Recent content by Taurus 617 CCW

Agreed. ^^^

I wouldn’t call that a tool mark, I would call it a gouge. It is running parallel to the rifling. The gouge is heaviest near the gas hole and gets lighter as it moves rearward. My guess is that there was a burr left over feom the gas hole drilling (which should have been reamed), a piece got...

I teach an AR-15 armorers course. I can tell you that gas key will fail at some point during use. It will stsrt to leak and the bolt will fail to cycle properly. No company should sell a bolt that has not been properly staked regardless of the price. The things that add additional cost are metal...

You are right on point a5werkes. Many of the people I went to gunsmith school with ended up gunsmithing as a part time thing. One exception where one could make it a full-time career is if they work for a manufacturer in production. I have found much better money in developing a specialty...

I saw a youtube video or two of people that actually attended. Reviews were fair, not raving. I attended a formal institution about 15 years ago and was curious how they compared.

+1 here as well.

Yikes! I find scads of them out in the woods. I just pop the primer out and get clean brass scrap price for them.

My solution for 5.7x28 brass is to toss them right into the scrap bucket, just like I do with rimfire shells. Saves the headache.

I also use the RCBS collet bullet puller. Very happy with it. I was going to buy the Hornady puller until I saw a bunch of complaints about the collets not holding up with use. That was good enough for me to go with the RCBS and I have never looked back.

I have a friend who owns an older Remington tube fed bolt action. It feeds shorts, longs, and long rifles. The barrel is around 22” long. When you shoot shorts you barely hear the shot. Its almost comical. That would be great for near the house. Just a thought.

I have stopped going to gun shows for the most part. Same high priced things I can find in local shops without an entrance fee. I miss the days when guys had tables with nothing but parts and mags. I would dig through snd find all kinds of treasures. Larger shows still have some goodies. The...

Pick ip a lead remover cleaning cloth by Birchwood Casey. It does wonders not only on the cylinder flutes but the cylinder face as well. Best $8.00I have spent in a long time.

I would drool at the chance to buy one of their lever carbines in .357 mag!!!

I am a bit on then odd side but I think it would be great if they came out with a 4 barrel pepperbox derringer in .22 lr.

If the outside is that bad, what does the bore look like? Not sure the juice would be worth the squeeze.