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Thanks, Keith, and good luck with your build. My range is usually not as forgiving as the days I chose to shoot my postals on, but I have a limited schedule and just got lucky. Were I in Damariscotta the results would likely have been a lot different! Say hello to Orland and the boys the next...

Shooting fast in score is a blessing and a curse at times...there is the condition: go, go, go, gsh*&t missed that midfield pickup. A RBLPRE will have higher resale value if you should decide to move on from this gun, but it will also serve you well in the higher levels of score competition. I...

there is a great video by Adam Booth (Abom79) on youtube showing the process he went through in raising his victor lathe. lookup "machining lathe riser feet" there are two parts and then he shows how he levels the lathe. He's a big guy and it seemed to work very well for him. Mike

I picked up the aloris threading tool #8 http://www.aloris.com/products/threading-holder-8/ on a, albeit expensive, whim, and it works great for threading away from the headstock. I produced the best threads I have have made and have no intention of going back to the towards the headstock...

My guess, Pete, is that that thread pitch and feed rate are connected (same gears with different purposes ) and the speed selection is a different set of levers. It would have to be otherwise you would be threading 8 tpi at 1200 rpms, and 32 tpi at 50 or something like that. You should be able...

I have also found that when going fron bull 4 to 3 or from the sighter to either 5 or 1 that sliding the gun back and forth once or twice will also settle those POI demons. It slows you down some, and it may mean that I have some bag firmness issues, but it helped me out. Look for this...

8" disc sander and a bucket for quenching. You can watch the top thread melt away and you don't get as much of a mushroom top as you would with a grinding wheel. I would much rather use the lathe, but the disc is real easy

I appreciate the follow up, and the information. It is so hard to separate the wheat from the chaff, sometimes, when you are a lay person. I read as much as I could and tried to glean as much good information as possible before making my decision. So far I have not been disappointed, but I...

Greg, I am still not sure what was happening at the Nationals, but I suspect it was the tune on the barrel/bullets, and my lack of practice before the match. I started shooting BIB 112's in my Hart 18" and was able to to put up some decent scores in the winter postal match. I haven't, yet...

Dad and I are shooting an "original" (meaning oil on the lense lot), and a second release (whatever that meant) 46x and they are still going strong. I have about 2,000 rounds under mine and dad's has about 4,000. I actually shot dad's at the firecracker a few years ago on my 30, and then he...

One more satisfied customer - this is the kind of case that you buy a couple or three because it's likely you'll never get another deal like it. I had the older yellow skb case ($100 at the time) and this is a good bit larger, and much better built with regard to the latches and the nice handle...

You might have luck with Bob White at the Shooter's corner in New Jersey. I lived in Connecticut for the better part of my life and there are few places to purchase benchrest equipment to which you can drive. I did much of my purchasing on the internet and through my gunsmith, Sid Goodling...

I had my finger on the proverbial trigger for this or the 1440gt when my emco v13 popped up at a price I couldn't let go. From all accounts the 1340gt is a great machine and the wiring that mksj does looks amazing as well. Should give you a lot of joy and years of service! Mike

With respect to the need for an overly large VFD for a particular motor this isn't true for the units I purchased. I spoke with the manufacturers directly because I read this on various sites and it seemed counter to the websites advertising the drives. I have an automation direct drive on my...

Pete, I hooked a braking resistor up on my vfd, and it works great. Cost about $40 or less and was very easy to hook up...and I am not an electronic wizard. It will stop my chuck at low speed in under .5 second. At high speed (2000rpm) about 2 seconds or it will override the system, and it...

From the Suhie family we will keep you in our prayers, and offer our condolences during this difficult time. I am so sorry to hear of this news, Wilbur. Sincerely, Mike and family

The McMillan edge HV is an excellent score stock - tracks great, great to work on when building the gun, and you can order them inletted and with the ports cut for your action. I think it is fair to say that any stock suited for HV benchrest in group or score would work well for either...

Retired, I don't have a foot brake ok my lathe either which is why the bra king resistor is so nice. When I kill the power to the forward or reverse lever the chuck stops very quickly and doesn't put too much pressure on the circuitry of the drive. I don't have a thread dial for my machine...

I have an Hitachi 2.2kw for my lathe and an automation direct 2hp for my mill and am very happy with both. The automation direct drive was a little easier to set up, but both work well. Once you get the hang of reading the manuals and get yourself a membership to thehobbymachinist.com you...

I was in the exact same position as yu were in the beginning of the year. I was very close to getting the pm1440gt as I believe it is the best quality lathe you can get without going to industrial type machines, and I would put a sharp in that category (i.e. light duty industrial machines). I...