Sir smallfry, Rusty McGee is a year older than me and a year wiser. He thinks life is too short to work on any guns except those of customers he meets face-to-face. Lucky me. Sounds like you have several gunsmiths working for you out west. Don't suppose you want to visit Rusty in person, do you ?
I had the new barrel for about 3 hours before driving it over to Rusty today, to be installed on the FN Mauser:
Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.