Recent content by toolman846

I just wrote out along post on conversions, and lost it when I tried to post it, when it asked me for my ID and password again. I'm not going to write it all out again, but the gist of it was, is there a list of relative strengths of actions, and mods necessary, to aid in deciding what...

Not to digress too far, but in reading this thread, a question I have had for some time comes to mind. Does anyone know, or is there anywhere I can find out, what the safely rated pressure range is for a K31 action? thanks. Jim

Thanks for the lead. After posting on several forums, it's the only response I've gotten, and I really appreciate it.

" I have taken the trigger mechanism apart cleaned and reassembled. " I earlier posted a thread asking for any help on an older 500AB I'm trying to resurrect for a present to someone, and I too, took the trigger mechanism apart, both to clean years fo junk out of it, and to have all the metal...

I've worked on a number of 99's (I'm a toolmaker and machine builder, not a gunsmith, but have been tinkering with guns for 40 years). The last one, a newer one - there are two very different sear-hammer (striker, whatever) arrangements. The older one is the simpler one. When dealing with...

Can anyone out there help me? I am trying to bring an older Mossberg 500 back from the dead. I completely disassembled it, removed all the old scarthed-up painted fish, replaced the broken action tube assembly, and polished everything. I sent it all out for a high-gloss black oxide coat, and...