Jim Wooten
Just Me
Since we have been showing and discussing our firsts recently, here is my first barreling job 
. I used a Remington 700 ADL action, a BDL stock, a BDL triggerguard and floorplate, a surface ground recoil lug,and a Rock Creek barrel blank. The reamer was a 30BR that I happened to have. I also made the fore end stabilizer as my first real project on my mini-mill. The stock was bedded with steel bed.
I trued the action face, bolt lugs, and bolt face, recut the receiver threads, and set the headspace so that I could use the same sizing die setting that I have been using with my 30BR benchrest rifles.
Overall I thought it didn't turn out too badly for a first effort, and it shot better than I anticipated.
Now I am truly hooked, and REALLY looking for a lathe of my own. Unfortunately there aren't any any my area that are within my budget, and it won't stretch far enough for a new lathe plus still shooting Benchrest .
Jim
. I used a Remington 700 ADL action, a BDL stock, a BDL triggerguard and floorplate, a surface ground recoil lug,and a Rock Creek barrel blank. The reamer was a 30BR that I happened to have. I also made the fore end stabilizer as my first real project on my mini-mill. The stock was bedded with steel bed.I trued the action face, bolt lugs, and bolt face, recut the receiver threads, and set the headspace so that I could use the same sizing die setting that I have been using with my 30BR benchrest rifles.
Overall I thought it didn't turn out too badly for a first effort, and it shot better than I anticipated.
Now I am truly hooked, and REALLY looking for a lathe of my own. Unfortunately there aren't any any my area that are within my budget, and it won't stretch far enough for a new lathe plus still shooting Benchrest
.Jim