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Gentlemen: I guess I got a nerve touched. We, the way I look at it, are all "brothers" here on the forum. We ought not always, "be out to get someone, or someones posts or ideas" - we ought to be here to exchange ideas, yes, sometimes incorrect, but our best ideas. Yea, we'll all make...

Hey! Guys! Well, Doc. and I finished the p-17 modificatons and it feeds A-Square monolific solids like butter. I got good square threads on the bbl. finally, he did the bolt-face and I set the headspace at .250 - not with the go-no-go guages. We stocked up the 577 gr. Woodleigh bullets...

Sirs: If you have a Russian Nagant that jams on feeding from the magazine take out the bottom mag assy, remove spring with screw and form the heavy spring up with more curve - it works fine. Harry B.

Sirs: Doc and I were doing a 495 A-Square - I was helping him. I had the bbl. tennon at .800, the tennon minor dia, cut and started threading 10 TPI! Everything looked fine - then, at the proper time we started the bbl. on#R@R$TT^%&&^*%&&. Visibly, the first thread was wider! Well, my...

Sirs: I was given a supposed "Chinese" 98 Mauser, and it does seem like a dead ringer, bolt interchanges, and other parts. Broke the bbl. out with action wrench and pipe wrench and faced off the front ring even and fitted a stainless 26" 25-06 bbl. to it - test fired two Federal Premium -...

Sirs: I'm in need of some info - I suppose Jim will know, (Don't know how he knows so much about everything). My 19 - 4" bb. is the best Smith I've ever found - tight crane, cylinders timed correctly, minimum bbl. cyl gap, perfect function but I have a question about Smith ejector rods...

Sirs: Am building my first 54 cal. Hawken full stock Hawken. Cherry stock. Can someone show me a picture of an original so I know where to put furniture? The bbl. is inletted, the lock, the set triggers and the butt-plate. I don't know how many or where to put the bbl. retaining keys -...

Sirs: I'll be as concise as possible - The 1911 package is not suitable for these modified pistol cartridges. You are supposed to "drop in" a bbl, use the sights, magazine, and springs with the 400 CORBON? Not so! First, there is no such thing as a "drop in" part - some will "drop in"...

Veterans: I'd like to give a big respectful thanks to all of our veterans and all of you on the forum. Thank you for your service to our country! Harry B.

Hey! Guys! Do any of you know about the old heavy target rifle made by Stevens - the one with the heavy bbl. with the "bullzeye" stamped on the bbl? I'd really like to get a-hold of one. Harry B.

Sirs: There is nothing - nothing in the whole world like a good Mauser Action! Harry B.:)

Men: I was going through my guns the other day and guess what I realized? I have a beautiful Jap 6.5 engraved sporter (done by a pro) and looked at the muzzle - egad! it has an old Herters muzzle brake on it! I assure you I did not put it on - but after my diatribes about muzzle...

Sirs: Doc is using a P-17 Enfield action for this round - it is precisely the action A- Square uses for their big rifles. A-Square is hard to get hold of - do any of you smiths know how to do the rail and action work for this behemoth? If so would you please share it with me and doc...

Hi! Guys! I.m back on the forum/internet with an old Gateway computer that's as slow as Moses! Great to be back with you fellas. Harry B.

Sirs: I probably will be leaving the internet in the future. I want to thank the members and guests for a very pleasant experience on this Forum - thank you all. This is the best forum I know of, everybody is respectful and the staff is experienced and knowledgeable. Harry B.

Hey Guys: Doc and I are contemplating building a 495 A-Square and he has two High Number Springfield actions. We are wondering how long the magazine box is because the 495 is 3.600 long. Do any of you fellas have a Springfield action you could measure and look and see how much of a job it...

Shooters: As you all know I've been building some German and other large calibers. I'm restricted by cash to use the Mauser action - VZ24s. and Turkish 38s. I've found these actions suitable for some good large calibers like the 9.3X62, 9.3X64 and 416 Taylor (458 necked to 416!) I...

Friends: I've just completed my 9.3X64 bbl'd. action, welded handle on, opened bolt-face etc. and works like a charm (yes, in a 1/2 Mauser test stock it does kick) but it ia a soft big push, not a sharp Tyson jab. I'm looking for ctg, oal and cannot fint a dm. I'm thinking of...

Guys! I wish you a happy, merry Christmas to all and a good New Year. Harry B.

Dear Sirs: I had made no posts today but the post on case head separation. I was allowed the time - great! Then upon completing the post I was told I had to wait 30 seconds because I had posted too soon? I had not posted today! It seems that "staff" needs to tell me what I'm doing...