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Harbor Freight, <$20 after discount. In some circles, my nickname is Nasty McFrugal! Regards, Ron

Stonewall, Don't mistake what I wrote. Sako's are good, high quality, rifles. Your example just proves it's hard to make anything fool proof, because fools are so damn engenius. If I could get a Sako at a good price, I'd jump at it, but they usually go for a premium. Just saying though, there...

I love my old Sako medium action 243. That said, I've seen two Sako receivers of that vintage that had been split like a banana peal from some shooting "accident". I've never seen a 700 split like that. One of the split Sako's was in a local shop and the other was in some pictures on this...

My memory might have failed me on the '72 date. It's surely a 70's gun. Right now it's a 30 br with a replacement bolt and sits in an Edge stock with a 36X Weaver. Even with a full HV barrel, it still needs lead in the but to get it even close to 13.5 lbs. I shot a match in NJ last year & shared...

lot of good calories in a rat & boil'm with ginger Two true stories: I used to eat lunch with a guy that had been a POW. When someone complained of the mess hall food, he had several good comments. "Lot of good calories in a rat!" "If you're lucky you get the soup with the worms in it!" Many...

I've used a stripper called "Rock Miracle" to strip Browning epoxy finishes. It's taken off every finish I've seen, but it's solvent based, not citrus based, so I use solvent with a tooth brush to clean out the checkering after stripping. Anyway, I find a single line 90 degree tool good for...

My Hart 1a heavy varmint action is in the late 400's. I got it as original: 222 mag Hart barrel, 3-ply wood stock, Hart 2 oz trigger. Hart told me it was made in '72. I also asked who originally ordered it, but they were not able to find that info. Regards, Ron

Have you completely stripped the action & bolt to check the dragging is not due to firing pin, too long scope base screws, trigger problem, etc? While it's stripped, give it a good scrubbing out to get any grit out. It's most likely a very simple problem. Regards, Ron

the screw is there to lock the micrometers. Regards, Ron

The one & only Turkish Mauser that I worked on surprised me - a large ring action with small ring threads. The lesson is for over a 100 yrs, they made them any way they wanted. Regards, Ron

Give Marvel Mystery Oil a try. It's a good penetrating oil, smell good, & is cheap. I use it to clean shotgun barrels & haven't had any problems with rust. Regards, Ron

"parts look like something passed by a disgruntled bovine" LOL Freezing works well for removing glued in actions, but have you considered sanding the glass & then painting the part? Regards, Ron

Very sad news. All my best to Bob & his family. Ron

Do 222 or 223 Lapua cases have 1/16" flash holes? Are there any that do? Regards, Ron

The old FOID. I had one from 68-72 when I left. Years later I was visiting & my mother told me to go shoot that coon that was making a mess. So I went down to the town hardware store where i'd bought 22's when I was a young teenager & asked for a box of 22LR. The response was, "let me see your...

I broke one trying to bend it. The next one I just put the receiver in the mill & made the clearance. The easiest way is to use an old trigger from a 722. Regards, Ron

Table of the various Hart actions Here is a table of the various Hart actions from Otteson's book: Regards, Ron

The standard tap does have the advantage of being able to set back the barrel a few of threads & re-fit it.

Dennis, We have some instrument with quick change nuts on them - nut that are bored at an angle to the threads. Once the are loos e, just tipping them sideways lets them pull off. So I can see how tipped threads can be cleaned up with the standard tap. However, what about threads that are offset...

Dennis, Have you found any receivers that wouldn't clean up with the standard tap? Ron