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  1. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    Was thinking about doing all the receiver mods for aesthetics, so started with this.
  2. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    One other thing.... I made a "bolt tool" out of a .30 Carbine casing. Drilled out the primer pocket, cut it back. It you stick it on the front of the firing pin, and insert it into the bolt body, you have a disassembly tool.
  3. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    Bedding block.. Out of pocket so far 1. Action/barrel/bolt/trigger $400 2. Scope $169 + labor to ano 3. Base/rings $110 4. Butt plate $25 5. Barrel shroud work $25 6. Stock (if it ever comes...) $187 7. Swivels $30 8. Trigger guard assembly $65 Already have a bunch of slings from my m14s and...
  4. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    Some pics... Gotta few options on the Accurange... Was thinking about milling the 722 mount back to mimic the 40x.
  5. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    Because of lack of demand. There is just not a big enough market for them. I said the same thing about the AR TEL. Easy to repro, given I had a few parts. I get alot of emails "Can you anodize my scope?" I tell them how much, and never hear back. And mind you, I'm doing it $100 less than...
  6. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    Got over 1000 175SMK and about 500 168s.. Anyone have a pet load using IMR4895, RL15? Can I use a M118LR clone load?
  7. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    Update on my build. Had a forum member cut back my bolt shroud. Came out great. Scored a vintage Redfield mount (squared corners and Redfield stamp) and vintage 4 screw slot head rings for about $100 combined on EBay. Got trigger guard, plate, and the rest on EBay for about $35 Got correct...
  8. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Thoughts / Questions

    No on the Wideview. They "square off" the reticle and tombstone, so the ranging will be off.
  9. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Thoughts / Questions

    It's a bit expensive for a clone. I found vintage 4 screw rings for $30, now looking at a vintage Redfield base.
  10. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    Started with that stuff. Really need the dry nitrogen.
  11. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    I have a few of those. The eyepiece is a bit narrower, but they are pretty much the same scope. Top 1 is a gen 1, middle is a gen 1 scope with a narrow eyepiece no zoom bar Bottom is a gen 2, hence why I did it satin black. Middle one is actually a dark OD Green. I use the same exact finishing...
  12. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    Here is someone's Widefield I just finished in OD Green
  13. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    1st gen is "redfield 3x9 1" tube" marked scopes with removable objective bell, flat turret caps, done in OD Green gen 2 are Redfield 3x9 marked tubes, I piece unit, italics "Redfield" on eyepiece done in satin black. The Gen 2s are exactly the same scope used for AR TELs. Few variations in between.
  14. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    Anodizing is impossible to get off unless you use lye, and then it "melts" right off without harming the metal. The only caveat is you need to take the scope apart. :) If you tape up the lenses, giving it a bead blast may dull it up a bit to give it a gen 2 look. I will give it try see what...
  15. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Guide

    Yeah, just finished my own 2nd gen, satin black version. Used a scotchbrite on the metal to get that satin look then another dunk in the lye. I actually converted the reticle in this one, and harvested the tombstone from a 4x12, and checked ranging to my gen 1. Looks a little shinier here...
  16. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Thoughts / Questions

    Yeah, I bought a new production .308 Varmint. Threw away everything but the barreled receiver, bold and trigger group. I'm going to send the shroud to the member here who can mill it down. Bidding on a SA BDL trigger guard/plate. I will bead blast and re anodize it a matte black (assuming...
  17. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Thoughts / Questions

    I've been through it a couple of times. What that thread doesn't do is provide info on specific part alternatives to use. What mount base is close enough? Leupold? Will it fit and provide the correct MOA cant? What vintage r700 trigger groups are acceptable replacements? Where can I get...
  18. tokiwartooth

    M40 Build Thoughts / Questions

    So... I picked up a brand new Remington 700 SA w/ .308 Varmint barrel at Dicks yesterday. I think I'm going to leave it as is now (no clip slotting or cutting the barrel back) Plastic camo stock a throw away. Plastic trigger guard a throw away. Can I used the internal box magazine it came...
  19. tokiwartooth

    Redfield vs. HiLux Leatherwood M40 Reproduction Optic for Modern M40 Build

    Would have to see construction. Reticles and reticle and erector assemblies are different across the different types of vintage Redfields. 1" tube marked electors and reticles are incompatible with type II Redfields. Forget about Widefields. The reticle ring and erector frames are squared...
  20. tokiwartooth

    So... What's the best way of acquiring/building an Vietnam era M40 clone?

    Figured out what I'm going to do. Dicks has Remington 700 Varmint for $449, and it's parked. Gonna pick one of those up and work from there.
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