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I have machined buttplate blanks for the rear of my stocks and they should work on a BRX. Drop me an email. I like pillar bed and glue in any boat technology stock--that is a stock that is hand laid and built from outside in and is open at top and depends on fill for structure. I use just bed...

Boyd It deadens vibrations well--but is weak for stock construction. Before everyone jumps on me for that statement -I should explain. Graphite and fiberglass work well in an epoxy structure as they become part of the structure. kevlar does not bond well with epoxy and needs additives and...

All of these stocks have their roots with Bob Adamowicz The "speedy" stock is actually a Bob Adamowicz R&M pattern stock with minor changes. The R&M stocks date back to about 1979. Most of the originals were made of Kevlar. Here is a picture of a fiberglass original R&M stock, a "Speedy"...

Looking Similar they sure do look similar ----both also look similar to the original Bob Adamowicz R&M pattern stock for pretty good reason! :) Jim

Subtract plug d from chamber neck d Case diameter is not neck diameter of chamber--subtract the plug diameter from chamber neck diameter--if you want to estimate that--you can add about .001 or more to fired case diameter. But---once again I would question what benefit this is going to be...

Square corner If it has an absolute square-sharp corner it will not go in as far as radiused or chamfered. You can estimate how far beyond the absolute chamber end the gauge is measuring by subtracting gauge diameter from neck diameter, then divide by 2. However, heed what the others have...

Quick Example of chamber length gauge use I just made a quick drawing on CAD to illustrate an example of how those gauges work and what error may be encountered versus actual chamber length. I drew a 30 BR Chamber with a .330 ND and a chamber length of 1.510 inch. The chamber has a 45 degree...

Measuring Read my reply above to make sure you understand what you are measuring. The spud does not have a sharp corner--therefore it will NOT measure to the joint of the neck and 45 degree ramp even if the spud diameter was the same as neck diameter. The gauge is ok to use to get an...

Error in measurement The following is based on conclusions I made after inspecting a set of these gauges. The chamber length tool you describe gets you an approximate chamber length. Since the diameter of the spud is not the same diameter as you neck on the chamber and the edge on the spud...

Bullets Pete I have experienced vast performance differences in bullets off the same dies with different jacket lots. I am serious--once you have had jackets that make consistently sub .1 agg potential bullets compared with others that are so so off the same die-you will understand what i and...

Pete In my thirty years experience shooting BR--bullets are far more important than teh barrels and after you have had some "superman" bullets that you shoot in a barrel and compare to regular bullets you will understand. Jim

Nice Work Very sharp and well composed pictures Tom Jim

Intestinal Fortitude Jackie That takes a lot of guts and confidence to be shooting that well and to start a relay with no sighter. You are on your game man! Jim

Milt and jack--good Job Boys!!!! Jim

Nice set of Targets Good job Jackie--looks like about 19 wipeouts. Jim

Bob Each of us has to make our own decisions concerning business. I wish you the best. If you are just going to do gunsmithing, then the 01 license makes lots of sense. If you actually intend to build rifles by using custom actions-then it does not make sense-but that is your business and your...

Registration is required Bob Our hunting rifles, benchrest rifles, over the course rifles are all considered small arms as listed in the ITAR. From hands on experience with these regulations for many years now (over 20), manufacturers of parts for hunting and BR rifles ARE required to...

ATF Not a good resource The ATF is not a good resource for determining if you need to pay a fee to the State Department--the ATF understands ATF material (well, most of the time), but many of the inspectors/agents are not trained on the requirements of ITAR. There are many of us 07 ffl's...

The answer to the original poster is that yes, if a gunsmith has action in hand and takes measurements (to include the thread index) then the barrel can be fitted without having the action when the job is done. I do that quite often for actions I have an indexer for (made an indexer that looks...

I am no longer producing the 1 piece bolts--but I may still have one or two laying around if you are interested!