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Gunsmithing 5x stock inletting.

LRI

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  • Mar 14, 2010
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    The dern thing wouldn't fit in my usual workholding so this. . .

    50 cal stuff.

    Now I want another 5x because setup is the shizzle.
     

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    All done with that one. Now for the encore...
     

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    The encore:

    BAT 50 was today's project.

    Inlet n bed. It's going to "cook" overnight.
     

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    Nice work. That rear tang fitment annoys me way more than it should. Old McMillan stocks or new ones ?
     
    Nice work. That rear tang fitment annoys me way more than it should. Old McMillan stocks or new ones ?

    This is all client-supplied stuff and no paintwork on the exterior, so it is what it is. On the first gun, it's a 300WM plopped into a "railroad tie" sized stock so its not surprising at all that the tang is buried a bit. When I encounter this I finish the tang the same way I do on a Palma Rifle. Machine a clearance feature around the tang and the channel that the bolt runs through.

     
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    "Fitty Kal" stuff:

    Right after bedding:

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    Post bedding inlet work. Dern trigger guard screws are too short.

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    Nobody in town has anything even close so....fire up a spindle and make some.

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    Rotary broach for the allen key socket:

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    Warming up some park solution with an induction coil makes quick work of turning a screw black.

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