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Don’t know about all branches, but the Navy say “Just say no to caffeine” for those in spec war training schools.I thought that had been replaced by Red Bull, Ripped Fuel and Redman?
But then I am old and out of touch!
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I dont have access to a surface grinder right now. So I made 2 on the lathe at work and then had a local shop grind them. I gave them a tolerance of +-.00025 and they are all over that. I made them out of 416 stainless and they blend into the barrel perfect.I’m in a similar boat. Wanting to use TL3 LA barrels (same dimensions as original) on a TL3 SA action.
Just about any machine shop should be able to help. But I ended up picking up a few of these and they’re promising:
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They’re all just ever so slightly thicker than 0.1”, which is good. I just need to take them to a flat stone a little bit and then trim down the outer diameter by putting it in the drill press or maybe router.
A local machine shop is definitely the better route though.
That is a bad ass setup. Their air and sea sections are excellent.Took these just a few minutes ago. Going to get on her tmrw. Son is super excited. We have been to several of them. 1st time visiting the USS Alabama!
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These CDGs have gone up in price since I got one in the early release. Damn. Anyone else selling these for less as part of a package deal?By a CDG from Ted (says ships in a week) then either;
1. Get a barrel that’s in stock from Bugholes and send it to Chase Fisher @FisherT&C to be spun. He’s very fast and does exceptional work. Then spin it on and stick a trigger on it.
2. Get a barrel Osprey barrel from Josh at Patriot Vally Arms and have him spin it. He also does beautiful work and for a premium over standard price they will do very fast turn around. Spin it on and stick a trigger in it.
Can’t remember Josh tag…anybody?
He may get a surprise. His rent boys are paid to tell him what he wants to hear. Many young people are angry about how they have been set up to fail.
MIL or MOA?the "what is the best scope for under 500 yard shots " is next
Nice video, good work. I use a APA Fat Bastard. Takes a bit of tuning but when you get it adjusted properly it seems to mitigate a lot of that.
Preach it brother!!This isn't a response to the above, but my membership level disallows me to post directly. I'm not aware of another way to address this group without starting another thread that may not be noticed.
I've been watching from the sidelines, intensely interested in rimfire precision but heretofore unable to play for various reasons. I bought a Terry Cross stock from Paul Parrott in 2019, talked with him about a build mimicking Mr. Cross's Sentinel S.W.S. rifle and using his bottom metal. I was poised to jump into the Vudoo pool when the pandemic and other stuff hit. Now, I'm thinking about reentering and having built what's likely to be the last rifle of my life.
Aside from the entertaining Peyton Place aspects of the thread, the mechanical design discussion has been fascinating. I'm a retired physician, so numbers don't scare me, but Mr. Bush's and others' detailed analyses are fascinating. You're covering things I've never needed to think about before--never knew such questions occur.
So...let me drop an ignoramus's thought here: I like shooting a lot. As Jeff Cooper said, trenchantly, "the purpose of shooting is hitting." That's why all this business is going on: Folks here want to hit targets that are, for their ballistical milieu, tiny and far away. That's what I want to do. What I don't want to do, and what I'm not equipped to do by situation and by inclination, is to fiddle with my rifle. Yes, of course, I clean my guns. Yes, of course, I've learned to disassemble them to a reasonable extent and do kitchen table parts exchanges. But at the bottom line, I want to set it and forget it.
What I want from an M5/M5x, is a finished package. I'm willing and happy to pay for lot testing, because unless one includes a barrel tuner in their setup (thus tuning rifle to whatever ammunition they can get into the magazine), that's the only way to find what'll work. But I don't want to jigger with the magazine catch, the follower, or anything else. Within the limits Mr. Bush sets for workable ammunition, I want everything to go, first pop out of the shipping box. I want nothing to be adjustable, because with this action mated to an approved barrel with an approved chamber and approved bottom metal, the magazines, the mag latch, nothing should need tuning. Mr. Bush hasn't said that outright, but clearly that what he thinks is proper product and production design.
Maybe I'm being impertinent. Maybe I'm butting in where I don't belong. But maybe what I said ought to be said.
Anyway, thanks for your time.
instant DRT in many places in Fl for 1 of several states.
Not sure how to check that. I know it has a loather barrel.What’s the year of manufacture?