Drilling a thumb recess into a flat ended bullet bar

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Mike Neer
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Drilling a thumb recess into a flat ended bullet bar

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Michael Lee Allen graciously gave me a bunch of these bars, which are chrome plated brass and the perfect size for me, but they have a flat end. This is how I have been dealing with them. I’ve done about a half dozen, I should be good for a while. :lol:

https://youtu.be/BM-ogx0qJgM?si=pCMk2ePdsOG_UzTt
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Re: Drilling a thumb recess into a flat ended bullet bar

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Cool, with Yogi overseeing the projects.
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Ha! Yogi came into my grandfather’s tavern back in the 60s and gave him that signed photo.
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Enjoyed this video Mike... just goes to show you... a man needs a Bridgeport. And a lathe, and a shaper, and a and a and a...
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