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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: Rifle barrel and action dimensions list, info needed.

    Started by lar45, 05-11-2007 10:01 PM
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    bcp
    07-22-2024, 12:49 PM Go to last post

  2. 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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    Montana Cowboy
    06-15-2024, 04:58 PM Go to last post

  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Fixing Gooned Screws.

    Started by W.R.Buchanan, 09-28-2019 03:49 PM
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    JIMinPHX
    05-28-2024, 10:27 PM Go to last post

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Sticky Thread Sticky: Firearms manuals

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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Sticky Thread Sticky: Recoil Pad " 101"

    Started by Ben, 01-20-2012 12:58 PM
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    44Blam
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  1. Martini Cadet to .357

    Started by gthudspeth, 03-28-2015 03:47 PM
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    Noah Zark
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  2. Does anyone know who’s got a roll stamp die for a Winchester Model 61 octagon barrel?

    Started by JDHasty, 06-15-2024 10:48 AM
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    JDHasty
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  3. Rough Cut English Walnut Stock

    Started by Rapier, 02-04-2024 12:02 PM
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    Rapier
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  4. whae is it + how used level ?

    Started by schutzen-jager, 07-21-2024 03:29 PM
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    schutzen-jager
    07-25-2024, 03:27 PM Go to last post

  5. Action inlet with mill

    Started by nekshot, 07-19-2024 06:38 AM
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    Willbird
    07-24-2024, 09:15 AM Go to last post

  6. 12,7x44R tight chamber

    Started by Shootequip, 07-17-2024 02:05 AM
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    muskeg13
    07-17-2024, 07:39 PM Go to last post

  7. mixing lubricants

    Started by farmbif, 05-25-2024 12:12 PM
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    crandall crank
    07-16-2024, 08:46 PM Go to last post

  8. Matching Ruger’s Factory Rifle Stock Finish

    Started by Green Frog, 07-08-2024 09:45 PM
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    Green Frog
    07-16-2024, 04:10 PM Go to last post

  9. Ball Bearing in Cranr on Revolver

    Started by deltaenterprizes, 07-12-2024 09:53 PM
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    deltaenterprizes
    07-14-2024, 07:09 AM Go to last post

  10. Broken extractor on Mauser Model 71.

    Started by mkj4him, 07-26-2022 10:25 PM
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    ak_milsurp
    07-12-2024, 10:10 PM Go to last post

  11. TruGlo TFO Front Fiber Optic Rod Fell Out; How Best To Reattach?

    Started by Liberty1776, 07-03-2024 10:43 PM
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    Bmi48219
    07-12-2024, 10:09 AM Go to last post

  12. Refinishing stock help.

    Started by littlejack, 06-13-2024 03:47 PM
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    Mk42gunner
    07-09-2024, 09:52 PM Go to last post

  13. My first rust blue!

    Started by Patrick L, 02-25-2022 10:02 AM
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    waksupi
    07-06-2024, 09:45 AM Go to last post

  14. Ruger american 9mm pistol trigger heĺp

    Started by 1eyedjack, 06-30-2024 07:09 PM
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    ACC
    07-02-2024, 09:06 PM Go to last post

  15. A Real Tree AR

    Started by Rapier, 06-30-2024 05:40 PM
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    Rapier
    07-02-2024, 09:08 AM Go to last post

  16. World's First Multi-Port Multi-Caliber Split Ball Dial Bore Indicator Array

    Started by DougGuy, 06-02-2024 08:35 AM
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    jrayborn
    07-02-2024, 07:20 AM Go to last post

  17. Glock 47 Trigger Problem

    Started by deltaenterprizes, 04-01-2024 06:31 PM
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    deltaenterprizes
    07-01-2024, 05:01 PM Go to last post

  18. 20 ga Choke Diameters

    Started by deltaenterprizes, 06-25-2024 08:31 PM
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    Barry54
    06-29-2024, 12:25 PM Go to last post

  19. AGI 1911 Gunsmithing Course Half Price Sale

    Started by deltaenterprizes, 06-24-2024 07:06 PM
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    waksupi
    06-29-2024, 09:51 AM Go to last post

  20. Comb dimensions Ruger Hawkeye vs American

    Started by Eamonn, 06-26-2024 12:18 PM
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    Eamonn
    06-27-2024, 03:07 PM Go to last post

  21. Anyone ever tried finishing a stock with Deks Olje?

    Started by JDHasty, 06-25-2024 11:35 PM
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    TNsailorman
    06-27-2024, 12:09 AM Go to last post

  22. Rifled Hastings barrel with horrible fouling.

    Started by Barry54, 05-22-2024 02:48 PM
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    armoredman
    06-25-2024, 11:19 PM Go to last post

  23. High riser high shooter

    Started by Gobeyond, 06-20-2024 12:10 AM
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    06-23-2024, 12:02 AM Go to last post

  24. 14 caliber

    Started by roysha, 06-19-2024 11:03 AM
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    curiousgeorge
    06-22-2024, 09:07 AM Go to last post

  25. Spring stock

    Started by GregLaROCHE, 06-15-2024 04:31 PM
    • Replies: 11
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    GregLaROCHE
    06-20-2024, 06:30 AM 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