They are so good, they bed the action and float the barrel while you wait…..now that’s service! 🙄

@@ss0073 What else are you supposed to do besides wait?

@michael enochs Yeah but I bet if you just spent that $344 on a better gun in the first place you wouldn't need to spend the money on a Smith to make it better

@@gypsyfreedom9836 perhaps. But what would you get if you took said better gun to him? An even better gun. At some point there will be diminishing returns and to fully optimize the firearm, you’d have to get an aftermarket barrel

Bobby built me a 300 RUM several years ago

Thanks for the feedback

They must wait overnight. Bring your pillow and sleeping bag.

Never, ever, ever let a customer observe you working on thier job , or any job for that matter

Federal Express or UPS insured signature required . Works for me .

In speaking directly with Bobby Hart about this, the change in go and no go gauge is just 4 thousands of an inch. Therefore you do not have to correct headspace when the lugs are lapped.

My thoughts exactly

🤣 Well said!

Must be bedding it with five minute JB weld

They wait 48 hours lol

Marine Tex . I used on a cuddy cabin cruiser metal hull . 2 hours . I put some on a spare steel plate and 2 hours I was pulling worms with a twist drill bit .

It would take a lot of work to change headspace by lapping lugs to a meaningful amount, unless the bolt lugs are really really bad. Typically you would do it before headspace is set but you can touch them up after the fact. Actions today are made a lot better than old and require very little lapping. I did a mauser 98 last year that ended up having .004 taken off just the top lug before anything started to show on the bottom, vs a New savage action that didn't even need it done at all. That's a really good question tho. Whenever I do lugs on a finished rifle I check headspace periodically if I'm taking off a good amount of metal. I have some thin Mylar tape that is about .001 thick and I stick it on the back of the go gage till it just barely closes as a reference.

depends on how much the lugs are out...if headspace only changes .0005" to .001" that amount is negligible compared to many factory guns whose headpsace can be as much as .006" After lapping lugs if you reload your brass....just bump the shoulder back .001" when FL resizing.

Yes you can do most of it but the tools will run you over $300 alone and you have to have the know how. I just purchased all of the proper tools to complete this type of work and it was well over $300.

@@jessehart4476 At least now you never have to buy them again.

I agree with this, with a BUT... Say you buy a new car, and the emergency brake is on. Brand new design, whatever, no one anywhere knows this is even a problem. You drive it for 6 months, 8 months, whatever. Then you take it to get routine maintenance and they're like, "Hey buddy, did you know your emergency brake is on?" It's been LOCKED ON the entire time you've owned the car. They fix it, and you're like WOW, this car is COMPLETELY different now! Yes, most people will not be able to outshoot their rifle. But there are some things that can be done to the rifle that will help make you a better shooter. It's not the shooter's fault he can't hit the target when his barrel is BENT, see what I mean? (Although I do agree with you.👍)

Great question Lance, you might want to give Bobby a call and see what he can do for you. Their number is 570-752-3655

Throw it in the garbage. All we need is flint lock muskets and blunderbusses!

@Travis Thacker Yes, but there is also no reason why not to use a sub minute gun with todays technology. I use my moose hunting rifle for prs and bird hunting. Shooting should never come down to your gear failing or not trusting your gear. Many people buy crap optics that dont track, do their drop data the right way but end up missing because the scope doesnt work like its supposed to and end up questioning if they did something wrong even though they did everything right. A rifle is a tool, why would you buy something that doesnt work properly or breaks constantly? If you have shit gear, you dont know if you are doing your fundamentals properly because your gear doesnt work properly. Same thing with accuracy: if you have a 3 minute gun and you are new to shooting, you have no way of knowing if you are actually shooting it properly or not and you wont be able to build the fundamentals of marksmanship or your confidence in the ability of shooting a rifle. The same way with a truck. would you buy a truck that costs 1 grand and works like crap or would you buy a 10 grand truck that actually works like it is supposed to and you can rely and trust it that it wont fail on you when you need it the most.

Hey is Bobby's response....Head spaces is 4 thousands at the most you may take off a 1/2 or 3/4 of 1 thousands just to get the lugs lapped typically one log will mate and the other lug may just take a little bit bit head spacing from a go gauge to a no go gauge is 4 thousands. Feel free to call Bobby directly at 570-441-4177