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White oak barrels

I have noticed a couple of new guys on here who are always bashing someone. What is the deal with this!! This forum didn't use to have that.
Indeed. If you are bored and have the time, read their posts. The attitude you are referring to is in almost every post. It kind of makes you wonder what type of life experiences the posters have. They surely can't be around many other people on a day to day basis. I suspect they are teenager's, young adult's, or possibly work in a cubicle and hate life. You'll also note they tend to want the last word and cannot let anything go. Well, life has a way of taking care of bad attitudes in the end without any outside help.

Whatever happened to treating others the way you would like to be treated? I'll have at least one beer this afternoon hoping everyone has had a good day.

Lee, I hope your experiment produces the results you are looking for. I've been carrying different M-16/M-4 variations daily since 1985 and while easy to shoot, they aren't always easy to shoot well.
 
I used to chide Lee about changing equipment as much as I change sox. I have no idea how good Lee's gunsmith skills are. But what I do know Lee is a competitor with a few seasons under his belt competing against some of the finest SR BR shooters in the country. This tells me he does have a clue on what the end game is when it comes to Benchrest accuracy. I just hope he doesn't veer his interests into the darkside with them tacticool guns.
 
I have an example of Lee's barrel work. He set back a barrel for me, cutting off the entire tenon and rechambering and recrowning it. This was for my main bench rifle, a custom actioned 6PPC that I have several barrels for, chambered by several top smiths. Lee's work is top shelf all the way. The barrel shoots better than it did when it was new. IMO people who look for opportunities to go negative, are not good additions to any forum. Lee seems to be one of those guys that is able to do something correctly the first time. He gives what he is doing a lot of thought, does his homework, is well equipped, and has the skills.
 
What are you doing accepting work on a gun that by your own words, you "know very little about"?

Gunsmiths who take work when they don't know the gun or the sport is what's wrong with your trade.

Have some integrity. Give the weapon back to the owner, and tell him you don't know enough about his rifle to charge him to work on it. It will be good for you, it will be good for us, and it will be good for your trade.

Stop being part of the problem, and being the punchline in bad jokes about gunsmiths.

And for god's sake, going on the internet and asking Skeeter, Booger and Bubba how to do the work or what parts are the best is not the way to find information about gunsmithing!
I'm sure Lee is a competent gunsmith. He is just chambering a new Barrel for an AR, he's not performing brain surgery.
 
I used to chide Lee about changing equipment as much as I change sox. I have no idea how good Lee's gunsmith skills are. But what I do know Lee is a competitor with a few seasons under his belt competing against some of the finest SR BR shooters in the country. This tells me he does have a clue on what the end game is when it comes to Benchrest accuracy. I just hope he doesn't veer his interests into the darkside with them tacticool guns.


May be he'll bring some light into the area and give Les Bear a run for their money. Forge on man. Don't let the nay sayers stop you. You're not really living if you're not learning something everyday.:D:D:D
 
Lee,
My AR has a White Oak barrel job on a Shilen blank. Mine is on a Stiller Predator Receiver and a Geissele trigger. John Holliger does excellent work. Lee, I would get with Bamban on this forum. Nez is a High Master and an excellent AR and bolt rifle machine?? gunsmith?? person. You won't find a nicer guy. Shilen trusted and thought enough of him to provide barrels and use him to chamber their AR barrels. Nez is also in charge of evaluating the March service scope that is legal this year.
For the rest of you, Lee has a very very nice shop and top notch equipment. I used to hassle him unmercifully. You will be hearing more from him.
 
I do really want to thank everybody for the support I got as well as everybody agreeing with me and the op. This is a greet site and I really want to keep it great. Thanks again!!!
 
hey Lee,
the woa/wop stuff is good to go along with the others mentioned from compass lake etc.. but consider the Saturn...you might be surprised...
Cheers,
Doc
 
I am needing a premium AR varmint type barrel for a customers rifle that I have here in my shop.
Me knowing very little about AR type rifles and what most people want or like. I am looking at the White oak line of varmint barrels. I guess my question is? Are these White Oak barrels the same quality as say a Krieger or even a shilen? My client will be shooting in a few local type matches so accuracy is the first priority. thanks Lee

My Varmint AR is built on a White Oak barrel. It is button rifled and hand lapped from a Wilson blank. Very accurate from the get go and with 2000 rounds down the tube my Borescope shows that in cleans very easily and shows no discernible wear. I would do this again in a heartbeat.
 
What are you doing accepting work on a gun that by your own words, you "know very little about"?

Gunsmiths who take work when they don't know the gun or the sport is what's wrong with your trade.

Have some integrity. Give the weapon back to the owner, and tell him you don't know enough about his rifle to charge him to work on it. It will be good for you, it will be good for us, and it will be good for your trade.

Stop being part of the problem, and being the punchline in bad jokes about gunsmiths.

And for god's sake, going on the internet and asking Skeeter, Booger and Bubba how to do the work or what parts are the best is not the way to find information about gunsmithing!


Does this site have a "ban that turd from posting on my posts" feature?
 

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