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How important is blueprinting an action
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1839896" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Callin' it the way I see it Jud. 28-30yrs ago I couldn't find a competent 'smith without driving the 95 miles into Mashburn Arms. There were a couple who worked as 'smiths closer, but for a re-barrel they just wanted to ship it off to Shilen or Douglas. Both were very limited as to what they could/would do. That was one of the things that drove me off to school in '91. Within the past 5yrs or so there have been several set-up in my local area. None schooled, none machinists to begin with, every one self trained. They work cheap while they learn, I guess. Very, very limited as to what they can do. Had a guy bring a rifle in asking me to check the head space. Ok, no problem. A guy I had done work for in the past. While I stripped bolt and pulled my gauges he told me of a guy his son hangs with that is building $5000-$6000 rifles. I ask why he didn't have him check the head space, his son is friends with the guy and he's miles closer. He said he had asked and the guy told him he didn't have the tools. Who, that builds $5000-$6000 rifles, doesn't have a set of belted mag head space gauges!? I am sure the same situation is not unique to my local area......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1839896, member: 24284"] Callin' it the way I see it Jud. 28-30yrs ago I couldn't find a competent 'smith without driving the 95 miles into Mashburn Arms. There were a couple who worked as 'smiths closer, but for a re-barrel they just wanted to ship it off to Shilen or Douglas. Both were very limited as to what they could/would do. That was one of the things that drove me off to school in '91. Within the past 5yrs or so there have been several set-up in my local area. None schooled, none machinists to begin with, every one self trained. They work cheap while they learn, I guess. Very, very limited as to what they can do. Had a guy bring a rifle in asking me to check the head space. Ok, no problem. A guy I had done work for in the past. While I stripped bolt and pulled my gauges he told me of a guy his son hangs with that is building $5000-$6000 rifles. I ask why he didn't have him check the head space, his son is friends with the guy and he's miles closer. He said he had asked and the guy told him he didn't have the tools. Who, that builds $5000-$6000 rifles, doesn't have a set of belted mag head space gauges!? I am sure the same situation is not unique to my local area...... [/QUOTE]
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