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Good shooting guys! Wish I was there.

I remember corresponding with Wilbur years ago about this subject. I suggested that the rules be changed to prevent posters from deleting entire threads. Many threads contain great information from knowledgeable folks that can be helpful to so many folks beyond the OP. I haven't been posting...

Really good shooting Steve! A BIG margin over the rest of the field.

Boring Hard 17-4 Hi Al, When I was in the business of carving that hard 17-4 and 416, I used coated carbide and ran fast. I would drill as close to bore size as possible, then take cuts of equal amount with plenty of coolant. Light cuts, or slow cutting speed are death to some carbide inserts...

I remember almost 25 years ago, our local gun shop had a new 40X on the wall in 300 Win Mag. It seemed expensive at the time.

Why not use the Stiller MK-13? Seem like it would add authenticity to your build. Oh, I see you said used in your original post. A factory Remington magnum action has a 3.600 magazine length. I don't know what the 3.360 applies to. AI mags are also 3.600. I'm pretty sure the factory MK 248-MOD1...

Now that the Wilson stainless micrometer seat die is available as a blank, I have finished up several of them for myself and a friend. I found the stainless blank a fair amount tougher than the carbon steel blanks. The carbon steel Wilson uses cuts like butter, the stainless is a bit more like...

Jackie, are you channeling Kent Miller?

Some years ago when I first owned my Hawkeye, several of my friends raved about the LED upgrade. When I looked in a barrel with both versions, I found I preferred the conventional light. I don't know if it is xenon or what, but the LED seem so bright white that it washes out the view and makes...

Rimfire Bedding Block There is a small aluminum block embedded here and three pillars. I would say this is the preferred bedding setup for serious benchrest users. Those using the action for other rimfire competitions may have other ideas. The aluminum block is optional as the recoil notch can...

The USPS is absolutely blaming COVID. I mailed an important document by 2 day priority mail and it was finally delivered 8 days later.

Thank you Al. You can't imagine how much I needed that!

Only one answer. UP!

What sad, sad news. I had not met Gene, but I have read about him many times for as long as I have been a member of NBRSA. He was an Icon in this sport. This has been a difficult year for all of us.

Maybe Jackie's internet provider is owned by.......aw crap, I better not go there!

Me too. Al is passionate about the things we talk about and is extremely knowledgeable. I know some people were offended when he disagreed with them, loudly. Sometimes his opinion might have been splitting hairs but he isn't one to back down. I didn't always agree with his assessments but He was...

That's a little better explanation than mine. It can be corrected for, just requires some expertise, Maybe I'll tackle one of mine and see if I can get it right,

The short answer is that material is removed from the cocking piece. Doing this reduces firing pin fall and can lead to poor ignition. You can measure the actual firing pin travel by measuring the difference in position of the back of the cocking piece when cocked and un-cocked. if you can...

You describe a bit of "cock on close" where closing the bolt moves the firing pin rearward slightly. This is actually designed in to Remington actions and most similar pattern actions that do not have a trigger hanger. Many gunsmiths modify parts to reduce this for smoother bolt closing but it...

If you email JGS with your description; i.e. 6ppc same as # 1045 except .268 neck and .030 freebore, they will email you an altered print for your approval. The .030 freebore is just an example, you could probably get by with zero freebore with the 9 ogive boattails.