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Receivers were hardness checked. Rem 870 receiver that was in good shape had a hardness of 42 rc, house heat treated receiver came in about 20 rc. Barrels were even softer. So they are all shot. Also heat treating would more than likely warp the receiver. So they are all junk. Oh well no...

A quick comment, the larger action springs are soft but do function. I have made arrangements with a machinist to have the barrels, bolts and receivers checked against not house heat treated units. I will let you guys know the results next week. Should be good info. The synthetic stock were...

My immediate thoughts are to replace the barrel and all springs, firing pin. Watch the bolt for peening marks (softening).

Hello everyone, I just received a couple of free shotguns from a house fire. All stocks were melted off (synthetic).:fire: Browning A5 20 gauge Rem 870 sup mag 12 Rem 1187 20 gauge I would like to get these back up and running. But of course realize they would never look very...

Thanks for the response. I was hoping for a cheap option. But Money talks and BS walks. So I know where I stand. The DPMS LR-308, i'm loving it. Right out of the box it was zeroed, didn't touch the sights. No cycling issues with 3 different loads. But only shot around 30 shells so far to break...

Hello all, Is there any other brands or types of magazines that will fit the DPMS LR-308 rifles? Or any magazines that can be modified to work? This question is also listed in the Firearm repair area. Wasn't sure which area to post.

Hello all, Is there any other brands or types of magazines that will fit the DPMS LR-308 rifles? Or any magazines that can be modified to work?

Hello all, Love this web, always been friendly. I''m looking a bullet casting as a way to save money now that bullets are skyrocketing. Is it worth it? I plan on casting both .357, and .45 acp. What molds do you recoment, do I resize, what resizer should I buy if needed. how about...