I've had this Remington 700 ADL SA (.223) action in the back of the safe for several years and my Son wants me to build a rifle with it for him. He wants a varmint rifle, so that is where I'm headed.
Disclaimer:
I am not a gunsmith or a machinist. I do not do commercial work for hire. No one should use this information as a guide for doing this type of work.
Most of the work will be intended for accuracy and some will be purely cosmetic. While waiting for additional tooling to arrive I have started getting things prepared.
My son ordered a Green Mountain HB blank 17 in. with 1/12 rifling (.223) unchambered and unthreaded.
While inspecting the receiver, I noticed the lug contact on one lug is very poor. Uneven lug contact is an accuracy killer. I don't remember where or who I got the action from, but accuracy was probably a problem with it.
The receiver.......
I made an arbor last night to hold the bolt for doing some mill work......and laser marked it...........
How the arbor will be used....
Whether the stock will be wood, synthetic or chassis hasn't been decided yet. This will definitely be a learning adventure for me...
Stay tuned.................
Disclaimer:
I am not a gunsmith or a machinist. I do not do commercial work for hire. No one should use this information as a guide for doing this type of work.
Most of the work will be intended for accuracy and some will be purely cosmetic. While waiting for additional tooling to arrive I have started getting things prepared.
My son ordered a Green Mountain HB blank 17 in. with 1/12 rifling (.223) unchambered and unthreaded.
While inspecting the receiver, I noticed the lug contact on one lug is very poor. Uneven lug contact is an accuracy killer. I don't remember where or who I got the action from, but accuracy was probably a problem with it.
The receiver.......
I made an arbor last night to hold the bolt for doing some mill work......and laser marked it...........
How the arbor will be used....
Whether the stock will be wood, synthetic or chassis hasn't been decided yet. This will definitely be a learning adventure for me...
Stay tuned.................