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YI can totally understand that. I'm also far from an advanced shooter or have any "high-end" firearms in the collection, under 200 yards...
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Y.22-250 is my favorite for varmints and have posted same before. Look forward to your finished project.
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YYooper replied to the thread A little gunsmithing on a hot afternoon.I have the same rifle and the barrel is very accurate! However, the trigger and magazines are junk. Install a Rifle Basics trigger and...
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Y@McMXi that's pretty wild from Savage! I have a 93r17 bolt action .17HMR that has been a fantastic little critter gitter. The scope...
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YI don't know if the rail and rings were anodized, but typically they are, and we add a note to every drawing that says something to the...
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YYooper replied to the thread A little gunsmithing on a hot afternoon.I want to make a second rail that is lower than the first. Come along for the ride. After cut to length and squared up, I have to mill...
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YYooper replied to the thread A little gunsmithing on a hot afternoon.The rail was made by Warne and the rings were Weaver. Rail and rings were aluminum.
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YYooper reacted to Runs With Scissors's post in the thread A question for the ages..........What do "those people" do, when they can't find their 11/16 drill bit, but don't have a lathe????? with
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so I drill the hole for the attaching screw, and use this little "micro adjustable counter-sinking tool" from "way, way back in the day"... -
YYooper reacted to Shawn T. W's post in the thread A question for the ages..........What do "those people" do, when they can't find their 11/16 drill bit, but don't have a lathe????? with Like.
I'd just go buy another bit, and when I got home I'd find the "lost" one!😂 (That tends to be the easiest way to find lost stuff!)
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YYooper replied to the thread A little gunsmithing on a hot afternoon.It seems that scopes are very forgiving when shooting 200 yards or so. Some people I have talked to just guess the reticle line up by...
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YYooper reacted to ken erickson's post in the thread A little gunsmithing on a hot afternoon with Like.
Having a separate non-indexed recoil lug on the 700 and similar series Remington actions is IMHO a quirk that makes things a bit...
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YYooper replied to the thread A little gunsmithing on a hot afternoon.Here are some misc pictures of blueprinting the action and working the bolt.
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YYooper replied to the thread A little gunsmithing on a hot afternoon.I blueprinted the action and sleeved and jeweled the bolt. I replaced the barrel with a Krieger stainless and chambered it for 22-250. I...
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YYes, lapping rings is a way to improve the fit between the rings and the scope tube. In a perfect world you want 100% contact between...
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YYooper replied to the thread A little gunsmithing on a hot afternoon.Not sure what that is about but I bought this used and then blue printed the action and installed a new barrel. There is no issue with...
