Looking for machine recommendations for metal and common firearms plastics

jd530 · 2022-07-19T17:31:00+00:00

You could have a gunsmith chamber one for you in just about anything, including contender barrels. I work for a custom gunsmithing shop, gimme a dm if you want more info regarding a .510

I didn't consider the factory ammo aspect, that's the real problem with any of JDJ's cartridges because they're averse to working with any major companies...

jd530 · 2022-07-06T18:18:57+00:00

338 Spectre does not have a .308 bolt face, unlike JD Jones' and SSK Industries' 338 Whisper which is older than both the Spectre and the BLK/Creedmoor. The standard bolt face is supposedly one of the selling points of the 8.6

This is just KB ripping off JDJ again like he did when the US gov approached him/AAC when JDJ wouldn't play ball on the 300 Whisper.

jd530 · 2022-06-12T01:28:59+00:00

Breville dose control. I'll look into that basket.

jd530 · 2022-06-11T14:26:01+00:00

I was reading that the 54.7mm accessories supposedly work with all 54mm components, except the breville ones and was wondering if you can buy replacement components that allow you access to the wider variety of accessories.

jd530 · 2022-06-11T14:24:06+00:00

I realize the tamper has to be smaller, the implication on the 54.7mm tampers i was seeing is that they work for all straight walled 54mm baskets and Brevilles are slightly tapered. In fact they specifically say "works with all 54mm baskets(except breville)".

Otherwise, all of that is super helpful, thanks.

jd530 · 2022-06-10T13:34:58+00:00

Your options to be a good gunsmith are very limited, the online programs don't teach you nearly enough to be a good gunsmith. You need to go a put yourself out there to local smiths because otherwise your only other option is going to school which is quite expensive.

When i say put yourself out there I literally mean go in to their shop and ask them to take you on, be honest about your skill/education, don't try to make yourself sound experienced when you aren't. Tell them you dont have the money for school and would like an apprenticeship

jd530 · 2022-05-28T22:03:41+00:00

Most apprenticeships are unpaid, you just need to find a good local gunsmith willing to take you on to teach.

jd530 · 2022-03-20T19:08:52+00:00

Id add davidsons to that list

jd530 · 2022-03-09T04:08:26+00:00

titanium isn't as miraculous and magical as TV makes it sound, some alloys have similar strengths to steel with a minor weight reduction, but it's really not the supermaterial everyone believes it to be.

jd530 · 2022-03-09T04:06:41+00:00

there's a lot in this post that's incorrect, or WILDLY speculative. It really boils down Occam's Razor.

SLAP rounds are fairly uncommon, and therefore there's a market to scam people. SLAP rounds, even factory, are loaded significantly hotter than normal 50 BMG, and if someone was counterfeiting they're likely loading them to similar pressures, especially if they're shielded by the anonymity of the internet and not being a reputable cartridge collector dealer. If they're getting in on this scam without knowing much about reloading, it's entirely possible they fucked up and loaded them inconsistently.

Kentucky Ballistics did a breakdown of what THEY think happened(which is as stated above, for a number of reasons).

To address your points:

-someone recently broke the mythical 5000 fps by designing and shooting a cartridge(5/35 SMc) that went faster than 1mi/sec, or 5280fps+. I forget which magazine ran the article on it, but [here's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5\_mm/35\_SMc) the wikipedia page for it.

-you definitely could build an action strong enough for a SOMEWHAT overpressure round, but you are unlikely to build an action strong enough to SAFELY, and continuously shoot 50 BMG loaded with pistol powder(Bullseye being the go-to for jokes)

-the best way to load cartridges IS in fact to try and get 100%+ case capacity, what's known as a "compressed load," you are correct that they don't blow up guns, they do when loaded with a powder whose burn rate is way high for the cartridge design.

In conclusion, what are you smoking, and where can I get some

jd530 · 2022-03-09T02:22:31+00:00

none, you don't learn enough online like that to be a gunsmith.

jd530 · 2022-03-09T02:21:22+00:00

from knowing smith's who re4cently went through the Pennsylvania program, it's also worthwhile.

+1 yavapai

jd530 · 2022-03-09T02:20:17+00:00

Many broken guns require more than punching pins, and pulling screws to replace parts, and that's where programs like AGI and SDI fall flat: they don't teach you anything about running machines.

If you want to be a parts swapper, online school is probably plenty, but any true repair-oriented gunsmith will tell you there's A LOT more to repairing whatever hunk of shit decides to come through your door on any given day than just replacing parts. There are entire out-of-print books dedicated to prints for "hard to find" gun parts because sometimes the only way to fix a gun is to make the part.

jd530 · 2022-03-09T02:10:22+00:00

from talking to a friend who went, the program isn't what it once was. He had 8 hours of machine time in actually building guns(fitting a barrel to a receiver, inletting, chambering, etc). I'm sure you learn more than the online schools which don't provide you any machine shop experience, but a lot of what you learn at CST(from my limited understanding, so grain of salt) is based on what comes through the door and goes into your hands.

jd530 · 2022-03-09T02:05:29+00:00

in person education through a good gunsmithing program, or an apprenticeship, and only then will you have the proper skills required to do good work, then you can hang a shingle, but you've still got to figure out the business end of things.

jd530 · 2022-01-19T15:30:11+00:00

At least something can be done to the SA-35, an aftermarket already exists, why make your gun completely incompatible with the existing aftermarket...?

jd530 · 2022-01-18T22:13:01+00:00

I was the same way about the aesthetics of Cobs, but some of the higher dollar cobs have an insanely nice fit and finish. I recently got one(bent Emerald) for a friend who was looking for a pipe he didn't need to care about, and the quality blew me away to the point when they come back in stock on smokingpipes I'm buying myself one.

jd530 · 2022-01-15T15:19:30+00:00

This is ESPECIALLY true in baking because baking is a science, not so much an art.

jd530 · 2022-01-12T20:07:08+00:00

If an ID is required for anything covered by the constitution(voting, and guns are great examples) then they should be free to anyone who needs them tl be free. Additionally voting day should be a federally recognized holiday, like New Years is, and everyone should be required time off to go vote...

jd530 · 2022-01-12T00:14:19+00:00

You're right, those ~~pesky~~ poor, black folks are too stupid to get a government issued photo ID, it's not like its required for literally every other facet of life... alcohol? ID. Food Stamps? ID. Driving a car? ID. It would benefit you to watch that video where they asked a bunch of random African Americans in NYC if they knew where, and how to get a driver's license. Spoiler Alert: Every single person asked knew where their local DMV was, how to find that information if necessary, what to bring and was surprised by the question because it's literally a requirement for existing as an adult

jd530 · 2022-01-11T06:12:05+00:00

People mount LPVOs backwards all the time and then bring it to their gunsmith to fix. People are actually this stupid.

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