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    land ownership

    Geez, harmonic, from what microcosm in Michigan are you making these conclusions? Ever been to the U.P.?
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    Is my die ruined?

    It's fixed! Thanks to depoloni, rogn, and a shooting buddy of mine for the idea that utilized a tap. I used a Craftsman deep socket. And, I used grade 5 hardware as the softer "junk" grade of hardware started to deform. After I got the case out, I had to saw it in half to get the neck...
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    Is my die ruined?

    Ok, I've gone and done a stupid thing while attempting to reload some .308 brass. I put a RCBS full length resizing die into my Redding press and left a 30-30 shell holder in the piston. Of course, the .308 casing went into the die but when I tried to remove the casing, some of the cartridge...
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    How to do the World's best oil finish

    Thanks, dfariswheel for the sound advice. I was wondering whether a wax coating would help. I'll finish soon and head to the burlap polishing stage. As I said, I'm pretty happy with the finish and it does look much better than the original.
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    How to do the World's best oil finish

    Minwax Antique Oil follow-up post This is an update top a few posts I made a few weeks ago on refinishing my Rem 700 stock with Minwax Antique Oil. In general, I'm pleased with the results, although I grossly underestimated the amount of time and work involved, and I'm still not finished. I...
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    How to choose a "red dot" scope

    I have a Ruger MKII, 5.5" bull barrel that I want to fit with a red dot type scope for gallery shooting. There is an almost overwhelming number of different scopes in the $30-50 price range, followed by more red dots in the $300-400 price range. I see that they come in tube diameter sizes of...
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    How to do the World's best oil finish

    Thanks dfariswheel for the instructions on uploading photos. I've attached two photos taken a few minutes apart. This is what the stock looks like after 3 coats of Minwax Antique Finish, applied according to your instructions. I did stain the stock prior to the first coat with ZAR #115 Modern...
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    How to do the World's best oil finish

    CZguy: I've searched all over this forum and it seems like the only way to post photos is to identify a URL where they are stored. Do I have that right?
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    Anchoring gun safe to concrete slab

    My new safe came with two holes in the bottom and I drilled two additional holes in the back. Since it's on a poured floor and against a poured wall, I used anchor inserts in the concrete used grade 8 bolts for the attachments. While I'm sure that it could be defeated, I do enjoy the peace of...
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    How to do the World's best oil finish

    To get the old finish out of the checkering, I ended up using Zip Strip Premium, one of the few products that still contains methylene chloride. That along with a magnifying glass, a dental pick, and plenty of time. Somewhere on this forum I read too, that dents in a wooden stock could be...
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    How to do the World's best oil finish

    Thanks for the good advice. It's a project to help me get through the Michigan winter.
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    How to do the World's best oil finish

    Additional question on checkering I am finally ready to start the refinishing process that was described by dfariswheel on 12-14-2006. I'll be refinishing a Rem 700 ADL with decent looking walnut. My question is how to deal with checkering. Several follow-up posts describe in some detail on...
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