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    Howa 1500 bolt wear.

    I have a Howa 1500 LA, that I have put about 300 rounds through, but I have cycled the bolt quite a bit to run it in. But I have noticed right behind the one lug, the bolt has a wear mark that I'm not sure is supposed to be there. See pictures. I'm also wondering if I should lap my lugs, since...
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    Gunsmithing Lapping Lugs... Ever done it?

    I was testing out the engagement of the lugs on my factory .338 RUM - degreasing the bolt/action, covering the rear surfaces of the lugs with black magic-marker, inserting a fired case and working the bolt up and down. Then pulling the bolt and seeing how much of the lugs engaged (scraped off...
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    Gunsmithing torx screws and recoil lugs

    who sells torx action screws? i can only find allen head and would prefer torx for a build. and does material matter when getting a recoil lug (steel/ss)? fyi action is steel and barrell is stainless.