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    Converting a 7mm Mag. to ?

    Your going to have a hard time trying to get 3000 rounds out of a 300wm out of more than a dozen barrels I have had in 300wm I have only had 1 make it to 3000 most went between 1500 and just a little over 2000 and I had one that went in 900 rounds. Montrose
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    Gunsmithing Rem 700 Trigger pin orientation

    no they are going the right way the pointed end goes towards to where it is staked if you changed direction then that pointed end might cause the bolt stop to tilt and bind the bolt stop. Montrose
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    Gunsmithing Rem 700 Trigger pin orientation

    Your tirgger pins are in the correct way if you try to move front to back it will block you from installing the bolt stop the short pin goes in front which it is and the long one goes in the back which it is and they are even pointed in the right direction. If you take them out you will see...
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    6.5 creedmoor vs. .308 win for beginners

    If you have a 308 now when you shoot the barrel out you can always go to 6.5 cm when you rebarrel. Montrose
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    6.5 creedmoor vs. .308 win for beginners

    also what is your buget because a 308 has about 3 times the barrel life of a 6.5 cm replacing barrels every year can add up I know I shoot nothing but 300wm. Montrose
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Defensive Bullet Selection

    I only went the BMG route because he said smaller and faster was better and brought a rifle round in to talks about pistol ammo. Montrose
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Defensive Bullet Selection

    Primus Smaller and faster is preferable to bigger and slower all things being equal. So a 223 rem with a 55 gr bullet going over 3100 fps is better than a 50 bmg with M2 AP going 2800 fps because it's smaller and faster cool. Montrose
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    Gunsmithing light primer strikes on H&S

    It could be the firing pin spring is 18 years old and it just needs to be replaced springs do get weaker over time. Montrose
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    Gunsmithing Badger M2013 light primer strikes?

    Thank you. Montrose
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    Gunsmithing Badger M2013 light primer strikes?

    Marty do you mean trigger tech tigggers , I ask because I have my M2013 long action at GAP right now being build with a Calvin Elite, and I am about to send a short action M2013 to them for a build with a Calvin Elite, If i need to change triggers I just want to make sure I get the right one. OP...
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    ISO: Remington 700 Short action.

    you can get a remington 700 short action rifle from walmart for about $370.00 and pull off what you don't need. Montrose
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    Gunsmithing Looking for a used AI AE Action

    The Badger M2013 and the GAP Tempest are made by the same machine shop so quailty wise they are the same just ones round and ones square. Montrose
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    Gunsmithing Tubb's Fire Lapping System

    With a magnum its not always copper fouling thats the problem but carbon fouling in the throat area they have more powder so more carbon build up also hand lapping a barrel that has been chambered and crowned might help fouling but your accuracy is going to get worse there is a reasion that...
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    Gunsmithing Tubb's Fire Lapping System

    About 16 years ago I tried it in a Remington PSS in .308 all it really did was speed up throat wear it didn't make it any easer to clean. Montrose
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    Dont update Kestrel 5700 to firmware 1.17!!!!

    Yea I posted here, then Max called Kestrel and reported the problem to them, then Nick with Kestrel had Max PM me to call Nick at Kestrel when I spoke with Nick he stated that they are keeping the engineers after work tonight to find the problem and get this fixed asap. Most places when you...
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    Dont update Kestrel 5700 to firmware 1.17!!!!

    Wow Kestrel is very proactive about getting this fixed. Montrose
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    Dont update Kestrel 5700 to firmware 1.17!!!!

    Doc what information do need. Montrose
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    Dont update Kestrel 5700 to firmware 1.17!!!!

    Update I now have usergun1 and something call defalt gun but I can't save changes to defalt gun1, I can only use user gun1 and thats it no other profiles. Montrose
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    Dont update Kestrel 5700 to firmware 1.17!!!!

    As the titel states don't update to firmware 1.17 it will casue the unit too no longer store gun data, it will act like it is going to save but if you go to any other screens all gun data is lost and any data you load from AB profile loader aslo does not save in unit after firmware update 1.17...