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1962 production date. Maybe it’ll still go bang in the rifle. Not a BANG, but just a regular bang
Maggie’s What's Your View II
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Best times!!!
Just be careful of those jumps and landing weird!!
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Or stopping too fast and letting the sled with your kiddos slide into the back!!!! Oops
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Pretty sure the devil is hiding in this thing
Mine is in a splint. Cast this week.
Had a snow day last Wednesday and we were out sledding in 8F.
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Well dangit man. Hope she gets better quick and it wasn’t too bad of an experience
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Been soaking for two weeks. It’s an old Long Branch Enfield. Clearly marke on the side “18tons per sq inch”! I haven’t done a relief cut yet, was trying to see if it would break loose without that step. Doesn’t appear so
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Don’t want to shock it too hard. It could crack or break something. The relief cut is the preferred method and worked well on the last Enfield barrel I removed. I just wanted to try without it on this one.
If my memory serves me correct, they had a ginormous handwheel contraption that allowed them to spin these barrels on stupid right by “hand”.
Haven’t checked in for awhile. Hooterville news for the day. The “ammo eater” wins again this morning (I allow myself 1 shot per), a nice sunset, and pork burgers over charcoal and apple wood. Could be worse.
We did burgers last night too. Venison/beef though
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Decided against the PRI CF handguard for now, went with a Strike Industries Gridlock series. Seems ok for now, will see how it does when fired. Also picked up an Atlas bipod(in a trade) just to see what the hubbub is about. So far, I think my GG&G are pretty a close comparison 
Bunratty, Ireland. Might have had a few pints in there.
Skellig Michael Island
Killarney Forest
Glogheen Castle
Had to stay here, Waterford Castle, on its own island.
Great two week trip.
Skellig Michael Island
Killarney Forest
Glogheen Castle
Had to stay here, Waterford Castle, on its own island.
Great two week trip.
A brief February warm up. 44 degrees and the wind at 6 o’clock. Did some load tweaking for the 260. Nice to shoot with feeling in your trigger finger 
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Sipping java while the sun warms it up outside. 31 at the moment.
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Nice and sunny today. Put a few rounds down range.
I ordered this unfinished stock just prior to the Covid outbreak. Took about 9 months to get it, then I had to make a proper rear piler as the one installed wouldn't hold at 10 ip.
I finished it with 5-6 coats of Tru-Oil then began the bedding process. I decided to leave the trigger assembly in place because all the pins and screws were staked at the factory and this trigger is exceptional especially for a bullpup setup.
Finally, I'm no longer haunted by this unfinished project. Better yet it turned out better than expected.
1986 Remington XP-100 Varmint Special .223 w/ 14" barrel. Round count is less than 150, I purchase it from a friend who bought it new in '86.
I finished it with 5-6 coats of Tru-Oil then began the bedding process. I decided to leave the trigger assembly in place because all the pins and screws were staked at the factory and this trigger is exceptional especially for a bullpup setup.
Finally, I'm no longer haunted by this unfinished project. Better yet it turned out better than expected.
1986 Remington XP-100 Varmint Special .223 w/ 14" barrel. Round count is less than 150, I purchase it from a friend who bought it new in '86.
finally had a decent day for a little load testing.
Have to leave it a bit weird for anybody nosing around..
Have to leave it a bit weird for anybody nosing around..
That's freaking awesome and damn sexy! There was a time when i wanted the XP-100 but ended up getting the TC Contender chambered in 7-30 Waters. Killed a few deer and varmints and then sold it.I ordered this unfinished stock just prior to the Covid outbreak. Took about 9 months to get it, then I had to make a proper rear piler as the one installed wouldn't hold at 10 ip.
I finished it with 5-6 coats of Tru-Oil then began the bedding process. I decided to leave the trigger assembly in place because all the pins and screws were staked at the factory and this trigger is exceptional especially for a bullpup setup.
Finally, I'm no longer haunted by this unfinished project. Better yet it turned out better than expected.
1986 Remington XP-100 Varmint Special .223 w/ 14" barrel. Round count is less than 150, I purchase it from a friend who bought it new in '86.
A brief February warm up. 44 degrees and the wind at 6 o’clock. Did some load tweaking for the 260. Nice to shoot with feeling in your trigger finger
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Relief cut the barrel, a little bit of heat, and tons of bad language. Once the line rosin got hot and sticky enough to really grab, it helped a lot as well.
For future projects I need to know the brand of rosin and how loud I should cuss.
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Volume is secondary to aggressiveness and flow.
And just because I’m kinda jealous of the tasty food you always make, I made the rosin myself from trees in my backyard. It’s a secret family recipe
I'm fixing to have to tourch a can adapter off a barrel.
I normally use rocksett, nope or I use anti sieze, nope but doubt I used loctite.
Maybe it went on dry. The barrel has allready got a vice mark, it's an ar so no shits given about a scratch but trying heat is next.
Got mad and set it aside.
Carbon lock?
I normally use rocksett, nope or I use anti sieze, nope but doubt I used loctite.
Maybe it went on dry. The barrel has allready got a vice mark, it's an ar so no shits given about a scratch but trying heat is next.
Got mad and set it aside.
Carbon lock?
I was on the flip side of @roostercogburn98 this afternoon. Spinning on and torquing my 308 barrel back from being threaded at MH. @schroed62 supplied the muscle, supervised, etc... Click...
He of course, waylaid white paint off of steel prior to this. Good afternoon.
Timing the brake for the TBAC can is a bit tedious
He of course, waylaid white paint off of steel prior to this. Good afternoon.
Timing the brake for the TBAC can is a bit tedious
Where’d you get that action wrench… That looks awesome, and effective.
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Boil it in hot water just to make sure you didn’t use rock set. If it did go on dry, and has siezed on, try thermal magic if you have room to put it in a freezer fir a few days.
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@tnichols
@GBMaryland said it, I was thinking it. I like that action wrench. I use a surgeon internal when I am messing with that style of action, but that one looks much easier to use.
Timing things is a pita. I worked on setting headspace for the temp barrel some yesterday. I’ll have to take it back off later and cut the extractor groove.
@GBMaryland said it, I was thinking it. I like that action wrench. I use a surgeon internal when I am messing with that style of action, but that one looks much easier to use.
Timing things is a pita. I worked on setting headspace for the temp barrel some yesterday. I’ll have to take it back off later and cut the extractor groove.
Pretty sure no rocksett, I have a good boiling system that has worked for years and for more muscle my son tried same (that's when vice pads failed and scrapes happened).
It's in an old quad rail with a close out ring compounding the hassle. Was a thing back in the day. Lol
One more try with some carbon busting stuff then freezing / tourch next.
It's a catch 22.
Was getting 1 1/8 moa out of my plinkers. Could not break that without can installed, (0.8 - 0.9) inconsistent .
51-T flash hider (probably put on dry) and forgotten has a lot of muzzle flip no matter what I do.
I have replacement 51-T muzzle brake and also wanted to test my EC tuner brake against the other configurations strait up.
I have a new 20 inch upper almost finished but serious test will have to include brake in rounds first.
Last year on this day I was headed up in the snow to fix a plow truck.
Today it is 57 degrees out and sunny.
Today it is 57 degrees out and sunny.
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Heard those 51t adapters can make groups erratic. My BIL had one that would do crazy thing to his rifle. If it’s just carbine stuck, soaking in some penetroil for several days might help as well. Thermal games might do the trick alone, but some extra can’t hurt.
51-T adapters:
The flash hider style suck to shoot without the can for accuracy.
If with can on you get poor results you have a bad mating surface between can and adapter.
It indexes off of the beveled surface. Carbon buildup can prevent solid lockup and some don't mate well from the start.
The lead in thread is huge and long so a one thousands mismatch goes a long way in not letting it lock up properly. Like it just won't quite catch the next tooth.
Clean / lube the can mating surface then clean and if necessary lapp in the adapters mating surface till it snaps in place hard. Will kind of ring.
It will hold poi fine then.
When you do this you will want to remove / loosen can while it is still hot or it may be on till next trip out.
YMMV
The flash hider style suck to shoot without the can for accuracy.
If with can on you get poor results you have a bad mating surface between can and adapter.
It indexes off of the beveled surface. Carbon buildup can prevent solid lockup and some don't mate well from the start.
The lead in thread is huge and long so a one thousands mismatch goes a long way in not letting it lock up properly. Like it just won't quite catch the next tooth.
Clean / lube the can mating surface then clean and if necessary lapp in the adapters mating surface till it snaps in place hard. Will kind of ring.
It will hold poi fine then.
When you do this you will want to remove / loosen can while it is still hot or it may be on till next trip out.
YMMV
Had to remove a tree today from the range. Didn’t feel like getting a chainsaw
Steel to paint. This mornings treadmill. You would think by now I’d check the temp and wind before starting out. Missed both a bit.
This day last year started the great Texas four inch blizzard that crippled the state. Lol
This year we had a 3 day cold front with a little ice and snow that slicked up the streets and brought down some power lines with the broken tree limbs.
A few localized power outages.
Governor Abbott got rid of some of the folks that were in charge last year and the rest seem to have taken the hint.
This year we had a 3 day cold front with a little ice and snow that slicked up the streets and brought down some power lines with the broken tree limbs.
A few localized power outages.
Governor Abbott got rid of some of the folks that were in charge last year and the rest seem to have taken the hint.
February thaw, nothing more than a tease. Don’t fall for it. Makes the walk tough going to restore/paint targets. The thaw also reveals a fair amount of lead splatter and copper. AOC and the Greens would be aghast 
‘em.
‘em.I'm thinking an early Spring, my goats are starting to shed some Winter coat. 
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I always wanted goats. Ended up with horses and chickens……lucky meI'm thinking an early Spring, my goats are starting to shed some Winter coat.
Now that's funny, I fought against chickens, miniature donkeys, and horses and ended up with goats 
I've been threatening to get a couple of mini goats for years now (also been threatened with "consequences" if I do... ) One of these years now...
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Consequences………pfffffffff. I run my house hahahahhahahahahahI've been threatening to get a couple of mini goats for years now (also been threatened with "consequences" if I do...
Edit: that’s why I have horses and not goats, cause I don’t run shite
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