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    Cloth stuck in barrel

    Had the same problem yesterday cleaning up from verifying the sights on T/C .50 Hawken. Fiddled with it for a few minutes while flapping gums with friends on the porch. then said the heck with it.... Pulled the nipple went to the barn fired up the air compressor put the air nozzle on it...
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    How do I tighten scope in the rings for tight fit but not crush the tube?

    Teflon tape is a bad idea. It willjust let the scope slide under recoil with the teflon serving as a lubricant. Veify ring alignment, lap if necessary, break the sharp inside cornersof the rings and spritz with pine rosin. snug fasteners and go
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    Sea ticks

    Growing up we used to make a strong pinesol bath solution and sit in it for about half an hour. Make sure thea tyou keep it out of your eyes.
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    Inspired by Valkman....Old Timer giveaway

    82 SIRPlease
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    My plan to foil tresspassers...

    It is amazing the tire problems that trespassers have had on my fathers property. Valve cores disappear. Valve stems are damaged i going through the cut fence and things like that.
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    How to swap out the Mainspring Housing on a 1911

    Loop- You'd have to have Omar the tent maker building your cover garment for a CCW garage....even if it were for a Mini cooper....:D:D
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    Bowling Pin matches, what works best?

    My solution, since I'm too cheap to buy jacketed hollow points was a hard hast H&G68 200 gr LSWC driven at 900-950. Found I had less bouncing off and skittering problems with that load. I shot in the 6's regularly and an occasional as low as 4.5. Typically we were shooting at 14-15 yds...
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    How to swap out the Mainspring Housing on a 1911

    +1 on Loop using the small nail on the stud. I have made a fancy one that cork in my bench vice...... A scrap of 2X4 Stud with a 6 or 8 penny finishing nali driven to about 3/8" protrusion. Mines portable....I don't have to take the garage with me to change a main spring:neener::neener:
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    Seating Depth variation on Dillon 550

    Bullet ogive/nose diameter and other rounds in the press make a big difference, A flat point seating plug has been more consistent for me with both RN and FP bullets. For perspective a normal sheet of notebook paper is 0.003-0.004". Unless you are repairing stuff for the .gov a few thou on...
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    22lr conversion for AR-15 ?

    I bought a Spike's M4 clone upper, Liked it so much that I put a dedicated lower underneath it. It will run between 500 and 750 rounds of Federal bulk between having to pull it down annd clean the bolt and receiver. Extremely reliable only problems I have had are the occassional extremely low...
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    Frozen magazine nut Ithaca 37

    My Uncle's M37 from the 50's had left hand threads. If I recall correctly been near 30 years since I shot/cleaned that shotgun.
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    Racoon problem.

    Periodically have problems around the bird dog kennels. We trap them in a live trap and then give them their Saturday "bath" while still in the trap. Prevents putting holes in the trap and is really much cleaner and neater. Then a post hole digger and burried at the bottom of a 3-4 ' post...
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    Have you ever used your gun for SD and how many bullets did you use?

    In my self defense situation simply flicking the 1911's safety off about 6" from his nose caused them to leave in a hurry. Situation was rammed and boxed in by 2 vehicles drivers converged on driver's side passengers converged on passenger's side and demanded money. Vehicle driver and...
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    Traveling, TSA, backpack

    Old Cowhand; If I could count on attractive young dog handlers I would continue. Its just that her reinforcements did not seem to be the type I would like to have any more conversation with than Bon giorno. ;);):D
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    Traveling, TSA, backpack

    My personal experience is kind of humorous. I was sitting in Lenardo DaVinci Airport in 1998. I was returning from a CVN operating in the Med having done some tender ministrations to isolate an ongoing chloride problem in a main condenser. My travel bag was a LL Bean backpack that had made...
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    bad primers

    Any mods to the pistol? Replaced the main spring? Loose strain screw? both of which have bit me on occassion.
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    Just to get the blood pressure up a wee bit...

    2018 EST -305. Looks like the fire mission is working.
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    AR 22 conversion questions

    I recently purchase a Spikes M4 .22 LR (ST22)upper as a clone to my Stag lower /Grants Tactical M4 upper. I pulled it a part ran a bore snake through the bore cleaned the bolt assembly by the way which is hard chromed, lubed it like an AR (wet) and went to town. 500 rounds of federal...
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    AR 15 Conversion

    Based on a scientific survey of one I will tell you that one of the Spike Tactical www.spikestactical.com/catalog/home.php is a good way to go. Got it last night lubed, installesd and shot today. 1-1-1/2" at 25 yards from a standing braced position, 200 or so rounds no failures of any type...
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    Best penetrant?

    +1 on Kroil. Great stuff.
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