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Over a year ago I was given the remains of a sporterizing project. It was at one point probably a nice Remington 03A3 it has a 4 groove barrel and that is probably it's only saving grace. The original stock is long gone and a butched up Fajen is its replacement. So here is my question. I might...

I did an accuracy test with my .40 M&P using Berry's plated 165 Gr. and Unique. I used data from Lymans manual which does not specifically list that combination. I did get a good starting point and made 12 of each powder weight. I actually went above the Lyman suggested but was just below max...

I purchased a P-6 a few years ago thinking it might be a nice carry gun. Swapped out all the springs. put in the 225 trigger and hammer. I noticed it was VERY picky about ammo. I only found 1 load it would shoot well with any consistency and that was a 125 gr. Round Nose. With the limited...

I posted earlier how much I liked Trail Boss and how well it works for me. Well I got lucky and found a new 8# of Bullseye and jumped on it. I cast quite a few of my own 45 and have the following profiles 200 swc 180 rnhp 230 rn 230 fp From what it looks like most of you guys are using...

I see you guys have beat Bullseye to death. I just wanted to share my 45 ACP load 4.5~5 grains of Trail Boss / depending on bullet. everything I have tried it with is very accurate and it's clean burning.

desidog It would appear just about everything that was done to this poor rifle was a bit off center. I get the feeling it was a fellas garage project that he took to with a craftsman hand drill type of thing. It looks a though the original barrel is still on there, just shortened and with...

Had a bit of time to spend on Gunzilla. I stripped all the old finish on the stock and sanded and went with some dark Walnut Watco, then with the hand rubbed linseed oil. While that was drying in the sun I started cleaning up those sharp edges on the receiver that bothered me so much. Nothing...

I got motivated today and used a chemical stripper on the wood. Not sure what the original finish was, but the stripper turned it into stringy sticky boogers. Pretty nasty stuff. Sanded on it a bit and discovered that the black tip is in fact Ebony or a black stained wood. I finished it off...

Thanks Jim This one has the Weaver type scope mounts already. I see what you are saying about the dovetail. I am interested in going a bit South of there. Where the locking lug engages the rear of the receiver that area has a bunch of high corners and edges. Trust me I'm not taking a Sawzall to...

I have noticed that the upper rear of the receiver has quite a few squared off corners and edges. I know it was originally for an adjustable military sight. What would be the harm in rounding and smoothing some of those hard edges? Nothing radical maybe an 1/8" at most and not on any mating or...

I had a project rifle almost 2 yrs ago http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=648514 That one grew into a bit of a monster, but I finally got it to shoot 1/2" at 100 yds, and I still kept a pretty small budget. Not sure which way this one will go, but I had a lot of fun with that one.

The stock had already been bedded quite well. Very nice fit. Not sure if the bolt has been altered but it did have a scope on it with the old weaver set screw mounts, and the bolt cleared.

JimmyRay I agree 100% What I find interesting is that in cruising the internet, people who asked the same question as me seem to get bludgeoned first thing. I got this rifle to practice my gunsmithing skills on. So if I spend a bit of my time and a bit of my money and I get something like RC...

I did a bit of cleaning on it last night. As a surprise the bore of the barrel looks to be in pretty good shape it was just filthy. Here is a question for RC. I see the picture in the book/catalog of a really nice rifle. It wears a really nice lo mount scope and then they put sights on it? I...

WOW CPE That's one nice hack you have there Mine is a masterpiece in progress I guess

That's a really nice job you did on that 03 RC. The more I look at mine the more it looks like a hack job. Someone tried to do it but just missed the mark a bit. They put on a nice folding rear sight but got it very crooked. The ramp on the back of the front sight looks like it was contoured...

I need to tap the knowledge Base of the THR brotherhood here. I happened across a good winter project rifle. It looks to be an old 1903 Remington. The guy I got it from told me it was one of his grandfathers project guns. It actually looks pretty good overall. I'm not very knowledgeable on these...

coatings Powder coating is expensive and is just not a good product for guns. There are a couple of products which I think are nothing more than epoxy paints. These are Duracoat and Alumahide. Cerakote is not a paint. It is a polymer which contains a ceramic filler. It must be baked on...

WD I don't claim to be an expert on WD-40, so take what I add with a grain of salt. I have been working on guns for well over 30 years, I do not consider myself a gunsmith. I have worked on all my personal guns and those of friends and relatives. I have found that wd-40 is an excellent...

Boyds usually makes pretty nice stocks. I had a Savage 110 that I got a stock for. I was basically a drop in. I did have a small issue with the very end of the forearm. It was a very close fit. It would clear when the gun was cold but after the first shot the barrel would grow enough to make...