Gunsmithing Latest: B. Violini's new Defiance 243 Winnie Coyote Stomper!

[LRI]

Brian,

Hope you like it mister.

Nitty gritty:

Defiance Rebel, M700 replacement
Jewel trigger
Brux #5 in 6mm
Chamber: 243 Winnie
Dakota Billet steel floor metal
McMillan M40A1 stock
Talley Rings/Bases
Our Sling studs (SS)
Our Guard screws (SS)
Paint: LRI's "Badlands Holo" courtesy of Kalli!

 

[BenY 2013]

Damn!

Ben

 

[rdinak]

Bet the Antelope will be worried when the word gets out on this one too. Nice work!

 

[DPMSLR308]

Looks great!

 

[Bloody_Tailgate]

How much elevation in the bases? Looks like a lot!

 

[LRI]

How much elevation in the bases? Looks like a lot!

Zero. Rems have a taller base in the back for the rear bridge height difference.

 

[Edds]

How expensive of a project would it be to take a BAT action with an integral Picatinny Rail and machine the rail off leaving just some Tally style bases on the action?

 

[LRI]

How expensive of a project would it be to take a BAT action with an integral Picatinny Rail and machine the rail off leaving just some Tally style bases on the action?

It'd be a straight time/material job. I'd mill the majority off and then prolly either surf the top side close or turn it between centers and blend. It'd be an interrupted cut which lathe tooling generally despises so I spec I'd go through a few inserts doing it.

Bat's are typically made from Precipitation Hardening SS which usually machines pretty dern nice once its either heat treated or solution annealed. Either way it'll be a bit of a nail biter kinda job due to the replacement cost of the part.

If it were me I'd see about having an experienced job shop setup with a big/good EDM do it. The machine is more than capable of making a seamless fit and an experienced programmer/setup guy shouldn't have much trouble. The big issue with tall parts like this is keeping the cut flushed with water without causing the wire to deflect. So long as the "mah chinest" knows how to make that work, it's a pretty simple job. An EDM is good for about 1/16th a minute for a feedrate. That value is likely to change a smidge due to the long length of cut.

It's been well over 10 years since I ran one of these. I'm sure stuff has changed so best to talk with the shop. Just know if they don't have an FFL they can't legally take overnight possession of the piece. It complicates things a bit I spose unless you live in an industrial area.

Good luck.

C.