Recent content by thunderdawg

Years ago, I rented a Ford Escape (?) from probably Hertz at the airport in Rapid. I don't recall if it was 2 or 4 wheel drive. We hunt south of Newcastle on a cattle ranch. It worked fine even in the wet and muddy conditions on the cattle ranch we hunted. The only minor issue was the wheel...

I am a bit late to the party and want to add one point that I did not read in the other posts. As your purpose is hunting, I suggest that what you are looking for is accuracy with a fouled, cold barrel. My wife and I both hunt with Win 70 fwts and have reasonable expectations and successful...

A bit late to the show, but my $.02 worth is if someone has trued the front face of the receiver (and Remington 700s really need this) then making sure that the lug is flat is a good step. Since the recoil lug fits between the receiver face and the barrel shoulder, it is important to have the...

I agree that the stock is the problem. I don't know what discussion went on between RedRider and his gunsmith while defining the job. I have gotten wood semi-inlets with incorrect action screw placements and fixed some, not others since wood can be removed easily, but not replace (if it shows...

The lesson here is to check out gunsmiths thoroughly before committing to an expensive project. Pictures of prior projects and testimonials may not always be accurate and truthful, but the customer should do their due diligence before committing to the project. This gunsmith provided poor...

I am a gunsmith and would not have taken $4000 from a customer for what you have pictured unless the customer knew what they were getting. Having a mismatch like that on a wood stock is troublesome to fix but doable. On a fiberglass stock, there is no excuse for not fixing it. Even if you the...

Thank you.

My instructors' advice was to bed the barrels for a short distance on Mausers and Springfields as the forward action screw is right at the recoil lug. Newer rifles such as the Rem 700 and Win 70 have the forward action screw behind the recoil lug so there is already support forward of that...

You would not have to rebed the action, but since the new barrel has a larger diameter, there might not be clearance between the new barrel and the barrel channel in the forearm. I assume you want the barrel free-floating. You will know if the new barrel contacts the forend when you reassemble...

I agree with the others that recommended staying with the .30-06 chambering you have. You may be better off spending your money on ammo and practice until you are convinced that the rifle is limiting the combined performance of you and the rifle. Later, if you begin reloading, consider having...

A customer referred me to this site. My wife and I are frequent pronghorn hunters in Wyoming (too difficult to get drawn here in AZ). We typically are more focussed on getting close to the critters rather than engaging them at max range. Still, there is a community of folks interested in long...