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exterior pitting. Strip the sights off the barrel and clean up the pitting in a lathe. Take fine cuts following the barrel contour about an inch at a time and finish off by blending the cuts with a fine,well chalked file and then emery to required finish.

You might try and fully unscrew the turet and degrease the threads. Roughen the clean threads slightly with a needle file and use locktight or plastic pipe cement to re joint. Leave a couple of days then press the cap top onto a hot cloths iron for 8 to 10 seconds and then unscrew. Brass and...

Gun Bans Please do not allow the few dishonest politicians from sending your gun legislation the way of the UK. We sat on the fence and look what happened to us. The banning of firearms is a fair pointer that things are going wrong with the economy and that society is going to face some very...

Thanks for the info on quenching in linseed oil, I will try that. I think one of the problems these days with making springs is you can never tell what type of steel you are dealing with, some are cold forming, some are air hardening and some need to be plunged into virgins blood(That sounds...

Rossi - No Email address. Thanks for the advice but Rossi do not have an Email address on their website. I am in the UK and I do not have a fax Machine.( Or the knowlege to send a fax from my computer!).

A friend brought me a Rossi RBL single shot .44 rifle (1997 date). He was having misfires with CCI Magnum primers and failing to ignight some ordinary primers. We thought it might be a tired spring. I contacted Highland Outdoors, the UK importers, who informed me that they had these in stock...

Too much of a good thing. I have used WD40 for years, I used it on my guns for a while but stopped when I got to know Jhon Harrison the Birminghan gun maker. ( He mostly made guns for Holland and Holland and other firms as an outworker). He explained about WD 40 being a penertrating oil and you...

Parker Hale 458 Win. Thank you gents for your idea's and advice. I will make a stiffer magazine spring and polish the feed rails to make a start.

Parker Hale 458. Thank you Kp 321. I will make enquiries with Brownells.

Parker Hale 458. Thank you Natman. I have been looking over the rifle and have noted some possible improvements. I would like to find a spare extractor ( unmachined preferably) and fit it to reduce the sideplay when the bolt is at it's most rearward position. Any one know where I could get one?

I have acquired a Parker Hale Safari Model rifle in .458 Win. mag. It is giving trouble loading soft nosed(flat top) ammo. Does anyone know of a fix for this problem or is it a fault on all rifles with soft nose ammo? I would be gratfull if anyone can advise me of the correct proceedure.

Slug advice. Thank you both for your help. I will try the pastic shot cup and see how I get on. Best regards, Chris.

Hello, I want to make a mould for 12 gauge slugs and would appreciate any advice or information on this subject. I have a LEE one ounce mould but the slug diameter is smaller than the shotgun bores which are both cylinder. Is there a reason why they are smaller, ie. for use in a sabot, or to...