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    1. Recondo 101

      What gun stuff did you do today?

      Got the final coat, I hope, on of the sanded in oil finish on the Special grade English walnut stock for the M-96 1943 Husky action to a 358 Win conversion. Did this early while the shop was still cool. Hope the humidity does not mess up the finish. Pictures are cel phone so excuse the light or...
    2. Recondo 101

      Buddy's rifle got run over by a truck...

      This is my custom AR, by bush hog. Had it on my right fender of the tractor, in a boot amd barrel loop. hit a stump hole and terrace at the same time, tossed the AR up, out of the boot, dropped streight down by the rear tire, ran over it with a six foot bush hog.. Took a bit of time to find all...
    3. Recondo 101

      You Got Cats, let's make a Cat House

      In the rifle, single shots, the 357 Super Mah (Max) is a great performer for our area, shots fairly close normally and under 300 yards max. David White made a lot of H&R Handy Rifle conversions, stubs, etc. The Henry SS in 357 Mag would be a nice simple conversion. An old messed up #3 would...
    4. Recondo 101

      You Got Cats, let's make a Cat House

      I like my steel and wood guns, but, the AR platform is hard to beat for a real hunting gun around these parts. Weather, dirt, grime, critters, 10 rounds or five rounds detachable magazines. Shooting house, 4 wheeler, tree stand, boat, etc. The AR just fits most needs. Then if you do a heavier...
    5. Recondo 101

      Full Coating AR-15

      He said all green, so we will see when he brings his prize by. Just had a 12ga purple Franchi come in for a do over, so they are out there. Who coats their bird gun shiny gloss purple? Oh the purple shotgun went out with satin burnt bronze metal and black plastic fine blasted stocks.
    6. Recondo 101

      Charger .22 build. Kick in.

      I am sure you know that once a pistol always a pistol unless it gets on paper as a rifle. A pistol can have any length of barrel but as with the TC Contender, if you put a rifle stock on it and a barrel under 16" you can get into trouble. So, a stock and a 16" barrel plus the pistol setup would...
    7. Recondo 101

      Full Coating AR-15

      Full coating an AR-15 with one color Carekote is an odd request for me. Especially making a black nitrided rifle, into a pea soup green. But guy wants his black rifle to be green and to keep it like it is as a great, at least to him, shooter. No cammo at all, just do it all in green. I sure...
    8. Recondo 101

      Hurricane season is here

      Storm center and the remaining low has stalled in the north movement. Started pulling one rain squall after another out of the Gulf. Not good for the red clay base in northern most FL and south AL, MS, GA turns that hard stuff to a slick soupy mess.
    9. Recondo 101

      Rifle Picture Thread

      This was a common rifle at one time, not so much today, is a Winchester Pre 64, Model 70, Pre War, gun with the flier de lis upper tang. The old 06 girl still shoots sub 1/2" groups. It had two holes drilled and tapped, so I just made it four holes for the scope bases. Stock has a recoil pad so...
    10. Recondo 101

      You Got Cats, let's make a Cat House

      Steve Brady once told me to never turn down a blank myself, just oder a contoured factory blank from a quality maker. So I decided to cut a blank to see how it went, Way too much sugar for a dime. But I did it just to see. This is the to-be 35 Whelen turned blank for the 1985 Rem 700 BDL Long...
    11. Recondo 101

      Hurricane season is here

      Yep, good trees, 30+ ft to the first limb, heavy buggers when they get 2+ feet in diameter and 150 ft tall. When they hit the ground if you just cut them, the top section can just shatter. So laying them down VS dropping, then saves a lot of timber from getting broken up or cracked in the long...
    12. Recondo 101

      Hurricane season is here

      Oh, yes, this is contracted cut on our tree farm by T. R. Miller's / their cutters. They get a lot of practice cutting. Plus I have a timber broker on site to supervise and keep track of the % cut on the thinning, to make sure they cut the right trees, crooks, forks, leaners, broken tops, etc...
    13. Recondo 101

      Hurricane season is here

      Timber cutters finally got here after a three year wait, we got two days of setup and cutting and it drizzled all day yesterday. them poured last night. So will need a day or two for a dry out. Interesting watching the new version of the process of cutting in action, after being over 40 years...
    14. Recondo 101

      Alternate Calibers: 6mm ARC vs 6.5 Grendel vs 6.8 SPC

      Objective is use in the AR-15 platform, the twist rate is very important. Most companies wanting to throw heavier 6mm projectiles have gone to a 1-8 twist barrel and 18" to use powders more efficiently. The 24 GPC (24 Varmint) based on the 6.8 case the ARc (small c to indicate the 15) line based...
    15. Recondo 101

      Good morning everyone

      Welcome, from the woods of NW FL.
    16. Recondo 101

      You Got Cats, let's make a Cat House

      Maybe this spot is more needed than I thought. Sounds like you do not have the library of reference works, software or build experiance, but want to have something different. Not getting what you expect can be prevented by prior planning. I have a few .224 guns so before you jump off the deep...
    17. Recondo 101

      You Got Cats, let's make a Cat House

      I am partial to wildcats by general definition, not a factory manufactured cartridge. I have a few. Some I designed and made, others I copied or just reloaded. Might as well start with the 1,000 yard cartridge which is also the most challenging to make, the 240 Laser, which is based on the 280...
    18. Recondo 101

      NFA Picture Thread

      One of my form 1 can builds, with an 8" titanium tube that I anodized. I was reading about anodizing titanium with five 9v batteries hooked up in series, baking soda mixed in distilled water, in a tall pitcher and an aluminum strip. An example of what can be done with titanium.. Gave it a tie...
    19. Recondo 101

      Pistol Photo Thread

      A Kel-Tec 380 work gun that fits in a pocket nicely and has a mag pad extension for one more finger. Has had action and chamber work, a stripped triple bath in Tecron, with fitted magazines. Stays loaded with Corbon 90 JHPs that do 1,200 FPS in a 3". A table gun, that is good for across a table...
    20. Recondo 101

      From Texas

      Welcome to the coastal states forum. We do have some folks here on the forum that do speak "nice wood" stocks. This is a 391 Sporting gun stock I did up for my personal clays gun.
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