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would this tool be able to cut deep enough into the barrel cut out the pits without cutting the barrel shorter ?

i would be using a friends shop he’s a machinist by trade but told me up front he’s never messed with anything of this nature but i was...

i was thinking the crown was pore quality compared to my others and the inside is my concern it’s a ring all the way around that’s...

Someone did a really poor crown job on that rifle. Also, I can't tell from the pictures what has marked the inside of it. I would say...

If you have a lathe with inboard/outboard spiders and can coaxially indicate the barrel to where the crown is absolutely perpendicular...

I would cut and crown that barrel. How a barrel lets go of the projectile is important. If coning it I prefer a much shallower job then...

One of Joe Woods coning tools will clear that right up and you will be able to toss your shorter starter...

I’m in need of some help/ guidance. i recently picked up another cva mnt rifle appears to be older kit gun. my concern is the rifles...

thank you for that info i was reading about this on another post i think i’m gonna give it a try.id like to darken the hardware up a bit...

Add some cold blue to the plum brown and watch it get darker. It will rust some overnight, so be prepared to card the rusty surface...

i’m still fairly new to building and am no where near where i would like to be some day and i completely agree after this little...

i believe my next project i will be going with LMF as i like the color of the plum brown but have seen several rifles done with other...

just want to update this post for anyone experiencing similar issues as i was having, so today i got a little frustrated and sanded the...

It is not uncommon for different types of steel to be a little reddish. I put a Hawken-style rear sight on my GPR and could never get it...

May be the type/hardness of the steel. May need to cold brown it with LMF Browning solution.