SAC M24 Build w/ PICS

[N2DADARK]

Well here's my latest COMPLETED weapon from Mark at Short Action Customs LLC. Some you are just looking for the meat and potatoes of the build so here they are (below is the back story for those of you who care).

Mark specialty is Short Actions but I was for a M24 SWS hence the Remington Long Action

Items supplied
-Stock triggered Remington Long Action
-Remington marked M24 stock (from my research this is an actual M24 purposes stock, sideways branding and no HS markings.
-Dakota Amrs Base medal, stamped by inspectors
-Stock mag spring and follower

Work done
-Supply of the M24 30cal 1-11.25 theist barrel
-Supply Badger M24 DBM assy
-Indicated action lure printing fixture within .0001" concentric of centerline of action, single point cut receiver threads, square bolt locking lugs, square receiver face. Indicated bolt, square bolt face, square bolt lugs.
-Indicate, cut, thread barrel tennon, time curvature of bore to index in the 12o'clock position in relationship to the action, barrel chambered .308Win
-22" cut barrel
-Clean barrel, indicate in lathe within .0001" concentric to bore, turn barrel down and thread to 5/8-24. Crown barrel
-Fit and installed custom Knurled thread protector
-Cleaned and polished trigger to 3lbs
-Inspected bedding block, centered barrel in channel, leveled action and stock, skim bed action with Devcon Steel Poddy
-Painted metal and stock

 

[Sonic Crack]

I dont see any pictures!!

 

[sierracharlie338]

Pics please??

 

[GrantA]

Best
Camo
Ever

I dont see any pictures!!

 

[jcladian]

Best
Camo
Ever

lol over here.

 

[Sonic Crack]

Best
Camo
Ever

HA! wonder if thats a Cerakote product?!

 

[N2DADARK]

Sorry working on the pictures, they werent uploading

 

[GrantA]

Sweet! Would you mind sticking that thing on a scale? I have just about decided on 25" for my M24 and I'm debating whether to flute it or not

 

[N2DADARK]

pictures posted

 

[Nate O.]

I'm ignorant to this " time curvature of bore to index in the 12o'clock position in relationship to the action". Can you please explain why.

 

[N2DADARK]

The reason for the build was for the wife. When serving with AF Security Forces she was sent thru ADM school. She loved coming home and bragging to me about shooting so for a first Anniversary gift and a Christmas gift I decided to build her here weapon, but a little better. I wanted and familiar to her service weapon as possible so looking at her range books, she had a LA, I tried to stay true with Dakota BM but Mark had loads of feeding problems, so we switched to the DBM Assy, its worked great so far. We were anxious to get it to the range so I cannibalized my Scope off my project build (BARSKA SWAT 3-12x 42 I believe), its nothing fancy just wanted to get some trigger time in. Speaking of which the trigger is the same if not better than my Timmny Mark installed on my budget build. Below are some 3rd groups at 120yrds with 180gr SST with 54gr of Varget. They shot alot better than the sight in with the 150gr Hornady BTSP, however they were all under an inch. I'm no marksman or tac. shooter but in my opinion the rifle is a nail driver. Im going to do some hand loads to see if I can reduce a little pressure but Im sticking with the 180gr SST's.

First few two group photos are my hand loads than after the box are the factory rounds. The first group is off target but I wanted to see what the grouping was like regardless of the hold.

 

[N2DADARK]

A couple eyed up and a Hide.com drill page. Like I said I am in no way a sniper, this was at 120yrds with a 1" up and 1" left hold which I spaced on on a few.

 

[Nate O.]

I'm no means a gunsmith but the way someone explained it me is no matter what a barrel is not perfectly straight. You can index the muzzle to point 12 o'clock instead of say 6 or 3 or whatever.

I gotcha now...thanks

 

[tabby]

This is a nice build how much did it run you?

 

[rideHPD]

I'm no means a gunsmith but the way someone explained it me is no matter what a barrel is not perfectly straight. You can index the muzzle to point 12 o'clock instead of say 6 or 3 or whatever.

What he said, the point is to get a smidge more usable elevation travel out of your scope, ie the poi is shifted up compared to it being indexed other than 12 o'clock.

 

[JSTARSZ]

that is very well done M24 by Mark. He does great work and is also a great guy to work with. I have two of his rifles - one mine and the other is my wife's 6.5mm Creedmoor.