Rem 700 Bolt Fixture

[lejarretnoir]

Mike,
It looks like I'm on the right track. Light cuts with either firing pin hole or spider seems reasonable to me. I'll figure out the mandrel as I sacrifice this one a few times. I'll develop some kind of pivot or not.

Thanks to everyone for your input. I've learned a lot. Just ordered a .500 dia hardened mandrel from Dave Kiff for my next project. An action spider. Doesn't make much sense to not have the recess lugs, threads and action square now.

 

[PEI Rob]

Not being a pro nor a machinist I find stock material to be costly, an inner tie rod end has a nice ball in the end. I too noticed when dialing in that a 700 bolt body isn't perfect, so for me, I prefer to use the ball over a sacrificial stud. I place the steady rest where the lugs run so I can true the face and the lugs. If the firing pin hole is getting bushed, its all good in one set up.