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shared by ryan keely on 04 Nov 13 - No Cached
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  • Building the Ultima
  • Rifle production at the Bergara Custom Shop begins with the selection of an action, and Bergara stocks actions that are capable of being chambered for cartridges up to and including the mighty .338 Lapua. These actions all have critical dimension measurements taken before production begins, just one of the many quality control measures that ensure that all Bergara Custom Rifles are capable of delivering outstanding accuracy.
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  • Unlike factories that create production rifles on an assembly line,
  • ments using premium parts, and the resulting firearm is guaranteed to be accurate and reliable. By opening their own custom shop, Bergara is now capable of delivering a precision gun that uses only the finest materials, and their new line of custom rifles is quickly gaining favor with long-range shooters as well as hunters.
  • ht who have more than a quarter century of combined experience producing rifles for the Marine Corps Precision
  • he elements critical in designing and building rifles that are capable of extreme accuracy. Hanus, Bergara's Custom Shop Manager, spent 22 years in the Marine Corps and eventually earned the title of production manager of the Precision Weapons department, and now he's brought that experience to the civilian market with his new position at Bergara.
  • w the company has expanded their product line by offering custom-built rifles as well. Having a custom rifle built
  • Barrels are machined in-house using a five-step process that ensures these barrels are superior to standard factory tubes found on other guns.
  • First, each barrel is straightened, and then a deep hole drilling machine cuts the barrel channel to the proper diameter. Barrels are then honed using three diamond-tipped spindles. This process eliminates the need for hand-lapping, ensuring a smooth interior surface free of machining marks. Barrels are then button rifled, a process that allows Bergara to keep tolerances less than .0002 inches, ensuring the straightest, truest barrels available on these custom rifles. The final step in the process involves the use of a high temperature heating process that realigns the molecules in the steel and relieves stress, creating a perfectly smooth bore.
Briley Ahrens

Marine Corps News | Service Milestones: Combat engineer becomes first female "Gunny" | ... - 0 views

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shared by Briley Ahrens on 08 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN (Oct. 26, 2013) - Raised rough and tumble in the modest midwestern city of Mineral Point, Wis., GySgt Robin Baker came from an extended family dominated by males.
  • She found no easy paths or simple shortcuts. She didn't even bother to look. Instead, Baker said she embraced the physically demanding work and recognized it as an opportunity to prove herself and advance.
  • "I was one of them," said Baker. "It makes a difference to earn respect from a group like that. Your reputation will precede you. It doesn't happen overnight. It certainly doesn't happen after a month or two. But once they realize you are there to do a job and do it professionally … they will protect you with their life." Baker said she found a unique bond amongst her engineer peers. They relied upon each other's resilience. "We're crazy," she proudly acknowledged. "It's being in a group of people who are your family through thick and thin and who have the same goals. Our ties are strong."
Briley Ahrens

Fighting alone, Afghans said to hold Taliban back | Marine Corps Times | marinecorpstim... - 0 views

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shared by Briley Ahrens on 05 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • The Taliban failed to capture any ground from Afghan security forces fighting for the first time without foreign firepower this fighting season, U.S. officials say, but the insurgents killed scores of soldiers, police and civilians in their campaign to weaken the government.
  • American and NATO officials say the fledgling army and police aren’t ready to wage a sustained war against a determined insurgency.
  • Coming just 13 months before most foreign forces are to withdraw, the mixed results reported by U.S. military officials underline the unresolved question of whether some of those forces should stay.
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  • he assessment adds urgency to the need for the U.S. and Afghanistan to sign a much-delayed security agreement that will allow a residual foreign force to stay on after the Dec. 31, 2014, withdrawal deadline.
  • NATO allies would provide about 5,000 troops, but only if an American presence remains. Billions of dollars in funds for Afghan forces and development also would be jeopardized if no deal is reached.
  • The 350,000-strong Afghan National Security Forces, made up mostly of the army and police
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