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Installing a muzzle brake on my rifle. Had to buy a barrel thread adapter from Brownells for brake. Should I apply Blue Lock tight to threads on barrel for adapter ?

Well my rifle is shooting well ....Trigger work done by Lee Shaver is great. With a bronze brush I measured rifling rate and its a 13" twist. It shoots accurately Nosler 55gr BT . Next I'll check if it will stabilize 53gr Vmax bullets.Re#15 and W-W 760 work best so far,waiting for a shipment of...

Winchester 1885 220 swift Triple dues cool Went out in NV desert and shot some tight groups in field conditions,I now know how to grip it and its a shooter.

Winchester 1885 220 swift What caliber is yours ?

Still pressure sensitive Still need to develop a Consistent bench tech. Groups are round about MOA with flyers )-: I'm being told to rest just in front of receiver,hard against shoulder and lite grip on forearm in front of rest. Currently I have a Zeiss V6 5-30x50mm scope on it and I'm...

Winchester 1885 220 swift I'll try that ,thanks.

Winchester 1885 220 swift What caliber is yours ? I just received trigger back from Lee Shaver ,its definitely lighter . Maybe I'll shoot it today ?

Sanded it open Well the tip of forearm looks great,but its round now. I did wrap the barrel with paper and tape and then sand paper. That kept it protected. But then I did wrap sockets with sand paper it worked nicely. So I with two .080 shims and sanding ,its now free floated. Waiting for the...

Too Late I used 60 grit and it got the job done. Seal it with some polyurethane stain and looks great. Now waiting on the trigger.

After I applied what I learned on internet about this rifles character I got one tight 5 shot group under MOA at 100yds. Resting it with hand between forearm and sand bag,minimal downward pressure on rear of stock. But I wasn't comfortable. Other shooters said I must free float the forearm(...

Octagon bbl with a octagon channel in the forearm . How do I sand it out ? It was suggested to wrap sand paper around the barrel .What grade of sand paper fine or course ?

Winchester 1885 220 swift This firearm is a different animal than a bolt action rifle. Have to grip it just right,minimal pressure on forearm. Trigger is being worked on by a smith that specializes in these rifles in Missouri. Free floating the forearm now.

Winchester 1885 220 swift Did it work ?

55gr Speer TNT are Flat base I might go buy some Bergers .

Adjusted the "Zero Stop " its on the money at 100 yds. Shooting 55gr Speer TNT ,some one on FB posted his accurate loads out of his 220 swift. Those loads out of my new rifle shot poorly ,in fact so does factory ammo and all my loads. Now its been dang hot here in Wild Nevada . Maybe I'm seating...

Problem solved I was hard up against the "Zero Stop " it has been adjusted .

Ok mounted my Zeiss V6 5-30x50mm on my 1885 using Leupold bases and rings. High rings and the rifle shoots a foot high at 100 yds with the scope adjustment reticle bottomed out. The bell of the objective is about 5/16s above the barrel. So if I exchange the rings for some medium high will that...

Received shipment Opened up the box and the Rifle is "Bad to the Bone" what do I do now ?

This rifle is NIB bought it off Gun Broker 8/4/18 ,sales person said Winchester made a run of these 2-3 years ago. So its not vintage, I don't collect old guns. I guess I'll be using Leaupold 2 piece bases.

Gun broker sales person Confirmed it was a 14" twist. Next question what mount and rings for a Zeiss V6