I have a couple of the cheap recreational Chinese drones. They were fun at first but it’s kinda run its course for me. They are fairly dummy proof these days, easy to operate. One of mine did a crazy Ivan full speed into the water for some reason, probably having to do with the fact that it is...
Some of the custom assemblers machine the action face and use a Remington style lug. I think it’s a solution looking for a problem but some swear by it. The steel Tikka lug seems a little hokey it works great. Some of the early ones were aluminum and would deform over time.
Whatever grease I have on the bench, very lightly. No need to geek out on torque values. Tight enough not to shoot loose is sufficient. You aren’t going to tighten it past the shoulder. I like to screw them in and out several times snapping them against the shoulder by hand before I tighten...
I’ve always gotten good service from Stockys.
It’s a different world these days, I cannot imagine what it must be like to effectively herd all the cats around to get out an acceptable product. Lack of labor, volatile material costs, freight, overhead, all out of control. Best thing is to be...
It’s easy if you have a factory rifle as they have an approved list. Never considered the custom aspect. Good idea to have a paper trail. Even at that, ultimate authority lies with the border agent. I’ve found them to be reasonable over the years. Our guys could take a lesson.