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I've been using our old Atlas lathe for years to do case prep work. It's handy to be able to toss a VLD-style chamfering cutter in the 3-jaw and run recently FL sized cases over it quickly to check for nicks & burrs. Dittos for PP uniforming, flash hole deburring, etc. I've got a couple of...

When Krieger sells an AR15 bbl, they set it up so the gas port is in the middle of a groove. At one time, I thought there might be some importance attached to the port location relative to lands & grooves, but a discussion over dinner with John Holliger at the SHOT Show a few years ago convinced...

One of the kids that shot BR Varmint Silhouette with us a few years ago had a very similar incident while shooting his M700 in 220 Swift. In his case, he'd already shot about 3/4 of the match, which consists of 4 banks of 10 targets, and unlimited sighters. He sent the rifle home with me, so I...

As far as going with a 6x45 instead of a Grendel-based wildcat, my question would be simply "why bother?". No matter what the theoretical accuracy of a 6PPC is in an AR platform, it's not that easy to build a 6mm AR that'll beat the accuracy of a 223 AR with a good custom barrel with a good...

The LMT 6.5 enhanced bolt does not require a special bbl extension. But most of us have made a habit of using M4 uppers & bbl extensions to enhance feeding reliability with any of the 6-6.5mm cartridges, or for that matter any cartridge with a body dia. larger than the 223/5.56. Though the...

Mike, When I did the 24" bbl. for my AR15 6 RAT, I determined the gas port dia. by starting with a #48 drill, then working my way up in hole/port size by test-firing with a single round loaded in a magazine. Kept on going one number-size drill larger each time until the bolt locked back. I went...

There are a couple of 6mm cartridges specifically designed for use in the AR15 platform that are based on the 6.5 Grendel ctdg - 6mmAR (and the improved Turbo version) and 6 RAT. The Grendel has the same casehead dia as the PPC, and the brass that Alexander Arms sells is made for them by Lapua...

I'd have to agree with RJM - the Rem 37 was Remington's topdog smallbore rifle until the 40X series came along. Lyman Targetspot & Super Targetspot scopes were commonly used in that era, along with Unertl scopes. Your rifle looks to be a very fine example of the 37; the $400 asking price wasn't...

Boyd, I've seen only a couple of bore paste products in tubes, but the one in the white tube is one of my favorites for getting carbon out of throats. Don't know what's different about it and J-B or USP or Rem Clean, but it has skinned carbon right out of barrel throats that the others had...

When I started chambering for the 6 Dasher, I bought a resize reamer at the same time I ordered the finisher. Bought some of Dave Kiff's FL die blanks, and while they'll do the job, Troy Newlon's die blanks are diamonds in the rough. I've made my own FL sizers in several chamberings before they...

My little L461 Vixen was the only factory bolt gun chambered in 223 that I could find in the catalogs back in '71 when I purchased it. To an impatient 20yr old, it seemed that it took quite awhile to get it after I'd ordered, but it was worth the wait. It's never been my most accurate 223 (I've...

lee, I bought a heavy (2000+lbs) JET 13x40 lathe in 2005, and was concerned with the vibration at 650rpm & above. Called the nearest JET dealer (170+miles away) and he was good enough to bring a mechanic out to have a look at the machine. After checking the deflection of the OEM 3-&4-jaw chucks...

Even with an Ackley-style reamer, I've never had the chatter at the shoulder as seen in the photos the OP put up with the original post. All the chatter I've experienced was body chatter, and if I let it go too long, I've had to use a boring bar to cut the chatter out on the un-finished chamber...

I've had some experience with reamer chatter, and while the wax paper method has always worked, like Lee, I want to avoid the problem in the first place, rather than have to rely on the wax paper fix. I've got Ackley Imp-style reamers for 223, 22-250, 243, 250, 6.5x55, & 280, plus a 6 Dasher -...

Whoa - Jimmy the Brush is gaining notoriety far & wide. Never met the guy, but from what I hear, he's quite the artist - in more ways than one. Some folks I know commissioned him to do a bronze statue, paid him in advance, and never did get the bronze. Friend I just spoke with says yes, he's...

Butch, I got that from another local 'smith here who'd been through an ATF audit last year. They've been doing an awful lot of such audits in this area - in fact, they put out the info that they intended to audit every FFL in the state within the next year. I missed the informational meeting...

That's good to know - I was given an old New Hermes engraver a couple of years ago, along with a bunch of fonts. But from what I've heard, the ATF wants to see chamber info engraved more deeply than I can scratch with the point that came installed on my machine. I'll give Carl a call....

I've got one of Joel's laminated copies of the McMillan A5. If the stock I received is any indication of what's typical from him, I'd buy another stock from him and/or recommend Joel Russo's stocks without hesitation. IMHO, my stock was well above average in the areas of surface finish &...

Jerry, I'd let the PM lathe go, but there's no way on God's green earth that I'd sell or trade that good old Beech V-tail for a mere lathe!

jtg, I bought a PM1440 several years ago from Matt, and have had issues with oil leaks (anyone know of a chicom machine that doesn't leak oil?). I'm seriously considering selling it and replacing with something a bit better - does your 1340T leak, and are there any other issues you've had with it?