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I can't believe I'm saying this but I think I'd rather read the pirate talk that spews out of Larry than you two!

I suggest you two arm yourselves with a Klein spud wrench and the last one standing wins!

Don't get all misty eyed and touchy feely with me now Larry. <grin>

ya ur right, i'm done with this wannabe pos. this is my last post on this thread. once again sorry for the highjack

Smart move taking a wide berth around the Line work methods...................Your only option,but none the less you did it.

I didn't realize my card was only good at my utility?

Would you care to make a wager on that one son?

Once again silence would be your friend here.

But the Linemasters ego will not allow it as I stated before.

Hurry Back now and we can talk Journeymans cards.

I am enjoying our conversation only for the fact that your relegated to reaching for straws.

geez?!

I've been around here for a day or two, missed a few. Not sure when one of the best forums on the web became a playground for those chest beaters that feel the need to hijack others perfectly valid questions. I come to this place to get ANSWERS, or reasonable facsimiles thereof. Oh well....

I have a T.S. Ruger 308. Have had it 15 or so years. It is a tack driver, but I HATE the pregnant forend! I saw a pic in a Guns or Gun World rag from many years ago, of a Ruger that a 'smith had slimmed down. I always wanted to do that sort of thing, but was scared to screw it up. Now I just need a few tools to accomplish my goal.
I will post my progress as I attempt this project. My not be pretty, but what the heck, it's only wood, right?! And my soon to be ex wife (and others) claim I need adult supervision around tools, WILL (I hope) will be overcome!

I will post a pic of the (am sure it was GUNS mag) if I can find which box it is in. My gun magazine collection goes back to 1959.

I really like fluted bbls too. Anyone have one done on a "factory rifle"? Will/does it affect accuracy? Yeah, I know, it doesn't help anything really, but I like it. My 300RUM Sendero, I think, is gorgeous!

Later....

Not one to leave a request unanswered, I been digging through my files of paper pics - best I could come up with:

MY GOWD MAN! WHAT CALIBER DO YOU USE? YOU BLEW AWAY ALL THE MEAT!

Personally, I prefer heavy rifles. But I understand those that don`t. Most of my guns start at 8 pounds and go up from there.

Caliber was .30. A .30-06. I suspect, the trouble was those Ballistic Tips.

I rekon, they was to fast. Cut the barrel 4" to cure that.

Ha! Good one.

Maybe ream it out to 45-70. That should eliminate a good bit of the barrel heft.