First Remington 700 build. Do nothing at all, true the face or full blueprint?

[tonyben]

Wait to do that until it's barreled and in a stock.

Explain please? That would change headspace and be a pain to get all the lapping compound out with the barrel torqued on.

 

[LVLAaron]

Explain please? That would change headspace and be a pain to get all the lapping compound out with the barrel torqued on.

I want the weight of the barrel and the action situated the way it's going to be fired when I lap. And you're maybe changing headspace by a tenth... maybe. doesn't matter.

 

[LVLAaron]

Check the lug contact with a red sharpie (rifle assembled) before you lap/cut and see if you actually need to do anything. The new remingtons are pretty good.

 

[tobnpr]

I want the weight of the barrel and the action situated the way it's going to be fired when I lap. And you're maybe changing headspace by a tenth... maybe. doesn't matter.

Trying to follow you here.
If the receiver is properly bedded (no stress), how does the weight of the barrel hanging off the receiver ring affect lug/abutment contact? Then how do you check progress- lap a little bit, pull the action from the stock, pull the barrel, clean out the abrasive from inside the receiver, re-install the barrel, re-install into the stock, blue and check contact- lather, rinse, repeat?

I'm confoozed...

 

[Daveofiowa]

No stress between the stock and the receiver, sure. But there will be stress and possible movement between the barrel and receiver. So by assembling the barrel and receiver into the stock, you should be replicating how the rifle will be when shot.

 

[LVLAaron]

What Dave said. I want it in situ, barrel, trigger, etc. Maybe it's overkill? Just how I want to do it.

You don't need to take it apart to clean it. Get q-tips that are on hollow plastic stems, snip the cotton part off the end and stick it on a right angle pick. Now you can clean lugs on any gun including AR's for less than 1 total dollar invested.

 

[paperpuncher]

I haven't got the equipment yet to remove bolt handles. I'll make do for now.

Removal is easy ….. getting it back on is a bit more involved