I prefer the Seekins SRS 4 slot rail, i believe it's the 2.5" center to center. Also, iv'e gone away from drilling through the barrel channel and installing T-nuts .......... these days i bore a hole in the forearm and epoxy in a stainless flange nut ....or two if i can't use the swivel stud hole ..
I'm in the same camp and don't use a putty dam ... but, I do place painters tape in the barrel channel where I want to end the action bedding in front of the lug, that way the excess epoxy does't adhere to the barrel channel and can be milled out nicely. Another little trick is to .... once you...
@TheBrk , you sound like your more than capable to tackle a bedding job.My go-to epoxy is Marine Tex gray. Get the 2 oz kit and it will handle any bedding job, mix the whole kit (2 oz) and toss what you don't use. Kiwi neutral shoe polish is my release agent.
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I have no knowledge of tikka's but, looking at the pic you provided it looks to be a stamping of some sort. The "crown" at the top looks way to uniform to me. Can't imagine all the bolts you looked at have the same "chip" "flaw" .......
@khunter, I'm showing an app fee of $434.00 on the general deer line and the normal small app fees on the limited entry deer and elk lines ................. guess i drew ????????
^^^^ This what I ended up doing and all is well now, one of my pals daughter is pretty wizzy with these damn phones and talked me through it.
Thanks to all that replied ........
Ok, a week or so ago my I Phone stopped receiving all emails on my gmail account. I got a message that reads ( there was a problem accessing your account. Please re-enter the password for my gmail email name). I tap on re-enter password and it takes me to another page that says "sign in to...
Security, weather protection and a part time hotel ...........what's not to like. Iv'e never had a pickup without one. I splurged a little on my last one and did the keyless deal and it locks with my key fob with the rest of the truck.
@69ChrisCraft, It's funny you bring this up. I'm a committee member of our local MDF chapter and your story is not unique, iv'e seen lots of guys that were having a little too much fun get crazy in the auctions ........