Guys-
thanks for your interest in this ramshackle idea of mine, I was coming to post that the sales have been excellent, and lead times were starting to slip from 4 to 6 weeks. That's when I found a new forum format? and thread moved I guess...
sorry Ive been absent, I'll try to answer questions as they appear, within reason, as the shop is excessively busy now. Email is more direct for me,
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-I need to know action type to determine thread pitch, bolt nose and headspace geometry (no they aren't all the same), tenon length, etc. Surgeon, defiance, R700 are not the same. They have the same tenon diameter and thread pitch, but theres differences in lengths, counterbore depths, and headspace
-I do need to know recoil lug thickness, this is VERY important. tenon length is calculated based upon action type PLUS recoil lug thickness, if applicable. Getting a barrel made for a std .187 lug and then switching out to a .312 lug will cause an UNSAFE CONDITION. the nut has .150 of travel on the barrel when set to GO headspace, when I thread the barrel, I leave the nut in the middle of this range meaning there should be approx. .070-.080 gap between the nut in its forward most position, and the action face or recoil lug. Adding additional recoil lug that exceeds this gap value creates unsupported case
-actions do not need to be modified for this system
-R700 actions would need to be pinned or for you to use a standard recoil lug alignment tool to hold the lug in place during torque and assembly. I do not pin actions/lugs
-nuts for trued remingtons will be ready within a week or so