tac284
Gold $$ Contributor
I just finished a picatinny rail for a local friend. I started with a Nightforce gunsmiths rail blank (link below). I machined it to fit a Sako L61R. My friend wanted to leave the original Sako dovetail mounting alone. So I had to mount the rail ontop of that.
The following was done....
1. Action removed from barrel, cleaned and decreased.
2. I then machined a custom truing rod, one that would fit both ends of the bolt raceway (different from one end to the other) so I could dial the action in parallel in the mill. Making sure the action was level across the top also.
3. I then figured the bolt spacing and machined that into the receiver. 8-40 threads.
4. I dialed in the rail blank and machined the underside, removing .250 from the bottom to bring the rail down in thickness, keeping the 20 moa in the rail. Then I machined one step down from there on both sides to create a "recoil lug" if you will that dropped down into the port area.
5. I flipped the rail over and setup on the flats I had milled. Dialed the rail in, and machined the same bolt spacing into the rail. Drilling, counterboring and chamfering.
6. I then installed the rail. Modified the screws for length. With the the action and rail together I set it up in a sine vise and milled an 8 deg angle into the ejection port area on the rail.
7. I disassembled everything, cleaned and reinstalled the barrel, Checked headspace and then installed the rail.
So..... I told you all of this to ask what would you charge a customer for something like that. A set rate or an hourly shop rate? Just a ballpark idea based off what you think it would take you to do the same.
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The following was done....
1. Action removed from barrel, cleaned and decreased.
2. I then machined a custom truing rod, one that would fit both ends of the bolt raceway (different from one end to the other) so I could dial the action in parallel in the mill. Making sure the action was level across the top also.
3. I then figured the bolt spacing and machined that into the receiver. 8-40 threads.
4. I dialed in the rail blank and machined the underside, removing .250 from the bottom to bring the rail down in thickness, keeping the 20 moa in the rail. Then I machined one step down from there on both sides to create a "recoil lug" if you will that dropped down into the port area.
5. I flipped the rail over and setup on the flats I had milled. Dialed the rail in, and machined the same bolt spacing into the rail. Drilling, counterboring and chamfering.
6. I then installed the rail. Modified the screws for length. With the the action and rail together I set it up in a sine vise and milled an 8 deg angle into the ejection port area on the rail.
7. I disassembled everything, cleaned and reinstalled the barrel, Checked headspace and then installed the rail.
So..... I told you all of this to ask what would you charge a customer for something like that. A set rate or an hourly shop rate? Just a ballpark idea based off what you think it would take you to do the same.
http://ads.midwayusa.com/product/28...rce-_-287944&gclid=CNXakv-ris4CFQqEfgodUmMNLg
Nothing unreasonable about time and materials for any job.
