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Etching depth? 0>003" or deeper? Saw some of the etched surfaces, and noted that in some of the comments items such as manufacturer, caliber, etc. were being marked. Was wondering if the etching was getting to or beyond the depth required by ATF when marking firearms? Believe it is .003"...

Business mark up freight.... Pete, Couple of things may have happened, the low weight would have gone at the UPS minimum, figure a cost of anywhere between $3-6 to the shipper. If your invoice reads shipping and handling charges, it usually means they did not pass on their cost of freight, but...

3 shot groups Hate to put it this way, but "rifle pro gunsmiths" shouldn't be relying on 3 shot groups to test their work... I'd suggest you have him look at it again.

Try http://www.rimfiretechnologies.com, they have them in stainless and blued with hex recess, Have tried several sources and theirs are best I've found.

Benchrest Actions and S/Ns Lester PM sent Thanks

You're really missin something! Butch, Can tell you haven't visited Rimfire Central yet :eek: LOL

Take a look at commercially produced AR-15's DI guns and guarantees Think that based on a high quality barrel and a good chamber job suited to accuracy, Wilde (SP?) chamber come to mind. Check Les Baer's website. His higher quality guns are guaranteed for 1/2 MOA groups with quality ammo...

Satern powder funnels Went thru the same frustrations as you did, tried several plastic funnels then discovered the Satern spun aluminum and brass funnels. They make them for virtually any caliber, including handgun and up to 50 that I have seen. Midway...

Chamber leade impact When they cut the chamber in the barrel that area where the bullet transitions thru has a chamber throat angle, different reamers manufactured for the same caliber may have different throat angles. The following Lilja website has information on this...

Added 2nd (rear) receiver screw too Had mine bedded, vastly improved consistency... Gunsmith added a second receiver screw at the rear, and then pillar bedded. Much happier as it is now extremely consistent, and know what to expect out of it.

China the new printing powerhouse.... Next time you go to Sams or Costco, pick up some of those coffee table hard covers, most are now printed in China....

Auction sale at Bonhams 6/29/2005 $259 Search of Antique Arms for Depose Signal Cannon came up with the following: Sale 13103 - Antique Arms & Armor, 29 Jun 2005 220 San Bruno Ave., San Francisco Lot No: 2207 A Depose alarm cannon With 4 inch 10 gauge barrel...

Modify a fired case Stoney Point used to offer a service where you would send them a fired case and they would drill and tap the rear so that it was usable with their tool. Do not know if this is still offered. I had similar issues and they went away when a case fired in the chamber was...

Minwax = wood bondo Minwax makes a product that is designed for a filler for wood, that acts and smells just like good old auto body filler. Now I don't know if they have done something special to it so that it sticks better to wood, but I have used it in thick sections with no issues, which is...

Rebarreling Joe, Was fortunate to live near Colorado Springs, and the gun smith that serviced the small bore guns for the US Shooting Team was located there. He has since retired and closed his business, but it was Neal Johnsons Gunnsmithing Inc. I had several guns worked on there and...

Redding Competition Shell Holder You may want to also look at the shell holders Redding makes that allow you to change the distance the case goes into the die. They make the set in a #12 shell holder, the set "packaged in five piece sets in .002” increments (+.002”, +.004”. +.006”, +.008” and...

UPS Store Long story, but I needed to have the stocks packaged for shipment across country. Did not have the opportunity or means to pack myself, so wanted them to pack and ship. If I had packaged for them to ship, it would have been a non-issue of shipping plastic parts (synthetic stocks)...

Anschutz in CO N-Chad, Small world, did you work over at Neil Johnson's in CO Springs, they did a lot of work for the Olympic Training Center, and Neil's retirement and the end of the shop will be well morned by those along the front range. If you worked at the shop, when did you work there?

Had a shock today, went to ship several rifle stocks via the local "UPS Store", bad sign from the start when the clerk said we don't ship firearms... Told them to take a closer look, these were gun stocks only...)chill( Clerk yelled to the other employee in back asking to confirm that they...

Accountant speak... Think you'll fond on something like this, you build it for your personal enjoyment and when attempting to sell it, it is much like an RV, or boat, what accountants like to call a "wasting asset":D