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Yes - Washington passed such legislation two years ago. Most of the rural county Sheriffs vowed they would not enforce it, and it's believed that the law is pretty much ignored everywhere else. Just as the new initiative that passed last fall, which requires extra background checks, waiting...

I used bedliner to build up and provide some stippling on the grip and forend of a short Garand carbine I had that was bedded in a slippery fiberglass stock. It worked great! Good traction and good feel. If you go that route, just mask off the area you want to paint and make sure you don't drip...

Or just put the OEM spring back in before you send it to Ruger, and swap it back out upon its return.

I'm not sure why anyone sees the need to rezero a single scope after each barrel change. Using a Larue (or any other quality quick release mount) and a Picatinny rail, the scope will return to the precise zero point each time your remove and replace it. All you have to do is document where the...

The holes might be lined up in a row, but that line could be off axis to the centerline of the receiver, perhaps. Try putting a precision straight edge along each side of the base - it could be getting warped when you tighten the screws down. Also, take a straight edge and line it up along all...

I've read that sticking the stock in a freezer for a while, then smacking the recoil pad with a mallet can cause the glue to part while it's frozen.

Just a quick question directed at JE. Would a muzzle brake do much for a 45-70? Since it's a pretty low pressure round, I guess I wouldn't expect much braking force from gas reaction, and there's not much you can do about the recoil generated from slinging a big brick of a bullet downrange. Just...

The small wood stoves - particularly the more advanced designs - do a pretty decent job. They don't take a lot of wood, and in fact make efficient use of pine cones, etc. The other advantage is that they burn a lot hotter than a standard campfire, so don't soot up your pans nearly as badly. I...

Poking slow partner in *** on steep trails.

More than likely you tinkered with the sear engagement too much. You generally want to adjust that function first, backing out the screw until the sear disengages, then screwing it back in 1/2-3/4 turn to have a factor of safety. After that you adjust the trigger weight, then the overtravel...

Generally after you lap the rings you could remove them and replace them to the scope without relapping. If I have to take a scope off a rifle, I just leave the rings on the scope and remove the scope and rings together as a unit. As long as you push the scope forward a bit as you remount the...

Since the Ruger rings aren't factory matched, you might consider lapping them when you remount the scope. The process is pretty easy and there are kits on the market to do the process. Basically you mount the lower ring halves in alignment, then use a lapping bar and fine grit to make sure you...

I just threaded the barrel on my 7STW Sendero for a VAIS brake - that one was 5/8x32. I like the idea that the minor diameter is a bit larger than for coarser threads; just that much less barrel material being removed.

Actually, since the rifle has been modified with a different extractor, it's unlikely that they'll even touch it to do repairs - particularly if it doesn't have the original trigger in it either. (Did you put the original Remy trigger back into it, or a different one?) The problem is most...

This confuses me then. If the chamber wasn't reamed far enough, but the barrel was properly installed otherwise, you'd have incorrect headspace and the bolt wouldn't close. Seems to me that the opposite problem occurred. The first problem was that the barrel wasn't installed in the action...