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    Lots of steam will eventually get just about...

    Lots of steam will eventually get just about everything out.

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    (see the fore-end after pic)

    Bren R.
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    TT-33 Grips

    Here's a pair of TT-33 grips I made out of bookmatched and lacquered Lauro Preto.

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    Bren R.
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    Good time of year to be doing it as well... I'll...

    Good time of year to be doing it as well... I'll have to come by again (now that the snow is melting and I actually feel like leaving the house) and we can stand around the heat treating furnace!
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    Why wish? Just do it. I did! 101060 Bren...

    Why wish? Just do it. I did!

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    Bren R.
  5. Roughly an inch of deflection using the shown zip...

    Roughly an inch of deflection using the shown zip ties (one through each corner, and one at the handle area, as molded into my case - pulled as tight as I can by hand with a pair of 8" linesman...
  6. Cardboard vs Plastic

    Of course, there is also the very real possibility that a well-constructed box will far outperform a purpose-made (for carrying, not shipping) rigid gun case.

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    Top image: shipping...
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    Thin kerf blade, as many teeth as you can get,...

    Thin kerf blade, as many teeth as you can get, steady hand through the cut, don't panic and stop - one cut... hell, you're leaving a 1/4", so if you do scorch the cut, you're sanding it off, anyway....
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    May I suggest again using a cross-cut sled on a...

    May I suggest again using a cross-cut sled on a table saw and shimming the butt of the stock square with the blade.

    Setup should take about 10 minutes, 15 if you have to change to an 80-tooth...
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    "Why would anyone cut down a stock?" asked the...

    "Why would anyone cut down a stock?" asked the guy with the 75" wingspan. :wink:

    I've only ever had to cut down stocks for larger recoil pads or to fit stock spacers for looks... I shim them...
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    I use Watco Danish oil nearly exclusively, either...

    I use Watco Danish oil nearly exclusively, either as a final "oil finish" or between the staining and poly coats.

    Bren R.
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    Figured everyone could wrap their heads around...

    Figured everyone could wrap their heads around that a little easier than the Bernouilli Principle and Continuum Mechanics.

    Bren R.
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    Actually, what you've done is created a lesser...

    Actually, what you've done is created a lesser air pressure area above the paper, the same way air moving faster over the curved (and thus longer) upper surface of a wing creates lift.

    Faster...
  13. Family extends past blood. -Bren R.

    Family extends past blood.

    -Bren R.
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    Excellent work! I'd be watching the hand truck...

    Excellent work!

    I'd be watching the hand truck operator, though I do suspect it will be you.

    Bren R.
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    Much obliged for the kind words. ...

    Much obliged for the kind words.

    DeanWinchester - sorry, it's not for sale. I'll take this one to my grave. :P

    Waksupi - coming from you, a great compliment indeed! Finally got to put all my...
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    358Win build - "Chief Otto Parts"

    Here're a few photos of my 358 Winchester build.

    The story of it is, my "uncle" (actually my ex's uncle) offered me a Savage 99C in 308 as a "parts gun"... when I got it from him, it'd turned out...
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    Good deal, I'm in over $100 on supplies alone for...

    Good deal, I'm in over $100 on supplies alone for mine.

    Bren R.
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    Thanks for the kudos. Cut a few more plates...

    Thanks for the kudos.

    Cut a few more plates last night for mounting other equipment to the bench.

    Bren R.
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    1 1/8 oz in an SP12?

    Is anyone loading a 1 1/8 oz load in an SP12 wad (Remington hulls) with a filler... had 1000 of them dropped in my lap, and I don't do much upland anymore, so just looking for a trap load for them.
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  20. Thread: Colt PPS

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    So was pole-sitting. 'Nuff said. :D Bren R.

    So was pole-sitting. 'Nuff said. :D

    Bren R.
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    I'm sure he means barrel pad. Most rests hold...

    I'm sure he means barrel pad. Most rests hold the barrel in a notch of some sort.

    Bren R.
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    I would say the bigger problem is not the base,...

    I would say the bigger problem is not the base, but the connection of the rest to the gun.

    You're holding the vertical on the gun in three places. The horizontal in none.

    You have a rest at...
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    Looks much better with a press mounted. 70448...

    Looks much better with a press mounted.

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    Will look even more normal once it's covered in clutter.

    I did have to remove the front false drawer face, though.

    Bren R.
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    Chemical strippers work beautifully, just wear...

    Chemical strippers work beautifully, just wear enough protection.

    http://www.recochem.com/en/products/solvents/heirloom_furniture_refinisher/item/heirloom_furniture_stripper/
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    It's alright. To each their own. I really don't...

    It's alright. To each their own. I really don't feel bad about blowing holes through it, no matter how pretty it is. It's served a life as an office desk, it served our club as a sign-in desk for...
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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