tinkerfive

He was offering Enfield parts that interested me Ejectors, bolts etc.

Does anyone know about this guy? I'm frustrated with him, he has had several Enfield parts that I tried to bid on but I get the message that he won't accept bids from me and I don't know why. When I try to ask a question, I get the message that he can't answer questions. I've dealt with him in the past successfully. I wen't back through my history and I left him positive feedback so I can't figure out why he has blocked me. Anyone have a clue what is going on there? He must have blocked several people since I see no bids up until the last moment.

I was informed by my hunting buddy the other day that the gentleman at Economy Gunsmithing is wishing to retire and might I be interested in taking over the business. My answer was 'no way'. Firstly my 40 hours a week "work" work-load is so heavy that they are constantly asking that we take over-time. Then plus things at home have gotten even busier. The end result being that I already have years worth of my own gunsmith projects without taking on others. Then it occurred to me that several of my MFRC buddies are in other situations where they may have the time to get involved in such a venture. Maybe if one were to get the appropriate license and head up the venture he could sub out tasks as appropriate to others talents. I'm referring to Economy Gunsmithing not as in 'cheap' gunsmithing but as in near Economy Pa. I know that for several of my MFRC buddies that would be approximately an hour or less of a drive and maybe if they figured out how to split things up such that they didn't have to go in every day, that wouldn't be too bad of a deal. You guys know who you are, talk amongst yourselves. I'd just be interested to know if you what 'yuns' guys think about the idea.

Rod It's standard military profile

I know you haven't heard from me for a while, too much else going on now to do much gun work but keeping my eye out and stocking up for retirement. To that end I'm seeing a 270 Winchester Enfield barrel up for sale on Ebay. It is in the standard profile. 270 Winchester is a waste of an Enfield action in my opinion but if I could ream it out to 270 Weatherby the barrel might be worth considering. I recall of prior discussions about 30.06 to 300 Weatherby it was said that due to the outer taper of the barrel that the neck / shoulder area would get dangerously thin. I understand that from the rimless '06' case to the belted magnum case it is the same thing. The question is does .277 Vs .308 make a difference?

Well thank you all for your input. I guess that at the moment I'm thinking 357 Magnum. I popped 3 in my 7.62 X 39 rig (03 Turk) with a short follower just to see and It looks problematic. I've got a Mosin Naget that I wouldn't mind using. It would seem that the single stack would be more straight forward but I wonder about the bolt face being so much larger. Tinker

I was recently chastised by an un-named fellow member for not having been on the board for a while so here I am. My brother is an Ohio resident and tells me that they made a new regulation now allowing the use of a rifle with 'straight wall cartridge' ( no bottle necks ) for deer hunting. So I was wondering If I might put together something for him either out of mostly parts that I have on hand or might be obtained without a huge investment. My first thought was to find the most powerful 32 cal cartridge that might allow me to use an 8MM barrel and Mauser action that I have on hand. So are there any Ohio residents that have contemplated the same thing or guys that have done a similar conversion? The only one that I know of off hand is the 45ACP conversion. Anyone have any Ideas, thoughts, suggestions? Tinker

I have several / many used barrels and have noticed a tendency to find minor pits that appear almost as if a bullet or other object had been sitting in the bore long enough that at the edge of the object corrosion had started. Ahead of or behind the barrel looks perfect. Of course I see more near the breach than near the muzzle but, very often the pitting is concentrated to a very short length of the barrel. I wonder if how a barrel is made from molten steel lays down a pattern for the ring tendency. Is it an extrusion process for many makers or, what is the primary process? I don't really know. Anyone able to say in 1000 words or less the usual process or have any U-tube links? I'm curious. Tinker

Garand. Thank You!

Could someone with a receiver tool take the saddle ( "J" shape of the opening part ) and trace it on a piece of paper and mail it to me? I want to fab a saddle to fit my wrench Thanks! Tinker

I've been watching a show called "Wild West Alaska" It's about Wild West guns in Anchorage. Jim West is the owner and he is building his own lever gun, and they do a lot of custom work. I'd think that they would likely have one.

Hey guys, the son of a friend (20 something) is a graphic artist with a laser etching machine. He is interested in etching stocks for fun and profit. He has asked me for some ideas and if I'm willing to provide any stocks for free etching practice. I have some take off stocks for the practice. My first thought was if checkering could be successfully be done with laser etching. For all I know checking may be a whole different animal from etching a scene on the butt-stock. I'm looking to you guys for Ideas, patterns, links to whatever concerning laser etching. Thanks! Looking forward to what you guys come up with. Tinker

Hey guys, the son of a friend (20 something) is a graphic artist with a laser etching machine. He is interested in etching stocks for fun and profit. He has asked me for some ideas and if I'm willing to provide any stocks for free etching practice. I have some take off stocks for the practice. My first thought was if checkering could be successfully be done with laser etching. For all I know checking may be a whole different animal from etching a scene on the butt-stock. I'm looking to you guys for Ideas, patterns, links to whatever concerning laser etching. Thanks! Looking forward to what you guys come up with. Tinker

Well as someone who bought a small pile of receivers, it's nice to go to a gun show and find something that had been badly buba-ed and talk the seller down and walk out with it for a song knowing that you have a pristine receiver at home. Also if you buy something from an on line auction and you find that it has lug set-back or something, having a stash of good receivers turns that situation from &(&(&)&%%)_$#@!#$ *)&()%&$%*)) &&^%))($#()!!! to oh well no big deal. Just my $.02 Tinker

Hi Jason, good to hear from you. I just seem so busy otherwise that I'm doing more stock-piling of parts than building anymore. I'm assuming that when I reach retirement in a few year that I'll find the 'round-toits' under the gun parts on my workbench. I just hope that by then I'll still be able to haul my new build out to the woods and bring home the meat. Craig

Some little plate gizzy at the rear of the mag well

I spoke with him this morning. He sounds pretty good. Says that he " should " be discharged tomorrow. Wishing you the best with the re-hab. Maybe some of that can be the upstairs work. I have plenty going on myself but if you need an extra hand and I can get away from here, I'll come help. T.

I was thinking about this and while I get the hypocrisy that is being demonstrated, I think that if the videos selected were more of the good guy with a gun ( Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke) sort of thing: it would be more effective. When I was a kid we had shows like Gunsmoke, The Rifleman and, even Combat were all the good guys with guns Vs. the bad guys. This is what the gun grabbing Liberals need is to see more of the Good Vs Bad in the media and entertainment because that seems to be what influences them. They just don't seem to have the power of reasoning to understand Wane's " the only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun". The concept of 'outlaw guns and only outlaws will have guns' just seems to escape them. OK! I've vented some, now I feel a bit better. Tinker

I had a very pleasant day on the Tanglewood farm today. I was placed on a prime stand and had only been settled in a few min., when a group of eight deer ( driven by the lovely assistant Krista ) came into view. I took aim and shot one of the group, a nice sized doe. At the sound of the gunshot they came by with the 4-wheeler to load up the deer I'd bagged. They also assisted with the field dressing of the deer. This is just a hearty THANK YOU! to Rod and Krista for their hospitality. Tinker

Well I'm feeling frisky. I haven't done that much machining yet myself but I think that I'll risk the flaming and take a stab at giving you some answers. 1.You would want to 'true' to the axis of the threads. The C ring may not be 'true' to the rest of the action. Presumably the barrel shoulder should be 'true' or 'square' to the axis of its threads so therefore you would want the action to be 'true' or 'square' to its threads too. 2. virtually all cartridges and therefore reamers have a taper to them be it in the body and shoulder or at least the shoulder. The headspace gauge tells you when those tapers are within limits. I hope my answers satisfy the BIL. Tinker

Do you have that place fixed up the way you want it yet? How are the dogs? Maybe get together some day over the next 6 months? Tinker

When I was a kid we had to put a Weimaraner down. He had grown so protective he would attack anybody or anything except myself, brother and mother. He wasn't two years old and had bitten several people. So you are suggesting that there is something to the breed. I thought that it was unusual for a Weimaraner ( a bird dog )to be protective. I thought that it was because 'Lady' was a female and protective mother instincts.

My cousin had a paper route and one German Shepard always ran up to the fence barking and growling keeping him from getting to the front porch. One day he took his female Weimaraner. She was trailing him until she heard the Shepard start to bark, then she was over the fence staring down the Shepard until the paper was delivered to the porch. Of course he did that anticipating something of the sort would happen after an earlier incident when my brother was out in the field hunting with the Weimaraner and another Shepard was making a bee-line for my brother and the Weimaraner cut the Shepard off taking it by the throat and shaking it till it was lifeless. My brother had to pull the Weimaraner off before the Shepard was actually dead.

I'll stipulate that he is at least 21, more like 2X21+ something. Tinker

I have done a few that had multiple breaks using epoxy glues. Wood glues have failed on me. 2 things about epoxy, don't use fast set so that you have time to position the pieces, epoxy doesn't stain well so use a color close to what the stain will be. Tips: use the action to help align the pieces but first wax it for a release agent in case some epoxy gets on the action AND wrap the action in wax paper where possible. If you can get some long wide elastic bands to wrap around the stock and action that works better than clamps. Otherwise just wrapping tightly with masking tape works well too. I coat each side very lightly with the epoxy before reassembly. Tinker