW Virginia. Carolina Precision Rifles, near Agusta, SC has a pretty good reputation. Nat Lambeth

Chronographs I own 4 chronographs and had two friends loan me their chronographs. We tested all 6 chronographs set up in a row less than 10 foot spread in distance from each other. They should be reading relative the same speed from the same shots. Shot a known 6BRX load with an established...

The Long Magnums in a Model 700 Shooting a long magnum single shot in a Remington 700 is one thing, shooting them using a magazine feed is another. If you are using a 700 long action with a .698"-.701" bolt body, and lugs 1.0625" there is a minimal amount of steel holding that magnum in the...

Target vs Tactical use, what reamer.. Target shooters using a .308 Win tend to shoot tighter free bores than hunters or tactical shooters. Due to accuracy vs reliability. Most target shooters cut their throats .3085" most hunters (SAAMI) and Tactical shooters cut their throats .310". Also...

The last four customers who have shipped a firearm (rifle) via UPS have had to provide a copy of my FFL to ship to my address even though I am a registerd customer of UPS as an FFL. The last several rifles I have returned to customer via UPS have required that I produce a copy of my valid FFL...

D1-4 spider PT&G now has D1-4 Spiders 6" w/ .500" x 20 tpi screws enclosed for your safety, and they have alluminum tips. We had two at the Shot Show. It is my understanding Grizzly will also be selling them. Nat Lambeth

Get a tap that will fit into the back of a broken case. Weld a piece of round steel stock(small enought to pass up the bolt race) onto the back of the tap. Screw the tap into the broken case. then with draw and the case should come out on the tap. Nat Lambeth

I had lazer vision correction at one of the largest and most advanced hospitals, (suposedly the best doc in the world). I chose to have corrected distance vision. This would force me to wear glasses while working at the lathe and mill. I had the first surgery done in December to use my flex...