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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: 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

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

    Started by lar45, 05-11-2007 10:01 PM
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    Nines&Twos
    05-28-2024, 12:41 PM Go to last post

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  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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    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. Broken extractor on Mauser Model 71.

    Started by mkj4him, 07-26-2022 10:25 PM
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    mkj4him
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  2. Turning my 1997 savage 110 FP from blind magazine to a 10 shot detachable mag. using

    Started by Rick459, Yesterday 09:15 PM
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    Texas by God
    Today, 12:14 AM Go to last post

  3. Question Any Remington Model 8/81 barrel experts? loose extension

    Started by JRD, Yesterday 10:41 AM
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    Outpost75
    Yesterday, 05:34 PM Go to last post

  4. Help to ID a tool

    Started by Joe504, 05-30-2024 04:40 PM
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    elmacgyver0
    Yesterday, 11:07 AM Go to last post

  5. Never fails, every bloody time

    Started by JDHasty, 06-04-2024 11:46 PM
    • Replies: 5
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    Barry54
    Yesterday, 10:14 AM Go to last post

  6. 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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    Nines&Twos
    06-02-2024, 01:54 PM Go to last post

  7. Chambering a 270 Winchester barrel for 7x57mm Mauser. Can or should it be done?

    Started by corbinace, 02-19-2024 02:37 PM
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    M-Tecs
    06-01-2024, 09:12 PM Go to last post

  8. Copying a Spanish Destroyer Bolt

    Started by deltaenterprizes, 07-24-2021 04:10 PM
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    deltaenterprizes
    05-29-2024, 02:58 PM Go to last post

  9. Bluing/ blackening stainless steel?

    Started by willy, 05-28-2024 08:20 PM
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    Der Gebirgsjager
    05-29-2024, 11:53 AM Go to last post

  10. Scope mounts

    Started by GregLaROCHE, 05-24-2024 05:23 AM
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    Nobade
    05-29-2024, 04:02 AM Go to last post

  11. Pietta 1858 Remington repair question

    Started by crashguy, 05-21-2024 10:34 AM
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    JIMinPHX
    05-28-2024, 11:13 PM Go to last post

  12. Rifled Hastings barrel with horrible fouling.

    Started by Barry54, 05-22-2024 02:48 PM
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    W.R.Buchanan
    05-27-2024, 12:00 PM Go to last post

  13. mixing lubricants

    Started by farmbif, 05-25-2024 12:12 PM
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    contender1
    05-27-2024, 10:03 AM Go to last post

  14. Bottoming files - finally found a source

    Started by JDHasty, 05-18-2024 09:24 PM
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    lightload
    05-21-2024, 07:49 PM Go to last post

  15. Calculating scope base angle

    Started by roysha, 05-11-2024 11:04 AM
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    Pirate69
    05-20-2024, 08:33 AM Go to last post

  16. What should I get to get started checkering stocks?

    Started by JDHasty, 04-05-2024 02:34 PM
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    brnomauser
    05-20-2024, 02:50 AM Go to last post

  17. Chinesesieum

    Started by Rockindaddy, 05-01-2024 10:43 PM
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    dagger dog
    05-19-2024, 06:47 PM Go to last post

  18. One more time with a stub

    Started by Texas by God, 03-14-2024 11:52 AM
    • Replies: 18
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    pietro
    05-19-2024, 12:13 PM Go to last post

  19. Bob’s Your Uncle

    Started by GregLaROCHE, 05-01-2024 10:11 AM
    • Replies: 16
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    JohnForrest
    05-19-2024, 08:56 AM Go to last post

  20. gunstock inletting grease

    Started by porthos, 05-11-2024 03:02 PM
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    JDHasty
    05-15-2024, 02:29 PM Go to last post

  21. “Blemish” Brownell’s shop aprons

    Started by JDHasty, 05-14-2024 11:33 PM
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    waksupi
    05-15-2024, 11:29 AM Go to last post

  22. Blackhawk Grip Frame Swap

    Started by Uncle Grinch, 05-12-2024 02:13 PM
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    Ed K
    05-13-2024, 10:32 AM Go to last post

  23. Thinking about getting a gunsmithing degree/certificate/???

    Started by zymguy, 06-05-2017 08:32 PM
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    oldbear1950
    05-11-2024, 11:29 PM Go to last post

  24. Stripper Clip Adaptor

    Started by Rich005, 05-10-2024 08:40 PM
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    M-Tecs
    05-11-2024, 04:12 PM Go to last post

  25. Stevens 25 rimfire ??

    Started by ascast, 05-08-2024 12:10 PM
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    uscra112
    05-10-2024, 09:10 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