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  1. M

    Is a 700 a 700?

    If you have something to cut with and some bedding compound, pretty much any action can be made to fit any stock. The reason stock manufactures say no is that it is not drop in perfect. And while most people here may be fine with " a little dremeling to fit" most customers will not be. And the...
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    M40a1 build guide

    Park and cerakote are done in house. For the M40 the barrel and action can be parked there, but the bolt would need to be sent out for bluing.
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    M40a1 build guide

    M40 or M40A1? Both can be done at GAP, but need to specify you want the M40 clip slotting vs the M40A1 if that is what you are looking for. GAP can also do the US stamp and proper barrel markings if doing a M40 build.
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    Gunsmithing Red Loctite for base screws?

    Yeah man, 16 years of building rifles (with most of that being sniper rifles for the Marines where we always used red loctite) and I have not tried removing a base with red yet using a soldering iron. You really need to bark up a different tree if you think you are going to convince someone...
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    Gunsmithing Red Loctite for base screws?

    Red only need to get to around 550F to soften, a small soldering iron can do that easy. Have done it many, many times. An electric one works fine, but a small butane iron gets hot a lot faster than a plug in one, so if ever find yourself having to remove a bunch of rails that are all red...
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    Purchasing a GAP rifle soon. Thoughts?

    I am going to be fluting your barrel in the next week or two. It is setting on my cart right now but along with a bunch of others and I am not sure where yours is in the line. I just remembered it due to the 16" barrel and looking over the work order today.
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    Gunsmithing GA Precision question.

    308pirate is right on. The lead time isn't how long it takes to do the work, it is when your part comes up in line mostly. There are a couple things to keep in mind with lead times though. One, it cuts both ways. For every person that would be ecstatic to get a call 2 months into a 6 month...
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    GAP10 ShowEm Off Pics

    I honestly am not just saying this because I work at GA, but with the wait time being as low as it is right now for GAP-10's and with the price they usually go for when sold second hand, it may just be a better idea to get a new one and exactly as you want it. I am aware you need to take my...
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    GAP10 ShowEm Off Pics

    I actually remember your barrel (unless it was someone else with the same set up I guess). Man, he was cursing you up one side and down the other for weeks. Ok, I kid. We actually like when there is something different most of the time. Though I am serious about remembering the barrel...
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    GAP10 ShowEm Off Pics

    That is Adam's stamp. When I do get around to making a GAP-10 I probably will have him spin up the barrel as well. He basically is the GAP-10 section of GA. I can do it fine, but he will do if faster and probably better as he does them all and knows all the right speed/feed rates to avoid...
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    GAP10 ShowEm Off Pics

    I am sure they wouldn't mind if I build one and call it a GAP-10, I am special like that. Ok, not really as far as being special, but I do work at GA. If you get a rifle with a proof mark that looks like a mitten (or a mil replica ordered since I started), I built it. The proof mark was...
  12. M

    Difference between Lone Peak and Defiance?

    I have built quite a few rifles on the Defiance, and a few on the Lone Peak Razor action. For over all fit, finish, and consistency I would give a slight nod to the Defiance. But that may be just because I have built a lot more of them and that is what I am "used to" now. Not saying the Lone...
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    Gunsmithing Cutting lug abutments and lugs

    It depends on how far out the bolt face is. Measure from the front of the action to the bolt face in multiple spots (after truing and lapping) and if you are in by 0.0005 across the face I would not bother. If more than a half thou out it probably would be a good idea. But at this point we...
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    Gunsmithing Cutting lug abutments and lugs

    If using a boring bar, just mark up the lugs and advance slowly until you have just cleaned them up, it won't cause an issue unless there already was one right on the border. At PWS the actions are cleaned up with a reamer every time a rifle is sent back to be rebarrelled. There are ones that...
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    Gunsmithing DIY glass bedding

    It isn't bad, but like others have mentioned, prep work is important. On a v-block they often will not set perfect out of the gate, so make sure it does before you bed it in. If it is sitting slightly crooked or off center in the stock fix that before you you bed it to that off location...
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    GAP10 ShowEm Off Pics

    I am going to be building myself a GAP-10 here pretty soon and that is the exact color scheme I am going with expect for black rings, including the sniper gray scope as well. Out of all the variants I have seen that black on sniper gray is hands down the best, in my opinion at least.
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    Gunsmithing R700 Bolt Question

    I would agree 99% of the time. But a sanding drum on one can do the operation I mentioned if he was looking to do it himself. Assuming he has a mill though would be a whole different animal and of course that would be the preferred route. As far as never having a problem with bounce back in a...
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    Gunsmithing Quality of Receiver to Stock Fit

    It is going to be a different answer for different rifles based on the stock. If you are going to the level of using a depth mic, there is going to be variance in the stock itself most of the time from side to side if square. The only way to make it perfectly even in that case would be to...
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    Gunsmithing R700 Bolt Question

    You will need to open up the rear of the ejection port as well to get it to eject right, it will bounce back on the thicker wall at the upper right of the rear of the port. It is easy enough to do, even with a dremel, just find someone with a mag action you can look at and look from the front...
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    Question regarding barrel size?

    There are 3 things you need to consider; aesthetics, maneuverability, and velocity. Aesthetics may be a completely moot point to one person and a huge deal to another (even if they might not like admitting it). On top of that, what looks better (long or short barrel) will vary from person to...
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