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  1. "The Barrel Works"

    , defined as anything having to do with a barrel. Fire lapping Hand lapping Fire polishing Throats (& bullet fit) Chambers Crowns and Crowning Cut Rifleing Swaged Rifleing Button Rifleing Exterior grind & polish Exterior finishing Caustic Niter Cold blues Browning Barrel mounted sights

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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Shop tips

    Started by Bret4207, 10-19-2005 09:08 AM
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    LAGS
    09-01-2023, 09:55 PM Go to last post

  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Cleaning lead from bores.

    Started by Hang Fire, 12-22-2011 05:39 PM
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    OS1880
    03-26-2022, 06:10 PM Go to last post

  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Joni Lynn's Mauser

    Started by waksupi, 04-06-2011 08:09 PM
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    mike britton
    10-05-2020, 10:57 AM Go to last post

  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Rifle barrel and action dimensions list, info needed.

    Started by lar45, 05-11-2007 10:01 PM
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    Tokarev
    11-03-2021, 10:25 AM Go to last post

  5. Sticky Thread Sticky: Removing Stuck Wooden Dowel and Soft Lead Sinker from a barrel

    Started by Fire_stick, 01-04-2011 03:36 AM
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    tankgunner59
    02-19-2020, 11:29 PM Go to last post

  6. Sticky Thread Sticky: Soldering steel FYI

    Started by MBTcustom, 10-12-2012 11:17 AM
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    beezapilot
    06-06-2020, 09:39 AM Go to last post

  7. Sticky Thread Sticky: GunStock Re-Finishing, The Roger Method explained with Pics

    Started by AlaskanGuy, 01-17-2014 06:44 PM
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    M-Tecs
    12-04-2018, 08:14 PM Go to last post

  8. Sticky Thread Sticky: The how to's of gunstock work

    Started by Gunfreak25, 06-10-2009 06:38 PM
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    Rapier
    07-05-2021, 12:17 PM Go to last post

  9. Sticky Thread Sticky: Cutting Dovetails by KSCO

    Started by Gunload Master, 07-13-2008 12:21 AM
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    muskeg13
    10-23-2023, 05:53 PM Go to last post

  10. Sticky Thread Sticky: bluing tank

    Started by gnoahhh, 11-06-2011 07:28 PM
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    JLF
    05-02-2021, 09:51 PM Go to last post

  11. Sticky Thread Sticky: Recoil Pad " 101"

    Started by Ben, 01-20-2012 12:58 PM
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    44Blam
    01-15-2018, 01:44 AM Go to last post

  12. Sticky Thread Sticky: I need a..... Sources for parts + services

    Started by Bret4207, 09-04-2008 01:23 PM
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    BenTolson
    10-04-2021, 11:30 AM Go to last post

  13. Sticky Thread Sticky: Common Cartridge/Rifle Twist Rate Reference List

    Started by pietro, 03-20-2014 10:57 PM
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    pietro
    07-05-2021, 10:16 AM Go to last post

  14. Sticky Thread Sticky: Fixing Gooned Screws.

    Started by W.R.Buchanan, 09-28-2019 03:49 PM
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    cuzinbruce
    05-26-2022, 07:24 PM Go to last post

  15. Sticky Thread Sticky: Firearms manuals

    Started by Boz330, 01-04-2013 11:21 AM
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    01-25-2022, 03:06 AM Go to last post

  1. Question gonna buy a lathe

    Started by skimmerhead, 10-02-2010 01:34 PM
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    edwin41
    06-16-2012, 06:58 PM Go to last post

  2. Different homemade dies from 7/8 x 14 bolts ?

    Started by littlejack, 01-02-2013 04:39 AM
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    seppos
    01-01-2017, 06:31 AM Go to last post

  3. Homemade Blueing Salts

    Started by birch, 11-27-2012 01:16 PM
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    gunoholic
    12-31-2012, 04:12 AM Go to last post

  4. My Krag Sporter

    Started by Texas by God, 02-28-2019 08:03 PM
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    Texas by God
    11-08-2021, 05:59 PM Go to last post

  5. Who knows how to make box magazines from scratch?

    Started by MBTcustom, 09-22-2012 07:32 AM
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    Harter66
    04-10-2018, 05:45 PM Go to last post

  6. 35 Rem Small Ring Mauser

    Started by bstarling, 01-03-2010 08:13 PM
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    Buckshot
    01-23-2017, 01:00 AM Go to last post

  7. Best gloss finish for a rifle stock

    Started by moptop, 07-29-2011 11:03 PM
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    Molly
    08-21-2011, 12:01 PM Go to last post

  8. Building a Barrel Rifling Machine

    Started by 303Guy, 03-17-2012 03:07 PM
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    John Taylor
    03-20-2012, 08:34 PM Go to last post

  9. Ideal twist rates for cast boolits vs. jacketed. Different? Why?

    Started by MBTcustom, 04-16-2014 12:50 PM
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    btroj
    04-21-2014, 11:18 PM Go to last post

  10. Tips for taking rust off of gun barrel

    Started by Northface37, 09-27-2011 07:21 PM
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    El Bango
    01-27-2012, 08:43 PM Go to last post

  11. How do i buff a linseed finish to a shine?

    Started by sheepdog, 04-19-2010 10:52 AM
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    Wayne Smith
    07-26-2010, 08:02 PM Go to last post

  12. Shilen vs Mcgowen Barrels

    Started by Chief, 04-08-2013 06:32 PM
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    M-Tecs
    02-05-2015, 12:51 AM Go to last post

  13. Difficult Barrel Removal on Mauser

    Started by bruce drake, 12-25-2008 06:27 PM
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    Clark
    09-14-2017, 10:31 AM Go to last post

  14. TJ'S Barrel liners

    Started by Marvin S, 12-16-2010 09:52 PM
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    John Taylor
    09-11-2015, 08:42 PM Go to last post

  15. Why did they use octagon barrels so much?

    Started by MBTcustom, 06-17-2012 09:51 AM
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    Ragnarok
    12-27-2014, 12:12 PM Go to last post

  16. Can a Stevens 25 RF be converted to 25-20 WCF?

    Started by Suo Gan, 09-15-2009 04:56 PM
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    NoZombies
    10-22-2016, 01:08 AM Go to last post

  17. Simple green removed color case hardened finish

    Started by poppy42, 02-23-2024 04:22 AM
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    JDHasty
    04-07-2024, 01:59 AM Go to last post

  18. Is the Savage barrel switch really that easy?

    Started by rtracy2001, 10-15-2012 11:17 PM
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    rtracy2001
    11-03-2012, 10:04 PM Go to last post

  19. Poll Poll: Mauser 98 low profile safety

    Started by rtracy2001, 11-11-2010 12:55 AM
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    EDG
    02-23-2019, 12:10 PM Go to last post

  20. Modifying the Marlin 1894 for a longer cartridge OAL

    Started by imashooter2, 06-24-2006 05:00 PM
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    JesterGrin_1
    02-24-2014, 08:15 PM Go to last post

  21. Does anyone own A Norinco JW-15?

    Started by housedad, 06-18-2009 11:55 AM
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    Four Fingers of Death
    10-08-2011, 11:20 AM Go to last post

  22. Would Remington warranty this barrel?

    Started by flybyjohn, 11-18-2017 03:13 PM
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    flybyjohn
    02-02-2018, 09:14 PM Go to last post

  23. 458 vz-24

    Started by tek4260, 10-14-2013 07:59 PM
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    leebuilder
    03-07-2015, 10:50 AM Go to last post

  24. Remington 11-48 help needed

    Started by 218bee, 07-13-2010 10:49 PM
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    smithsteven62@yahoo.com
    04-09-2016, 03:20 PM Go to last post

  25. 22 Magnum Center Fire feasibility?

    Started by oldred, 12-25-2015 04:41 PM
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    Chev. William
    04-20-2018, 10:20 PM Go to last post
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check