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That stock is a beaut! I've always loved the way those PGs look!

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I flew my nephews from WV to Ohio in a Cessna 172. They were a bit loud when we started North, so I took them to 10,000 feet, and they went right to sleep for the rest of the ride. Those things are pressurized. At 10,000 were they turning blue? 10,000 is fine- just a little less O² but perfectly sa...

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Well it appears the 300s are stabilized well enough. Gotta start tinkering up a tenth/ down a tenth. Jim try a dot of white out on the front just to see if you can decipher it better?

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Thanks John.

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Absolutely Bill. Claro was from my first litter. I delivered her and she has been my 'right hand' for 12 ½ years. I was devastated when she wrecked her knee, knowing her hunting career was over. The vet assured me she could still hunt but when they had to remove the plate they put in to fix the knee...

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Thanks John, much appreciated.

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Dad would have loved to have had those for more than just kids!
I still laugh about a hijacker that tried to make Dad go to Cuba. He had just made Captain, his 1st officer and the engineer were both ex military and proceeded to beat the little weasel into submission on the way to San Juan.

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Sweet!
Better get back to shooting it!

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Again, take it apart, look for rough edges, burrs, anything that is high needs to be stoned . A little Sharpie marker on anything suspicious then assemble and work the action, take apart and you'll see what needs work. Any square edges just break that edge with a stone. A good lube and cycle the act...

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Just got her home. Of course Parker and Sage were very excited to have her home. She is still dopey from the anesthesia and pain meds. This mass was quite fast growing and the next 2 weeks are going to be stressful waiting on the pathology results. This poor girl has had more than her share of surge...

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Claro developed a mammary mass. Poor girl has had more than her fair share of surgeries. I was concerned due to her age, but she took it like a trooper.
They removed 2lbs of mass.

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I knew you had the knowledge Jim, I just cringe when I hear people using locktite and they don't understand it.
As a kid, not knowing any better I used green locktite on bow sight pins. There is NO getting them apart! Ruined the whole sight setup!

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Doc get yourself a new sharp Barrett file. The edge tapers so it won't cut deep into the site base, just the dovetail. Stay away from the Dremel! Take equal cuts from each side, 10 strokes and flip for 10 strokes and repeat until it fits. Lastly, go SLOW especially as you get close to fitting. If yo...

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Red locktite!? You know that red is almost permanent right? You'll need heat to remove those screws in the future. Blue is normally enough to keep fasteners in place. I think lightly staking the screws might be better but not everyone has a staking punch. Reading Scott's report about shooting patter...

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The Blackout and 'legend' are not impressive to me. Not great accuracy seems to be normal. Granted for those cartridges minute of deer at 100 a 3 or 4" group is enough but just ( as Shania says) don't impress me much. I'd run the chamber out to 300Ham'r if I had one. Still a 223 case, a tad mor...

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One of my instructors, a Brit, sent to Africa to work for Westley Richards and became a game ranger later on told us of a white farmer that watched baboons dismember his beloved Great Danes. The farmer declared war and killed every baboon he saw. They are vicious critters, lots of people kill them o...

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Our Fordwannabe here had a connection for semi inlet stocks, I know because he talked me into inletting and shaping it for his 36.

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That's almost as bad as the 600 nitro Contender. I saw the video years ago and nobody could hold on to it after dropping the hammer.
I'll pass!

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That new 1895 looks real nice Jason!
Sorry to hear about your continuing health problems, glad you are getting the correct help and are on the mend!

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May be time to put an old can of marvell mystery oil to good use. That's great stuff! Put it in your crankcase about 1000 mi before an oil change, helps remove sludge/deposits. Gives leather a nice red color. Nice honing oil. Add to your gas to clean injectors. The list goes on and on! Scott, that'...

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My old RCBS single stage I tried all sorts of lubes, grease tends to gather too much gritty carbon from depriming. Oil seems to just run down the shaft. I finally settled on a dry lube, doesn't run or collect grit.

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Never seen anything unexplainable in the sky. A lot of people who believe in UFO's and aliens scoff at the possibility of Sasquatch. Which is more within the realm of possibility? Science is finding new species all the time. Most are deep water but land animals also. Who's to say what is still unkn...

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My response to the climate wackos is
When the sun burns out in another 4 billion years nothing is going to matter.

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55s at 3400 will turn the lights off in many critters!

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I'd go with light and fast, I remember a guy shooting a RR tie plate with a 50BMG, he was just pushing the plate deeper into the berm- i shot it with my 17 Remington and burned a hole right through... just sayin :D You're talking steel. I'm talking electromagnetic shielding. Mass counts. IF there a...

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Great, being prefit to the gun is a whole lot better than having to get them fit later.
Im patiently waiting for your range report!

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Jim weren't they 50gr .224 bullets? I remember seeing them but never tried anyone them.

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Awesome Ted!

Question, are the other 2 sets of barrels fitted and ready to use? Are you going to try all 3 sets this weekend?

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I'd go with light and fast, I remember a guy shooting a RR tie plate with a 50BMG, he was just pushing the plate deeper into the berm- i shot it with my 17 Remington and burned a hole right through... just sayin

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I've been in the basement loading ammo all day, guess they couldn't find me.

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My dear ol Dad spent his adult life with air under his a&%. That was when he was the happiest. He had a pilots license before he could drive. He flew for Eastern Airlines for 27 years. He saw lots of weird stuff. Once on a red eye , the whole flight crew and passengers witnessed a strange site. ...

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Yes, the M1 carbine that was chambered for the 30 Carbine.

I have a Ruger Deerstalker, mine is quite accurate though it does not like 300 for bullets as much as I wish it did. It's also the only gun I have ever dropped a scope on and didn't have to turn a turret, dead on our of the box!

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Nice find Ted! I always thought a 412 with as bany barrels a guy could get his hands on would cover all the bases.

I finally picked up my 'grail' gun after 30 years of off and on searching. A Parker VH 20ga.

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Learn sumthin everyday! Thanks Bill. Yes Vall the Latin for Hazelnuts has Filbert in it. My Native American grandmother's name was Hazel so I will always refer to them as Hazel nuts... though her favorite were pine nuts :lol: Speaking of pine nuts- keep your eyes open for them Bill! Like I said I'll...

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Interesting Bill, I didn't know it got big enough to really do much with - wood working wize. One of the reasons I pick them is so the squirrels don't get a taste for them! I've tried to stratify some in hopes of growing seedlings but even following the Penn State guidelines I haven't had any luck. ...

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Ding ding ding! We have a Winner! Bill you have your choice of prizes- Behind door #1 is a bucket of steel cases of unknown make, 223 and 9mm. Door #2 has an egg case full of jointer chips( good fire starter) Door #3 is the last 9 months of vet bills! I bought a hazelnut seedling about 6 years ago, ...

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Both good guesses but no!

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Thankfully that didn't turn into a full blown fire while you were in the sleeper!
Parts guys aren't what they used to be that's for sure.
Glad you are ok!

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Sep 20, 2025 1:01 pm What’s bad is that I don’t know what I did wrong so I can avoid it in the future!

That is the JOYS of the MK series !

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Ya gotta love it when something doesn't work, then take it apart and put it back together and it's fixed!
Glad you got it squared away.

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I hear that!

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Sure it's rare thing but if the parts are on hand you are guaranteed it won't happen again. I know if this was my gun it would happen again , seems Murphy follows me more than he should.

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That works too !
My neighbors used to give me bottles for snow plowing, I had to ask them to stop as I'm not a big drinker. Besides cash is better in my pocket than a bottle on the shelf.

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Very nice of them to make good.
Maybe let them pay the freight then you send him a gift card , stipulate that he takes his wife out for dinner?

Then order yourself a few plungers and springs to have on hand!

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Yes BUT you will need lots of oil to lubricate the reamer, keep muzzle down so chips and oil can flow away. You'll have to cut slowly to prevent chatter( don't stop in the same spot either) . You will have to be aware as you get close to end of the barrel shank so you don't screw up the head space. ...

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His work looks excellent for sure. I was also impressed that he actually returned my email within hours! But if I can drive my gun to the guy near Gettysburg, Bobby Hoyt , whose reputation is very well regarded here on the east coast I don't have to ship and we know how bad that can turn out!

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Someone else posted about this Doc. Apparently TC used GMB for their guns the whole time, will continue to do so.

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Doc, I used torch and I just drop into a coffee can of water. I like to dim the lights so I can see the case begin to turn red. I learned that with 25-20 cases to NOT go that hot- I pushed shoulders back seating bullets.

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I actually found a guy 3 hours away, he makes his own liners, supposedly fairly fast turn around and VERY reasonable prices.

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