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12 GA X 3.5″ Magnum
$0.0012 Gauge, 3.5″ Magnum (smooth bore)
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Clear Plastic Telescoping Tube, small
$1.09Plastic tubes used to protect reamers and headspace gauges. Keeps tools from knocking into each other saving wear and tear.
This size works great for most headspace gauges with a diameter of .500″ or less x up-to 3.25″ length.
Varies from 2″ to 3.25″ in length.
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Clear Plastic Telescoping Tube, long
$1.25Plastic tubes used to protect reamers and headspace gauges. Keeps tools from knocking into each other saving wear and tear.
This size works great for most reamers with a diameter of approximately .500″ or less x up-to 8″ length.
Overall length varies from 5″ to 8″.
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20 Gauge Chamber Depth Gage for 2.75” or 3”
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Plug Gauges for Forcing Cones in Revolver Barrels
$6.00By simply slipping the Plug Gauge into the barrel throat, it’s possible to tell at a glance when you are approaching the correct diameter. Warns you before you go too far. Also valuable as a diagnostic tool for guns brought in with accuracy complaints, (designed for chamfers cut with our tools – may not give a correct reading on guns with other degrees of chamfer). Each gauge is self-piloted, precision-ground, hardened and stepped to show minimum and maximum optimum diameters. 11° and 18° Gauge measures both chamfer angles.
Instruction for Plug Gauges.
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Clear Plastic Telescoping Tube, small (10 pack)
$10.90$9.99Plastic tubes used to protect reamers and headspace gauges. Keeps tools from knocking into each other saving wear and tear.
This size works great for most headspace gauges with a diameter of .500″ or less x up-to 3.25″ length.
Varies from 2″ to 3.25″ in length. Package contains 10 complete tubes.
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Clear Plastic Telescoping Tube, long (10 pack)
$12.50$10.99Plastic tubes used to protect reamers and headspace gauges. Keeps tools from knocking into each other saving wear and tear.
This size works great for most reamers with a diameter of approximately .500″ or less x up-to 8″ length.
Overall length varies from 5″ to 8″. Package contains 10 complete tubes
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Gunsmith Tools, Cutters & Gauges – A Primer
$12.95Shipping Now!
We spoke with leaders in the tool making industry about the things they spend most of their time and effort educating clients about. Contributions from Clymer, Forster, Manson, JGS, PTG, SAAMI and more are all included. There are books for machinists that teach this type of information, but until now there has never been a book for gunsmiths that explains the tools of the trade and how they should be utilized. The idea is simple, answer your questions before you order any tool.
Nomenclature is important, when you talk to a reamer maker, gunsmith or client you want to know the correct terms. This indicates to those you work with that you took the time the understand the tools. It will improve your ability the sell work to customers, buy or rent the right tools for the job. You will save untold hours and dollars, don’t learning at the “School of Hard Knocks”.
When you understand tools, they work better and last much longer. This both saves money and increases profits.
What is discussed?
All types or reamers specific to firearms work
Reamer Holders
Reamer Stops
Use of Reamers
Cutting Lube
Chip Welding and how to Stop it.
Misconceptions About Reamers
Chatter and its Cures
Shotgun Chamber Tools
Forcing Cone Reamers
Shotgun Chokes
Screw Choke Tooling
Measuring for Choke Tubes
Choke Lube
Defining Headspace
Choosing the Correct Gauge
Improved Chambers and Headspace
Headspace Gauge Interchange Chart
Charts for Tooling and bushings.
EBOOK NOW AVAILABLE TOO.
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AR-15 Extension Gauges (5.56)
$15.00These Gauges permit the checking of a barrel extension and barrel headspace without the need for a BCG or even a bolt. This set for 5.56 Nato or 223 Remington.
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AR-10 Extension Gauges, Creedmoor
$15.00These Gauges permit the checking of a barrel extension and barrel headspace without the need for a BCG or even a bolt. This set for AR-10 chambered in 6.5mm, 6mm, or 22 Creedmoor. As headspace for all three is identical.
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AR-10 Extension Gauges, 308 Winchester
$15.00These Gauges permit the checking of a barrel extension and barrel headspace without the need for a BCG or even a bolt. This set for AR-10 chambered in 308 Winchester.
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Understanding Headspace for Firearms (booklet)
$29.95$24.95
Understanding Headspace for Firearms will answer your every question about headspace.
This booklet is the second of many planned works that provide instruction in the correct and safe methods of gunsmithing. Specifically, this essay discusses Headspacing guns and ammunition.
A basic understanding of headspace and how it affects the proper operation of a firearm are necessary if you wish to call yourself a gunsmith. Otherwise all you will be able to do is change parts with the hope that somehow the problem will go away. This booklet contains all the information a gunsmith or reloader needs in order to understand and diagnose headspace in either the gun or the ammunition.
Fred Zeglin along with other well-known Gunsmiths has begun the task of creating this series of instructional manuals. Each book will focus on one narrow subject in Gunsmithing. Written with an audience in mind who want to know every detail of the how and why of gunsmithing.
Each book in the series will provide a highly detailed and Technical explanation of the subject at hand in a way that any gun lover will be able to understand, whether professional or hobbyist.
52 pages, soft bound. Printed in the U.S.A.
Back Cover of Understanding Headspace for Firearms.
“Understanding Headspace for Firearms.” Articles published here on Guns and Gunsmiths in the past on this topic have been some of the most highly read and commented on, so this book will be a treasure to many of you.” wrote Gary Howes of GunsAndGunsmiths.com when reviewing this book.
In the video below the Author tell you how to be sure your gauges are correct.
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Chambering for Ackley Cartridge (booklet)
$29.95$27.95
Gunsmithing Student Handbook Series #1
This booklet is the first of many planned works that provide instruction in the correct and safe methods of gunsmithing. Specifically, this essay discusses Ackley Improved cartridges. In it, we will not teach you how to install and chamber a barrel, we handle that information in another title, “Chambering Rifle Barrels for Accuracy”. In this book we will in detail help you to understand the special details related to chambering for Ackley Improved designs, specifically we explain headspace for Ackley designs.
If you are not familiar with how headspace applies to firearms and ammunition you may want to consider another title we offer, “Understanding Headspace for Firearms”.
Fred Zeglin along with other well-known Gunsmiths has begun the task of creating a series of instructional manuals. Each book will focus on one narrow subject in Gunsmithing. Written with an audience in mind who want to know every detail of the how and why of gunsmithing.
Each book in the series will provide a highly detailed and Technical explanation of the subject at hand in a way that any gun lover will be able to understand, whether professional or hobbyist.
44 pages, soft bound. Printed in the U.S.A.
Back Cover of Chambering for Ackley Cartridges.
“The material and information inside will last you a lifetime. This is a PRACTICAL handbook.” Gary Howes, GunsAndGunsmiths.com
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300 Belted Magnum Gauges
$32.95Description for the product.
Works with belted magnums with a .535″ diameter belt.
257 Wby, 264 Win., 6.5 Rem. Mag., 270 Wby., 275 H&H, 7mm Rem. Mag.,
7mm Wby., 7×61, 300 H&H, 300 Win. Mag., 30-338 Win., 300 Wby., 308 Norma,
8mm Rem. Mag., 338 Win. Mag., 340 Wby., 350 Rem. Mag., 358 Norma,
375 H&H, 400 H&H, 416 Rem. Mag., 416 Taylor, 458 Winchester, 458 Lott.
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303 British Rimmed Gauges
$32.95Description for the product.
Works with multiple cartridges:
30-40 Krag, Krag Wildcats, 303 British and 40-70 Straight
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30 Carbine Gauges
$32.9530 Carbine or 30 M1 Carbine
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6.5 Creedmoor, Forster Headspace Gauges
$32.95Headspace Gauges: For Sale
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10 Gauge Long Forcing Cone reamer (LFC)
$34.0010 Ga. LFC. Changes the forcing cone only.
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12 Gauge, 55 degree Headspace Reamer (includes headspace ring)
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Chambering Rifles for Accuracy (book)
$49.95Third of many planned works that provide instruction in the correct and safe methods of gunsmithing.
Specifically, this essay discusses several methods that can be used to accurately chamber a rifle barrel. In Part I of the book Fred Zeglin teaches you all about accurate hunting rifles and discusses the variables that must be dealt with in order to create an accurate hunting rifle. In Part II Gordy Gritters, famed benchrest gunsmith, shares every secret he has learned over the last 30 years. Gordy finishes the book with a step by step process for bench rest barrel work.
If you are not familiar with how headspace applies to firearms and ammunition you may want to consider another title we offer, “Understanding Headspace for Firearms”.
Each book in the Gunsmith Student Handbook Series will focus on one narrow subject in Gunsmithing. Written with the audience in mind these books are for shooters who want to know every detail of the how and why of gunsmithing. Whether you plan to build guns or not, each book in the series will provide a highly detailed and technical explanation of the subject at hand, in a way that any gun lover will be able to understand. Professional or hobbyist will enjoy this read.
123 pages, soft bound. Printed in the U.S.A.
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Forster Datum Dial
$89.95The Forster Datum Dial makes it possible for the handloader or gunsmith to use ordinary dial calipers to make normally difficult length measurements based on the case shoulder. By measuring cases to the datum line on the shoulder, the reloader can custom-fit the ammunition to a rifle’s chamber for the best possible fit for better accuracy potential and longer case life.
Gunsmiths can easily check the length of customers reloads verses the chamber.
This tool can also be used to double check headspace gauges if questions arise
Datum Dial in box, from Forster
Included are complete instructions, storage box, and a laminated chart with common datum diameters.
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Forster Datum Dial Kit
$132.95The Forster Datum Dial Kit makes it possible for the handloader or gunsmith to use ordinary dial calipers to make normally difficult length measurements based on the case shoulder. By measuring cases to the datum line on the shoulder, the reloader can custom-fit the ammunition to a rifle’s chamber for the best possible fit for better accuracy potential and longer case life.
The gold “bullet dials” makes it easy to accurately determine bullet seating depth measured from the ogive when changing the seater die setting or when checking loaded rounds for consistency. It can also be used to check the bullets alone for variations that could hurt accuracy.
The Complete Kit includes the Body with Case Dial for checking cases and two Bullet/Cartridge Dials. The #1 dial fits 224, 243, 264, 284, and 308 calibers. The #2 dial fits 172, 204, 257, 277, and 338.
Gunsmiths can easily check the length of customers reloads verses the chamber. Seating depth verses throat, and uniformity of ammunition. All errors that can make problems hard to diagnose.
This kit can also be used to double check headspace gauges if questions arise.
Included are complete instructions, storage box, and a laminated chart with common datum diameters.
