Recent content by Old Dog Man

My understanding of the present law, is that if it has art work on it is not covered by the possession law. I don't know if this is true. My Walrus tusk has art on it and also the tag from the Alaska Game Dept. I think it should be legal to own. Al

Texas Ranger Gun I worked on a deceased Tx. Ranger's gun back in the 70's, that is the first one I've seen with the trigger guard cut out like the one pictured. It was also nickel plated and 32-20 cal. He gave it to a retired ships capt. friend who brought it to me. Al

Range Gear I carry everything in a Red Radio Flyer wagon, just like when I was a kid. Works great and carries everything. My wife bought it for me for a Christmas present a couple of years ago. Before that I used a Stanley stackable rolling tool box. Wagon is better. Al

Mauser Rebarrel Make sure whoever does the barrel job that the barrel is made up tight against the ring behind the threads. Not against the front of the action ring. I've seen some that were done like that and the did not shoot well. The best support is against the rear ring. Al

What Trigger Gotta go with RC on that one, when I first saw it I thought modified Win. 70, but that one is probably made by a gunsmith. NICE. Al

Wildcats I built a 25WSM, using a 270WSM case necked down to 25 cal. it's the flatest shooting rifle I've ever owned. Shot a Canadain white tail, got a pass through and he fell where he stood. Used the Nozler 110gr Accu-Bond bullet. loaded with 66.5gr. Retumbo. Got .5" groups. Al

Lever action problem Contact Dennis Tittle (Tittle Gunworks ) 903-529-1042, Located in Marquez, Tx. he can do the job. Al

Rem. gold round nose bulk bullets I've used these shooting prairie dogs for years 1000's and never had a problem. Shooting a Rem. 581 bolt gun, but friend had an automatic and he had some FTF, they were old bullets and he shot mine with no problems. May be a storage issue. Al

Checking New Rifle and Pistol Barrels I always check them wheather mine or a customers when, I was smithing I found several that the rifling saw not hammer forged all the way back to the freebore evenly. Never found a button rifled barrel that way or a pistol. Al

Old Rem. Safety You can take some metal off the end of the safety bar that locks the bolt closed and that willl solve your problem. Al

Bedding Rifle All good suggestions. I use modeling clay on the bottom of the action where the trigger pin holes and on the bolt release slot. Keeps the glass bedding from getting in them. Al

Cyl. gap Your cyl. gap is too much, it should be around .006". Al

Marlin feed jams I had some problems with Marlin's several years back. It was caused by the carrier not being made correctly. This was back in 79 or 80 don't know when your's was made, but Marlin made a change to them and that fixed the problem. If your is an older one that could be your...

A-Bolt re-barrel I suggest making a chamber cast with cerrosafe. I had a customer that had the same problem. After making a chamber cast, I could see the rifling just ahead the free-bore was not correct some of the rifling did not come back as far as the others. This was causing the bullet to...

Retirement Yes NC the young man told me he had only purchased my machinery, but he couldn't buy what I had learned over my career. I'm going to help him every chance I get. It's nice to come on THR and keep my brain exercised with some of the questions beginners and pros have. I'm always...