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    What clever little things have you "invented or discovered" that you can share?

    Brass cleaning Media I found the best cleaning media after using walnut or corncob for thirty years. It's long grain white rice..No kidding. The shape oif the rice grains cleans the inside of the case and the primer pocket, too, and it doesn't seem to plug the primer holes. I bought a 25# bag...
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    Howa Bolt Tools

    rcmodel....I stand humbled...I believe you are right. How I failed to notice the pin (part 17) I don't know. I was so intert on their being a "special" tool that I failed to notice the obvious. Thanks for being patient with me and for helping me see what I was missing. People like you are what...
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    Howa Bolt Tools

    rcmodel..I appreciate the time you took to try to answer my question. In looking at the firing pin assembly under magnification, I can see no evidence of roll pins or pins of any sort. I have a full set of punches, etc. I contacted Brownells and they have no tools to fit the Howa rifle. So...
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    Howa Bolt Tools

    So, let's say the firing pin needed replacement, and I took it to a gunsmith for repair, how would he get it apart to do that job? RC, I know how to disassemble the bolt according to the manual. I just did it, and I can read what the manual says. But it also says that to take apart the bolt...
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    Howa Bolt Tools

    I have a Howa 1500 .308. I need to take the firing pin and mainspring assembly apart, but I don't know where to find the proper tool. Could some of you gunsmiths comment? Would Remington 700 tools work? Any help would be appreciated. CW
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    Is Lee the way to go for a beginner?

    If you really want to try Lee products, (I have used a 3-hole Turret for over 15 years to load 6 different calibers and probably will never use anything else), go to www.factorysales.com. They are a full-line Lee distributor, and they have better prices than anyone I have seen. I have ordered...
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    Who are you?

    Today's my birthday!! I'm 62. A whitehaired grandpa of seven.(Keeps me young) Ex-Navy during early Vietnam. (graduated from Boot Camp the day Kennedy was assassinated) Semi-retired, married to the same girl for 40 years and loved every bit of it. (She shoots, too) She has a Colt Agent .38, and a...
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