New Member - Looking for PTR 91 Smith work?

[JoshuaK]

I have a very upgraded PTR 91 that I want to take across the finish line with a match barrel. I have the barrel and new muzzle brake and would like to find a smith near to me that could perform the swap. I understand that a press and some special blocks are needed to press the barrel out and the new one in? Beyond that - I can finish the rest (check the bolt gap, adjust with rollers as needed, etc) if necessary.

does anyone know of a smith in Oregon, SW Washington? Hell - I'd even drive it up to that place that the Seahawks call home if the smith was competent!

Thanks in advance for any and all recommendations.

I've torn up the phones calling all over. I found someone in Salem that "says he can do the work" and he talks a big game - with the right lingo and seeming knowledge, but whenever I've called to schedule a drop off, he says to make an appointment.

Pretty sure that's why I was calling?

Anyhoo...

thanks in advance for any and all leads!

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[64MercurysRule]

Welcome from r we gone . Glad you're here . There is much to see , learn and share here . Enjoy the forum and all it has to offer . Blessings to you & yours .

 

[osprey]

Welcome, not sure I agree a 280 rem has more recoil than a 30-06 though.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

Try @Vernonia MW
Not sure if he does HK stuff, but the man has done some incredible work.
Check him out here on the forum.

 

[JoshuaK]

Welcome, not sure I agree a 280 rem has more recoil than a 30-06 though.

I was too young to know at the time, but it does indeed.

How?

The 280 Remington is a .30-06 case necked down to 7mm. Again - verified by the fact that I've resized the 06 brass to the 7mm for reloading many times.

Then years later, the reports on recoil came to light and low and behold, the 7mm express had 22-25 ft lbs of felt recoil where the .30-06 has 18-20 ft lbs

So there you go!

 

[JoshuaK]

Try @Vernonia MW
Not sure if he does HK stuff, but the man has done some incredible work.
Check him out here on the forum.

Thank you!! I'll reach out!

 

[osprey]

I am very familiar with both chamberings and do not agree with your source. Much goes into perceived recoil like stock design and rifle weight and that is probably what formed your perception. If anything for the same projectile weight, a 30-06 can drive a bullet slightly faster than the 280 thus generating more recoil. Both are very tolerable however, except when you are 12.

 

[64MercurysRule]

Recoil table comparison

Rifle Recoil Table

 

[osprey]

If your rifle is marked 7mm express that is super cool as I believe Rem only did this in the late 70's for a time before going back to 280 rem designation.

 

[JoshuaK]

If your rifle is marked 7mm express that is super cool as I believe Rem only did this in the late 70's for a time before going back to 280 rem designation.

Interestingly (and bear in mind that i grew up in a very small town in Central Idaho) the place i bought it from was this hole in the wall outside of Kamiah (pronounced kam-ee-eye - its nez perce rez). The place was called Dale's Cashway. Dale was cool people. Hooked me up with a legit military leather strap for the rifle (you know... The kind you put a 1/2 twist in so you can wrap your arm through it to tension the rifle and make your triangle stiffer and steadier? Ya... My dad taught me some stuff)

Anyways... Dale had some cool stuff and this was something he'd had sitting on his wall for a very long time. I remember wiping the dust off. It was 1987when I bought the rifle. Talk about not knowing if I had made the right choice...

But Dale included a Bushnell Trophy 3x9 scope that he'd mounted for me on the rifle already and had bore sighted it for me.

We bought it on a Friday afternoon after my dad got off work from the saw mill (he was an electrician there in Kamiah at Triple R Forest Products - later to become a Weyerhauser mill)

I took my first shots with it that evening and LEARNED to love it. I won't lie... It kicked like a pissed off mule for me but i managed to get 10 shots down range before we called it a night

 

[osprey]

Interestingly (and bear in mind that i grew up in a very small town in Central Idaho) the place i bought it from was this hole in the wall outside of Kamiah (pronounced kam-ee-eye - its nez perce rez). The place was called Dale's Cashway. Dale was cool people. Hooked me up with a legit military leather strap for the rifle (you know... The kind you put a 1/2 twist in so you can wrap your arm through it to tension the rifle and make your triangle stiffer and steadier? Ya... My dad taught me some stuff)

Anyways... Dale had some cool stuff and this was something he'd had sitting on his wall for a very long time. I remember wiping the dust off. It was 1987when I bought the rifle. Talk about not knowing if I had made the right choice...

But Dale included a Bushnell Trophy 3x9 scope that he'd mounted for me on the rifle already and had bore sighted it for me.

We bought it on a Friday afternoon after my dad got off work from the saw mill (he was an electrician there in Kamiah at Triple R Forest Products - later to become a Weyerhauser mill)

I took my first shots with it that evening and LEARNED to love it. I won't lie... It kicked like a pissed off mule for me but i managed to get 10 shots down range before we called it a night

I actually have hunted out of Kamiah a couple times and shot some nice whitetail with a 280 ai. I even learned how to pronounce it correctly as to not offend the locals.

 

[JoshuaK]

I actually have hunted out of Kamiah a couple times and shot some nice whitetail with a 280 ai. I even learned how to pronounce it correctly as to not offend the locals.

If you know you know...

That part of the world produces world class mule deer bucks that you have to draw a tag for, but generally they issue you two tags a year for white tail: one for general season and an "extra doe" tag.

The white tail really took over the area, but if you know the right places to hunt, you'll end up with a nice fat "grain fed" specimen that tastes better than most store bought items.

 

[L0C0]

Welcome on board...

 

[fredball]

Welcome Aboard

 

[CountryGent]

Welcome aboard. Good luck with your project.

 

[Xaevian]

Welcome!

 

[JoshuaK]

Thanks to you folks, i found a guy!

Walked into his shop and saw two more firearms of the same style as mine.

Can't wait to get my rifle back and dial it in!

I think with my hand loads I'll get to my goal of 1 MOA with this rifle. I wasn't too far off before this final effort of an upgraded barrel, lower degree locking piece, and the best muzzle brake i can put on it

 

[hongkong2]

Stay far away from George Gouger at GEORGE'S WILLAMETTE VALLEY GUNSMITHING, long known rip off artist. Touts his work as museum quality to lore you in then long waits, excuse after excuse, and shoddy unsafe work. He's burned a bunch of us over at the FalFiles.

 

[JoshuaK]

Stay far away from George Gouger at GEORGE'S WILLAMETTE VALLEY GUNSMITHING, long known rip off artist. Touts his work as museum quality to lore you in then long waits, excuse after excuse, and shoddy unsafe work. He's burned a bunch of us over at the FalFiles.

Thanks for the heads up!