Al Nyhus
"It'll never work!"

I still have some GTB .30 cal. 135's on the 1.080 jackets. -Al

Jackie, ProBed specifies a 16 hour wait before pulling the receiver out. Believe me, wait the 16 hours ;). I give it 24 full hours at room temp,...

Louis, Pro Bed is what I use for bedding. The release agent is a wax that's supplied with the Pro Bed. Over the years, I've tried all sorts...

Thanks, Jackie. I'm always hesitant to post these things under the 'Gunsmithing' section as I'm most assuredly neither a talented machinist or true...

Bill, Finding old things is really a kick and I have always had a real interest in local history. Once I was walking down a ridge with a gentle...

I agree! Now finding one is another matter. :( -Al

In the interest of compactness (is that a word??), I stuck an Athlon 3-12 on it this afternoon to test drive the ergonomics. The bolt handle/occular...

Kevin, I had the white, greys and blues all out and ready to go! If I can stumble onto a used stock, that could still happen.;) Speaking of...

Thanks, Butch....appreciate it! :) -Al

Finished the wood work...smoothed some edges and eliminated the grip cap. Did a sand colored epoxy finish, then broke out the airbrush and added some...

Bill I used to wander around in the woods and get paid for it. While doing so I developed a habit of picking up expended shell casings. Some of them...

Did the cold cause any problems at the shop or at your home? Mort

If your computer won't open the pdf's that George linked, here they are:

Ohhhhh, yeah.....;) -Al

Got back to it a little bit this weekend. Rummaged around and found a Sinclair bore guide that needed the O.D. reduced to fit in the raceway. That...

Pete, I have a Bsquare reamer for rings. Here's the deal...even after reaming, you still don't get 100% contact...you still need to bed the rings if...

Just in Spirit. After all, it is officially Lent after Ash Wednesday yesterday. My altar candles always seemed to have the shortest...

Now I've got coffee all over my keyboard from laughing! :o Just switch to the Black Juice and forge on? ;) Rings are lapped and bedded,...

Did you really knell in front of your rifle project? I was an altar boy in a Lutheran church when I was a kid so I know a little bit.:) Mort

Fitted the rings and started lapping. This is after 15 strokes with the lapping bar....very, very little contact. No knock on the rings as there's...

I hear 'ya, Kevin. Paste wax always works! I love the stuff that Score High sends with the Pro Bed. I tried the aerosol release agent based on the...

Bedding the bases to the receiver. Bases have the anodizing removed from the bottoms, bedding compound applied to the bases, and screws lightly...

With the action side rails just resting on a thin sliver of stock material, I removed the side receiver rail contacts areas and did a simple two...

A few anxious minutes this morning :eek:. The new aerosol release agent I was trying for the first time didn't to want to r-e-l-e-a-s-e. ...

Mort, the home made cleaning cradle is close to 30 years old. The measure is actually a Redding 3BR that's been heavily tweaked. ;) -Al

I like your homemade rifle stand...using what you have on hand. I also noticed your Ohaus powder measure. Mine is a RCBS Ohaus that I have had for...

Floating in the bedding today. Now the hard part....resisting the urge to pull it out before 24 hrs. :eek:

Kevin, you know me too well, my friend! ;) We'll see if it responds favorably to the initial rubbin', first. Good, bad or ugly, the results will be...

A Dane, A Norwegian, and a Swede made a bet about who could spend the most time in a stinky pigsty. In two minutes the Norwegian came out followed...

We used to live in the boondocks when I worked in the woods. When friends came to see us we would put them up for a couple of days. If you don't see...