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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: 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  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: 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

  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: 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  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
    01-15-2018, 01:44 AM Go to last post

  1. need tool advise please

    Started by HVACscott, 12-04-2023 08:21 PM
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    Mk42gunner
    Today, 07:30 PM Go to last post

  2. Machinist advice for making a Handi stub barrel and the exact procedure to do so.

    Started by corbinace, 12-03-2023 07:08 PM
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    Jedman
    Today, 11:15 AM Go to last post

  3. Remington 141 pump magazine issue

    Started by RickinTN, 12-04-2023 11:08 AM
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    quack1
    Today, 09:06 AM Go to last post

  4. Dissolving Cured Epoxy - Bolt Gun Painted Shut

    Started by Somebody, 12-03-2023 06:41 PM
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    Somebody
    Today, 09:04 AM Go to last post

  5. Chrome and Nickle plating Removel ?

    Started by hylander, 11-27-2023 10:42 PM
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    Rockindaddy
    Today, 12:04 AM Go to last post

  6. Color case hardening simulation

    Started by Hannibal, 11-26-2023 03:12 PM
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    schutzen-jager
    Yesterday, 09:40 AM Go to last post

  7. set screws

    Started by Absaroka, 12-03-2023 09:39 PM
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    Winger Ed.
    12-03-2023, 11:06 PM Go to last post

  8. Marlin 39A help...

    Started by jason280, 12-01-2023 10:10 PM
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    jason280
    12-03-2023, 07:42 PM Go to last post

  9. Pin Gauge help requested

    Started by georgerkahn, 11-21-2023 06:18 PM
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    Pete57
    11-30-2023, 12:34 PM Go to last post

  10. Cleaning Gas Ports

    Started by upnorthwis, 11-09-2023 01:06 PM
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    upnorthwis
    11-29-2023, 10:12 PM Go to last post

  11. Cutting oil for SS barrels?

    Started by Hannibal, 11-26-2023 06:05 PM
    • Replies: 15
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    W.R.Buchanan
    11-29-2023, 01:55 PM Go to last post

  12. Lath work needed

    Started by TNsailorman, 11-28-2023 01:31 PM
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    TNsailorman
    11-28-2023, 05:14 PM Go to last post

  13. Gevær M 53-17 - Greenland's M1917 Enfield

    Started by Naphtali, 11-22-2023 11:52 PM
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    Texas by God
    11-25-2023, 11:04 AM Go to last post

  14. Mitchell Arms Uberti Single Action

    Started by Babbott213, 11-17-2023 10:33 PM
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    Der Gebirgsjager
    11-23-2023, 02:47 PM Go to last post

  15. Springfield 84C Magazine Guide Assembly

    Started by ChristopherO, 11-20-2023 11:34 PM
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    ChristopherO
    11-22-2023, 11:01 PM Go to last post

  16. New tire for he band saw

    Started by Rapier, 11-14-2023 01:56 PM
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    Rapier
    11-21-2023, 08:04 PM Go to last post

  17. RIA M206--Sometimes cylinder isn't locking

    Started by John in WI, 08-02-2023 04:52 PM
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    Abert Rim
    11-21-2023, 09:06 AM Go to last post

  18. Type 38 Arisaka in .17-.222

    Started by Mk42gunner, 11-19-2023 09:35 PM
    • Replies: 3
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    Mk42gunner
    11-20-2023, 09:25 PM Go to last post

  19. Use adhesive for peep sight on lever rifle?

    Started by cabezaverde, 06-12-2021 11:08 AM
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    farmbif
    11-16-2023, 09:11 PM Go to last post

  20. Recut my forcing cones

    Started by hylander, 11-07-2023 01:44 PM
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    Bazoo
    11-12-2023, 07:34 PM Go to last post

  21. Pro’s and Con’s of lining a barrel on a original Winchester Model 73?

    Started by Babbott213, 09-12-2023 09:10 PM
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    John Taylor
    11-01-2023, 01:50 PM Go to last post

  22. Buy or rent chamfering tool ?

    Started by hylander, 10-22-2023 08:44 PM
    • Replies: 7
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    M-Tecs
    10-31-2023, 02:32 PM Go to last post

  23. 1958 Marlin 336 Refinish.

    Started by W.R.Buchanan, 10-23-2023 02:39 PM
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    Three44s
    10-31-2023, 10:41 AM Go to last post

  24. Dovetailed front rifle sight won't drive out of ramp slot

    Started by PBSmith, 10-23-2023 06:58 PM
    • Replies: 17
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    Rich/WIS
    10-28-2023, 06:27 PM Go to last post

  25. Need Smith & Wesson trigger help.

    Started by littlejack, 10-25-2023 04:30 PM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 531
    45DUDE
    10-26-2023, 05:29 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