I put this up on the hide and High country shooters as well. I wanted to expand my business and get into complete rifle building so I bought a lathe and by a stroke of luck and had the chance to go down to Bob Pastor's place and he taught me how to chamber a barrel and how to thread. I came back home with a lot of knowledge and if you are thinking about getting into rifle building and can get invited down to the lathe cave I would go for it. I want to give a big thank you to Bob for his help!!!
The specs are a Rem 700 Action, High Tech stock, Lilja #4 SS 10 Twist 375 Cal barrel finished at 26 inch’s and chambered in a 375 Ultra Mag.
The first step was to get the action running true in the lathe fixture and after that cut and square the face of the action and clean up the threads with a tap. I apologize I cannot find my picture of the dial Indicator setup for the action truing or the chambering I think it was deleted by accident. Here is a picture of the that. I also lapped the lugs.
The next step was to indicate the barrel in the fixture and face the tenon off, cut it to length, turn the tenon down to 1.062 as that is what let the recoil lug fit tight on the tenon, and thread it. In case anyone was wondering the barrel and the action where both running under ½ a 1/10 thousands on the dial indicators. Here is the finished result.
The next step was to cut the boltnose recess and here is a picture after that was finished.
Now it is time to chamber.
Here is a picture of the rifle head spaced and finished.
I chambered this rifle tight and run out on the brass is 1 to 2 thousands of an inch as you will see here in a minute. Here is a new unfired case.
Here is the same case after it was fired.
Next was the bedding prep
The bedding.
Some load work up with out the brake installed.
100 Yards 3 shots with 270 Speer SPBT and 94gr of IMR-4831.
100 Yards 3 shots with 270 Speer SPBT and 94.5gr of IMR-4831.
Muzzle Brake Install.
Indicating the Barrel.
Turning the tenon
Threaded and ready to fit the brake.
Muzzle view
All done
I did some load work up after the brake install and here are some groups all are 3 shots at 100 yards.
Now it is time to stretch it legs a little bit I was shooting off a bipod with a rear bag. I tried at 600 yards to start but the first shot broke one of the ropes on the gong so the only one I had left was the 1020 yard since the last storm took the rest down. The rifle had never been past 100 yards up to this point. I dialed up 30 MOA and fired a sighter and I was high. I dialed back to 28.50 and hit the plate low. I went to 29.5 MOA and fired 3 shots.
Here is the rifles first group at 1020 yards with a 350 SMK 90grs of H-4831.
Wyatt's mag box install.
I have always liked speckled finishes on stocks and I wanted to try come up with a way to do that type of finish with Cerakote on metal so I after some testing I went ahead with it. The base coat is a light grey color I mixed and the real dark specks are sniper grey along with another grey color I mixed. The bolt, bottom metal, and brake are coated with Graphite Black. The stock is a High Tech that I painted a couple years back in forest green that is a stone finish. I added some high lights over the green with another stone finish paint that has grey, black, and white specks in it. I also shot some clear coat over it. Here are the pictures.
Close up of the color on the action and barrel.
Here is what the rifle weighs ready to go.
All put together.
You cannot tell from these pictures but the scope has about a credit card thickness in between it and the rail. When I started this build I had a few goals in mind. I wanted a rifle that weighed 10.5lbs or less all ready to go, A repeater, and I wanted it to be 1000 yard + capable of taking Elk and Deer. Time will tell if it will meet all those goals or not but it is looking promising.
The specs are a Rem 700 Action, High Tech stock, Lilja #4 SS 10 Twist 375 Cal barrel finished at 26 inch’s and chambered in a 375 Ultra Mag.
The first step was to get the action running true in the lathe fixture and after that cut and square the face of the action and clean up the threads with a tap. I apologize I cannot find my picture of the dial Indicator setup for the action truing or the chambering I think it was deleted by accident. Here is a picture of the that. I also lapped the lugs.
The next step was to indicate the barrel in the fixture and face the tenon off, cut it to length, turn the tenon down to 1.062 as that is what let the recoil lug fit tight on the tenon, and thread it. In case anyone was wondering the barrel and the action where both running under ½ a 1/10 thousands on the dial indicators. Here is the finished result.
The next step was to cut the boltnose recess and here is a picture after that was finished.
Now it is time to chamber.
Here is a picture of the rifle head spaced and finished.
I chambered this rifle tight and run out on the brass is 1 to 2 thousands of an inch as you will see here in a minute. Here is a new unfired case.
Here is the same case after it was fired.
Next was the bedding prep
The bedding.
Some load work up with out the brake installed.
100 Yards 3 shots with 270 Speer SPBT and 94gr of IMR-4831.
100 Yards 3 shots with 270 Speer SPBT and 94.5gr of IMR-4831.
Muzzle Brake Install.
Indicating the Barrel.
Turning the tenon
Threaded and ready to fit the brake.
Muzzle view
All done
I did some load work up after the brake install and here are some groups all are 3 shots at 100 yards.
Now it is time to stretch it legs a little bit I was shooting off a bipod with a rear bag. I tried at 600 yards to start but the first shot broke one of the ropes on the gong so the only one I had left was the 1020 yard since the last storm took the rest down. The rifle had never been past 100 yards up to this point. I dialed up 30 MOA and fired a sighter and I was high. I dialed back to 28.50 and hit the plate low. I went to 29.5 MOA and fired 3 shots.
Here is the rifles first group at 1020 yards with a 350 SMK 90grs of H-4831.
Wyatt's mag box install.
I have always liked speckled finishes on stocks and I wanted to try come up with a way to do that type of finish with Cerakote on metal so I after some testing I went ahead with it. The base coat is a light grey color I mixed and the real dark specks are sniper grey along with another grey color I mixed. The bolt, bottom metal, and brake are coated with Graphite Black. The stock is a High Tech that I painted a couple years back in forest green that is a stone finish. I added some high lights over the green with another stone finish paint that has grey, black, and white specks in it. I also shot some clear coat over it. Here are the pictures.
Close up of the color on the action and barrel.
Here is what the rifle weighs ready to go.
All put together.
You cannot tell from these pictures but the scope has about a credit card thickness in between it and the rail. When I started this build I had a few goals in mind. I wanted a rifle that weighed 10.5lbs or less all ready to go, A repeater, and I wanted it to be 1000 yard + capable of taking Elk and Deer. Time will tell if it will meet all those goals or not but it is looking promising.
