AccurateShooter.com Bulletin

July 21, 2009

Bargain Hunting on Gun Forums? — Let WebBots Do the Work!

Filed under: Hot Deals — Tags: , , — Editor @ 12 am

Elite Deal SeekerLooking for firearms and gun accessories on the web? You can spend hours cruising Forum Classifieds. Or, with just ONE CLICK, you can view items for sale on over 30 different gun forums! You’ll be amazed at all the stuff you’ll find… and how fast you can find it.

Using robotic web spider technology, EliteDealSeeker.com collects active “for sale” listings from around the web, displaying them all on one page, sorted by site. It’s a great system that makes shopping for bargains fast and easy. Most of the listings are for optics and accessories for AR15 or semi-auto style rifles, and for handguns, but precision shooters can still find many good bargains out there. Trust us, this technology can save you lots of time. Spidered sites include:

www.6mmbr.com
www.24hourcampfire.com
www.1911forum.com
forums.accurateloading.com
www.akfiles.com
www.armslist.com
www.ar15.com (ar15 related)
www.ar15.com (rifle/shotgun related)
www.ar15.com (handgun related)
www.berettaforum.net
www.calguns.net
www.defensivecarry.com
www.falfiles.com
floridashootersnetwork.com
www.glocktalk.com
www.gunboards.com
www.gunco.net
www.gunsnet.net
www.hkpro.com
www.longrangehunting.com
www.migunowners.org
www.rimfirecentral.com
www.rugerforum.com
www.shotgunworld.com
www.sigforum.com
www.smith-wessonforum.com
www.snipershide.com
www.sturmgewehr.com
www.theakforum.net
www.thefiringline.com
www.thehighroad.us
www.xdtalk.com

NOTE: The Elite Deal-Seeker covers the 6mmBR.com | AccurateShooter.com Forum, but it needs to update it’s web-bot settings, as we changed formats a couple months ago. The easiest way to browse our Forum Classifieds is just to CLICK this LINK.

Cleaning Cover Prevents Stock Damage

Filed under: Tech Tip — Tags: , , — Editor @ 12 am

Benchrest shooter Bill Gammon offers a nice product that helps prevent solvents and oils from marring the finish of a fine wood stock, or a painted fiberglass stock. The STOKBOOT also prevents solvents from softening the bedding, while guarding against nicks and scratches. Gammon’s STOKBOOT fits over the rifle stock during cleaning of the barrel. The quilt on the outside soaks up the solvent before it reaches the stock and holds it until it evaporates. A twin layer of vinyl on the inside stops any solvents from getting through, but Gammon cautions that you should not leave the STOKBOOT on overnight, because solvents could soak through. The basic colors are Red, Wine, Black, Blue, and Green. Typical retail price is about $16.00.

Gammon Stokboot

Gammon explains how he came up with the STOKBOOT: “My wife Barbara and I started this business in 1992 as a means to support a very expensive sport, namely Bench Rest. My wife had been in the sewing business for many years. Her experience included sewing, layout, cutting, and management, so it was only logical that the next step was opening our own business. I had complained about having to use a rag over my stock to prevent solvents that I was using from ruining the paint job on the stock, and also seeping into the bedding area and softening up the bedding. So between her expertise in the sewing world and my practical knowledge, we came up with our first STOKBOOT.”

Gammon Stokboot

Currently, Gammon offers wholesale orders. His STOKBOOTs are available through popular shooting sports vendors including: Borden Rifles, Kinneman’s Products, Russ Haydon’s Shooters’ Supply, Sinclair International. European dealers are Reloading Solutions for the UK, and Heinz Henke Online in Germany.

Three-Jaw Case-Holder for Neck-Turning Duties

Filed under: Reloading — Tags: , , , — Editor @ 12 am

Grant, one of our Forum members from New Zealand, asked if there was a universal shell-holder that could hold cartridges securely for neck-turning, trimming, and case prep. He complained that the screwdriver-type case holder he was using didn’t center easily, was hard to tighten, and the case sometimes came loose during rotation. Another forum member agreed that he has experienced the same problems using a screwdriver-type case-holder.

This editor has found that a K&M screwdriver-type case holder CAN work securely if you tighten the locking mechanism tightly with the supplied wrench. But then you need the wrench again to get the case OUT. We were interested to see if there was a better solution that held the case securely, yet was easy to lock and unlock without tools.

Forum member Gunamonth provided a solution: “I use a Lee Zip Trim three-jaw case holder. With a little practice it centers the case quite nicely and holds just about anything. Chuck it in a cordless drill and have at it. It is much better than either the K&M or Sinclair [case-holder] in my opinion and the Zip Trim jaw is a lot cheaper (about $12.00). To use with power, you also need the Zip Trim three-jaw spindle, which is another $2.00.”

Lee three-jaw universal case holder

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