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Hawkins Precision Hunter DBM issue??
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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnUT" data-source="post: 2618968" data-attributes="member: 40704"><p>[ATTACH=full]394167[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]394168[/ATTACH]</p><p>Tape dampens rattling and firms it up. just my preference. I think i'll go back to one piece.</p><p>Smooth out the feed ramps in this area along the whole lip. They were so sharp it would trash my brass with deep scratches and make it rough/gritty. Smooth it out and it should be good i'll bet. If not i'll stay out of it.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and when Hawkins sees this. Put a damnn allen wrench in the "spacer kit" packaging. When people pay these prices and you have to go out and search all over town for a 1mm allen it can be a real pita. Most every allen set I found stops at 1.5mm. I found a kit for $17 that had the 1mm i think was the size. </p><p>Hawkins, please use less lock tight or use purple strength on that little allen. It bent the ---- out of it.</p><p>They have a how to install video and leave out the size and removal of the allen screws for a reason.</p><p> Maybe heat it up with a hair dryer first?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnUT, post: 2618968, member: 40704"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_7768.jpg"]394167[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_7769.jpg"]394168[/ATTACH] Tape dampens rattling and firms it up. just my preference. I think i'll go back to one piece. Smooth out the feed ramps in this area along the whole lip. They were so sharp it would trash my brass with deep scratches and make it rough/gritty. Smooth it out and it should be good i'll bet. If not i'll stay out of it. Oh, and when Hawkins sees this. Put a damnn allen wrench in the "spacer kit" packaging. When people pay these prices and you have to go out and search all over town for a 1mm allen it can be a real pita. Most every allen set I found stops at 1.5mm. I found a kit for $17 that had the 1mm i think was the size. Hawkins, please use less lock tight or use purple strength on that little allen. It bent the ---- out of it. They have a how to install video and leave out the size and removal of the allen screws for a reason. Maybe heat it up with a hair dryer first? [/QUOTE]
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