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would a 10" rifle barrel with a 7.5" suppressor be legal length if the suppressor was permanently pinned to the barrel? Thanks CM...

Hello! I recently received a 7.62 AR upper receiver. It's a nice one but it's clearly been sitting forever as there is a layer of rust aaaaall down the bore. It's a nice thick coating. I have a 30 cal brass brush and hoppes, but I was just wondering if I could soak it in white vinegar for a...

I didn't find any other thread about this. I thought it would be helpful for the forum to have one. This is not intended as technical data, just what worked for you, or didn't -- And why, if you know. Here are mine: 20" Faxon Big Gunner 6.5 CM + Aero Precision Black Nitride BCG -- Returned the...

I found a 243 win barrel with a 7.5 twist rate. It seems like they’re trying to turn it into a creedmoor, but I’m curious if anyone has run one?

I built a 12.5" AR15 in 5.56 NATO as my "main squeeze". It's a legally registered SBR and I love it. Thinking of going to a 13.7" barrel with a soldered/P&W on muzzle device.. but..why? I have an 11.5" XM177 "clone" upper that I really like as well. I don't see 12.5" vs 11.5" being...

Hi all. Just purchased a 2nd hand Tikka Tact A1 in 6.5 Creedmoor whilst out looking for a PRC.... I was told it had a very low shot count as it was too heavy for a lady shooter. the rifle does seem in excellent condition. I stuck the borescope in to have a look but have no experience deciphering...

I hope to visit the gunsmith and order the barrel for my first rifle project this week. I am having a Ruger Hawkeye .25-06 rebarreled to .280ai. I plan to use a Hart barrel since they are an upstate NY company. I'm not sure what twist rate and contour to go with. I'll use the rifle mainly for...

I'm a new member and this will be my first bolt rifle build. Bought a 30"x1.265" round bar of annealed M48 tool steel. It's 33hrc now and machinable. The surface should work harden to 60+hrc as it's shot and last forever. I currently have a Weatherby Vanguard LA receiver that I want to put it...

First time posting here outside of the intro thread, but I've read threads for a long time. Greetings. I've been handloading since I was 14 (>20 years now...time flies), but am trying to get serious and into PRS competition. Having my M70 rebarreled is a several month process, so like many I...

Hey guys.. I recently picked up a 28" vent rib barrel off Ebay for about $125 for my Remington 870 Express made by (Target Sports) it came with a nice variety of NEF/ H&R chokes. I'm just wondering if anyone here has any actual experience with one? I've yet to fire any rounds through this thing...

I was just wondering the other day, why don't rifles use a tapered collet setup to mount barrels into actions? If this method is secure and concentric enough for the tooling used to make the barrel on a lathe, then why no use something like an ER 25 collet geometry to hold the barrel shank? I...

This will be my first post here, and i truly how I'm not asking a stupid question or one that's already been asked a thousand times (I couldn't find anything with multiple searches but hey). I am curious, what is the temperature threshold at which rifle barrels are ruined? I've seen people...

Hello, so I installed the Noveske KX5 on my Semi auto 308 and it's similar to a krinkov style brake or muzzle booster and there is a cone shaped funnel inside the muzzle device with a gap between that and the muzzle of the barrel and on the Noveske KX5, there was a light coating of lube on the...

Hey all, so last week I ordered a Ruger 10/22 and the FFL I sent it to had to ship it back Becuase a part of it wasn’t legal here in NY. The stupid thing about all of this is they didn’t even include it in the description of it. What was illegal is that it came with a threaded barrel. Obviously...

I have a brand new in the box, never been fired Uberti 1851 Colt Navy London model. It is a beautiful gun and feels wonderful in my hand, but I cannot remove the barrel to prepare it for firing. This is a gun that I recently purchased from Midway USA. I can remove the wedge without any...

Hello. I’ve seen old black powder revolvers with very thin cylinder wall thickness, like these cylinders for example: and this pepperbox has also resonable thin walls: Back in the days the quality of steel was inferior, so it got me to wounder about the steels of today. What’s the minimum...

Hello everyone. I recently acquired a very interesting 1917 Spandau Gewehr 98 that was converted to a K98 in 1938. It SHOULD be a .323 bore, but the barrel is marked 7.89. I haven't fired it yet and I'm not going to until I find out for sure what the actual diameter is. Has anyone else found one...

So, I have a big problem. I pulled my SKS out of storage a couple of days ago and found the barrel severely corroded. I blasted whatever crap would come out with compressed air and soaked it heavily in Ballistol. Then I scrubbed it several times with a Ballistol soaked wire brush and ran patches...

Hello everyone, My question is if you have a shot out barrel and you have it sleaved. Does it affect the collectability or value on a milsurp rifle. The rifle I'm thinking of doing it to is a Lee Enfield .303.