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

  1. Drill bit recommendations

    Started by LUCKYDAWG13, Yesterday 01:45 PM
    • Replies: 11
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    MostlyLeverGuns
    Today, 12:42 PM Go to last post

  2. need help with win 94 front sight

    Started by atr, 11-27-2024 07:14 PM
    • Replies: 9
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    Andy
    Today, 02:06 AM Go to last post

  3. LLAMA .22 especial

    Started by schutzen-jager, 12-06-2024 10:04 AM
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    schutzen-jager
    12-07-2024, 05:51 PM Go to last post

  4. Ruger gunsite scout in 444 marlin

    Started by stef76, 12-07-2024 07:56 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    ttd444
    12-07-2024, 04:12 PM Go to last post

  5. M98 shortening by more than 1/2 "

    Started by Jimmynostars, 10-26-2024 09:50 PM
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    Jeremy McLean
    12-06-2024, 11:04 AM Go to last post

  6. Marlin Camp 9 Modified to feed from Glock Magazine

    Started by map55b, 11-23-2024 01:59 AM
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    map55b
    12-04-2024, 02:38 PM Go to last post

  7. Machine Screw Sling Stud Knurled Nuts - where to source?

    Started by JDHasty, 12-02-2024 09:05 PM
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    JDHasty
    12-03-2024, 02:12 AM Go to last post

  8. Great YouTube video on draw filing and hand polishing.

    Started by JDHasty, 12-03-2024 12:24 AM
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    JDHasty
    12-03-2024, 12:24 AM Go to last post

  9. Mini Toolbox on Black Friday at Harbor Freight - handy little box

    Started by JDHasty, 11-30-2024 01:25 PM
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    country gent
    12-02-2024, 07:05 PM Go to last post

  10. Put barrel back on nickel plated Model 1890 receiver w/o scratching it

    Started by JDHasty, 11-30-2024 11:03 PM
    • Replies: 3
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    Mk42gunner
    12-01-2024, 07:52 PM Go to last post

  11. English Walnut Stock 358 Win Conversion finis

    Started by Rapier, 09-15-2024 06:19 PM
    7 Attachment(s)
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    Texas by God
    11-30-2024, 09:26 PM Go to last post

  12. Crane, Montana, gunsmith?

    Started by Naphtali, 11-29-2024 11:07 PM
    • Replies: 5
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    John Taylor
    11-30-2024, 05:01 PM Go to last post

  13. Copying a Spanish Destroyer Bolt

    Started by deltaenterprizes, 07-24-2021 04:10 PM
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    deltaenterprizes
    11-28-2024, 11:13 AM Go to last post

  14. 581 Remington to 32 ACP

    Started by John Taylor, 11-21-2024 09:48 AM
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    JDHasty
    11-27-2024, 11:21 AM Go to last post

  15. Need info on .401 Win. SL

    Started by Blackwater, 06-04-2006 12:03 AM
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    map55b
    11-25-2024, 03:22 AM Go to last post

  16. Broken firing pin 1873

    Started by Ruts, 09-25-2024 05:53 PM
    • Replies: 5
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    map55b
    11-25-2024, 03:16 AM Go to last post

  17. Epoxy in Chamber Adapter??

    Started by RustyReel, 11-24-2024 10:55 AM
    • Replies: 4
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    map55b
    11-25-2024, 03:00 AM Go to last post

  18. Lyman 48 and Redfield 70 micrometer receiver sights

    Started by Naphtali, 11-17-2024 04:26 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    W.R.Buchanan
    11-24-2024, 03:35 PM Go to last post

  19. 338-06

    Started by GregLaROCHE, 11-12-2024 04:48 PM
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    wch
    11-22-2024, 03:54 AM Go to last post

  20. Ballistol vs Gunex

    Started by GregLaROCHE, 09-14-2024 08:00 AM
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    Barry54
    11-21-2024, 07:11 AM Go to last post

  21. Nylon 66 light strikes

    Started by roysha, 11-18-2024 01:11 PM
    • Replies: 11
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    Texas by God
    11-19-2024, 09:52 PM Go to last post

  22. 9x39

    Started by John Taylor, 11-05-2024 09:32 PM
    • Replies: 13
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    rockrat
    11-19-2024, 10:29 AM Go to last post

  23. Torx bit broken off flush in screw head! Ideas?

    Started by lar45, 11-16-2024 09:04 PM
    • Replies: 17
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    country gent
    11-18-2024, 06:09 PM Go to last post

  24. Barrel on Taurus 608 revolver

    Started by 1lnbrdg, 11-18-2024 12:23 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    Tracy
    11-18-2024, 12:51 PM Go to last post

  25. Need better ejection (FN Mauser)

    Started by hylander, 11-12-2024 03:14 PM
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    hylander
    11-17-2024, 01:59 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