Recent content by Wallowa Hunter

Good grief this gentleman should not call himself a gunsmith! I don't care what kind of steel it is, I've been able to cut a nice crown on it. Carbide is funny that way, and if it's real hard I use ceramic inserts! Wow

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JB Bore paste. It's a super fine lapping compound, and it works great!

I started out as a machinist for 20 years, making all kinds of small parts. Been into tinkering with guns my entire life, as there was no gunsmith near. When I did find one it would take 6 months to a year to get a simple job done! Not acceptable in my book. I bought a small lathe for home and...

Scope shimming is something I have never had to do. Always been lucky I guess. Last week I found a mint mid 60's Remington 700 .223 with a 24" heavy varmint barrel, with a mint Redfield 6-18x. I paid $450 for the whole shabang and it came with the original box and box and paper work for the...

My 6.5 - 06 Improved is excellent at 600-800 yards. You have the makings of a nice rifle there! I too have built several with the same idea. I love the look of those older rifles!

Hands down northern Idaho! or north eastern Oregon! There are a few honey holes left that people don't like to trek into. Pesky road hunters are really missin out!!!!

My first deer rifle was a 6.5 - 06 Ackley Improved! My dad loaded it with 100 gr SP's. Very mild kicking little gun. It was built on a 1917 Enfield action with a 26'' barrel. Not sure what contour it is but it is a lightweight one. Whole rifle weights right around 7 1/2 pounds. It shoots...

My hunting buddy got hurt on the job a year ago and is having all kinds of trouble with workmans comp. He has been painting & carving wood for most of his life and messed around making a few hunting knives. I have been telling him he really should try to sell a few, but he is a little on...

I bought Tac Force drag bag thru Dillon Precision. Extremley well made for the price. It is actually what I pack my rifle with during long walk in hunts. Come complete with very nice Alice Pack style straps. I was reluctant thinking it was a "drag bag" but this thing would protect it from...

Now I went and did it. I ran across a really clean Remington 721 chambered in 300 H&H Ackley Improved. It was built by Ackleys shop back in the late 50's. I got it from the original owner, but one of his family snagged all the brass and ammo he had for it. Everyone but Nosler seems to be out...

After hiking up and down canyons, hunting everything that I can get a tag for, I end up calling all my main hunting rifles the same name, year after year.. Now mind you I am soaking wet, tired, bloody, cold, starving, and I have to stop at every little flat spot to rest. I call her: Heavy...

Any idea as to what reticle they have in them?

Looking for a trigger assembly off of a preferably stainless rifle. Anybody have one they would part with. Thanks, WH

How many rounds have been down it's pipe?