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The hand spring should have a bend in it towards it's end. The bend helps with retention as it's placed in position with the other parts. You can see the bend in the drawing that was posted.

Joe, I work on several of those a year. I can't say that I've ever had trouble getting the hand in place though. What is it doing or not doing for you? The whole trigger group goes in as an assembly.

Acetone is our go to.

I too, just use the milling vise as I am normally just opening up inletting for pillars or cleaning up bedding compound.

I got our liability and business insurance through the NRA. It is pretty reasonable and way cheaper than any of the other places we checked. Bobby

Yes, you can legally do barrel work with a class 01. The info and forms are on the ATFE website. Bobby

I use Starrett 196 or last word (.001)to rough in and then switch to Mitu or Bestest(.0001) for final. Bobby

I've used JB Weld for filling voids and building up areas on fiberglass stocks and bedding scope bases to receivers. I've used some that was more than several years old( maybe 10+) on some farm repairs and it worked just fine. Bobby

Lead Slanger, good to see you here. There is a lot of good info to be gleaned on this site. Bobby

We use Simple Green in the shop for cleaning guns and parts. Easy to use and to get rid of. Cleans great. Bobby

Franson Firearms, Tulsa, OK

It sure looks like a couple I've seen lately where the customer left a laser bore sighter in when firing. Both of them were Rem. Bobby

I have used a couple on customer builds, hunting rifles. Both reported back after working up loads that they were getting under 0.5" at 100 yd. Bobby

Nat, Thanks for the information. I always learn something from you. And from most of the others on this site as well. Bobby

Skeet, We usually thread at 55 rpm on the South Bend. We get a really good finish. Bobby

A R Warner HSS Bobby

You can use steel wool and Kroil to remove some rust from the bore. Not much you can do about pits in the bore short of reboreing/rifleing or relining. I would clean it good and see if it groups. This you can do before investing time refinishing. Tru-oil will be fine, though I like Permlyn a...

I do use paste wax on my wood stocks. It improves the grip and helps repel water when hunting in the rain. I also apply wax to the checkering with a toothbrush. Buff the stock with a dry rag and the checkering with a clean, dry toothbrush. Bobby

Tom, I do bed the tang on the Savages that come into our shop and do check for the action to be non-stressed. Bobby

ROCKJAG4 aka John Graziano