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<blockquote data-quote="TacticalJ" data-source="post: 1376229" data-attributes="member: 10620"><p>Here is the finish of the project. I disassembled the rifle after the mock build to make sure all the parts were going to fit together correctly. I then put the barrel in my "barrel vise" which basically consistes of a vice and two blocks of wood. At that point, I set up my headspace with a go gauge and then put a peice of clear packing tape on the back of the gauge, which effectively turns it into a no-go gauge. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]82266[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is a pic with the go gauge inserted and the bolt closed</p><p>[ATTACH=full]82267[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is a pic with the tape on the back of the go gauge and the bolt closed as far as it would go without putting any real force on it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]82268[/ATTACH]</p><p>This all went fine. I put the new recoil lug on and screwed the receiver onto the barrel. Then I set the headspace. Once the headspace was set, it was time to tighten everything up. I would strongly suggest an action wrench, but you can do without. I did because when I went to order an action wrench, they were on back order and I could not wait any longer, so I cheated alittle.</p><p></p><p>So with the barrel in the vise and the headspace set, I ran the barrel nut down by hand and made sure that the set screw on the backside of the recoil lug was in the notch on the receiver. Make sure that you put your barrel nut wrench on after you put your barrel in the vise and before you screw your reciever on! I used a 1/2" rachet on my barrel nut wrench and I used a large flat blade screwdriver to keep the receiver from turning. Tighten up you barrel nut and then recheck your headspace. At that point, I had a nice barreled action and it was time to install the stock.</p><p></p><p>First I had to install the CDI BDM. This is simple as the stock was already inletted for this particular BDM. It just dropped right in with a small amount of force. At that point, I turned my barreled action over in the vise and resecured it. The stock dropped right on and I installed the two receiver screws. These were then tightened down as hard as I could get em with the nut driver that I had. I will torque these later to 65in lbs. </p><p></p><p>This pic shows the CDI BDM being set into the stock.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]82269[/ATTACH]</p><p>This pic shows the stock installed on the barreled action, with the bolts installed, tightened, and the AICS mag.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]82270[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Ok, so basically we have a functioning rifle at this point, but wait there's more! The next step was to mount and setup the scope. I chose a Primary Arms optic because, well it was cheap and I'd heard alot of good things about them. I also picked up a set of used Seekins medium height rings. I sat the rings on Ken Farrel 20moa rail and secured them with the four torx screws. I then set the scope in the bottom of the rings and put the tops on, tightening the screws only slightly to keep it from moving. The following is the easiest way I know to set the cross hairs on the scope and it all should come out level with quality parts.</p><p></p><p>Take a set of straight feeler gauges and find the thickness that you need. Install them under the scope, between the top of the rail as pictured.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]82271[/ATTACH]</p><p>I then tighten the screws up to keep it level. I had already set and marked the distance that I wanted the scope to sit at for eye relief. This can easily be done by putting masking tape on the tube, which I did during the mock build. I did not take a picture of this and had already removed the tape before I thought to take a pic of it, sorry. So at this point, I simply tighten the eight torx screws on the rings and I'm set. I tightened the screws by hand and will follow with a torque wrench, but I have to borrow one from a buddy and could not get a hold of him. </p><p></p><p>So the last step to this was to install the bipod. I will not go into this as it is simple and most have done this, but here is a pic after the install to be thorough.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]82272[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The finished product.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]82273[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]82274[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]82275[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As you can see this is not rocket science! This is my very first complete build and I have high hopes for the rifle as a shooter. I have a fair amount of money invested in this rifle, but for what it should shoot it is not that much. I'm under $1500.00 total and could have saved some money here and there on some items. I did not have to get this stock and the CDI BDM or the Stockade bolt handle. I could have saved about $500 by not going this direction. I could have bought cheaper rings and probably could have found a cheaper action to use. I think a guy could build a decent rifle for less then $1000 and still be a very good shooter. I expect this rifle will shoot sub 3/4 moa or better and if it doesn't well then I'll sell it and buy/build something else. Thanks for checking it out guys and feel free to leave any feedback on the rifle or the build process. I am always looking to learn something new!</p><p>Thanks Jason</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TacticalJ, post: 1376229, member: 10620"] Here is the finish of the project. I disassembled the rifle after the mock build to make sure all the parts were going to fit together correctly. I then put the barrel in my "barrel vise" which basically consistes of a vice and two blocks of wood. At that point, I set up my headspace with a go gauge and then put a peice of clear packing tape on the back of the gauge, which effectively turns it into a no-go gauge. [attach=full]82266[/attach] This is a pic with the go gauge inserted and the bolt closed [attach=full]82267[/attach] This is a pic with the tape on the back of the go gauge and the bolt closed as far as it would go without putting any real force on it. [attach=full]82268[/attach] This all went fine. I put the new recoil lug on and screwed the receiver onto the barrel. Then I set the headspace. Once the headspace was set, it was time to tighten everything up. I would strongly suggest an action wrench, but you can do without. I did because when I went to order an action wrench, they were on back order and I could not wait any longer, so I cheated alittle. So with the barrel in the vise and the headspace set, I ran the barrel nut down by hand and made sure that the set screw on the backside of the recoil lug was in the notch on the receiver. Make sure that you put your barrel nut wrench on after you put your barrel in the vise and before you screw your reciever on! I used a 1/2" rachet on my barrel nut wrench and I used a large flat blade screwdriver to keep the receiver from turning. Tighten up you barrel nut and then recheck your headspace. At that point, I had a nice barreled action and it was time to install the stock. First I had to install the CDI BDM. This is simple as the stock was already inletted for this particular BDM. It just dropped right in with a small amount of force. At that point, I turned my barreled action over in the vise and resecured it. The stock dropped right on and I installed the two receiver screws. These were then tightened down as hard as I could get em with the nut driver that I had. I will torque these later to 65in lbs. This pic shows the CDI BDM being set into the stock. [attach=full]82269[/attach] This pic shows the stock installed on the barreled action, with the bolts installed, tightened, and the AICS mag. [attach=full]82270[/attach] Ok, so basically we have a functioning rifle at this point, but wait there's more! The next step was to mount and setup the scope. I chose a Primary Arms optic because, well it was cheap and I'd heard alot of good things about them. I also picked up a set of used Seekins medium height rings. I sat the rings on Ken Farrel 20moa rail and secured them with the four torx screws. I then set the scope in the bottom of the rings and put the tops on, tightening the screws only slightly to keep it from moving. The following is the easiest way I know to set the cross hairs on the scope and it all should come out level with quality parts. Take a set of straight feeler gauges and find the thickness that you need. Install them under the scope, between the top of the rail as pictured. [attach=full]82271[/attach] I then tighten the screws up to keep it level. I had already set and marked the distance that I wanted the scope to sit at for eye relief. This can easily be done by putting masking tape on the tube, which I did during the mock build. I did not take a picture of this and had already removed the tape before I thought to take a pic of it, sorry. So at this point, I simply tighten the eight torx screws on the rings and I'm set. I tightened the screws by hand and will follow with a torque wrench, but I have to borrow one from a buddy and could not get a hold of him. So the last step to this was to install the bipod. I will not go into this as it is simple and most have done this, but here is a pic after the install to be thorough. [attach=full]82272[/attach] The finished product. [attach=full]82273[/attach] [attach=full]82274[/attach] [attach=full]82275[/attach] As you can see this is not rocket science! This is my very first complete build and I have high hopes for the rifle as a shooter. I have a fair amount of money invested in this rifle, but for what it should shoot it is not that much. I'm under $1500.00 total and could have saved some money here and there on some items. I did not have to get this stock and the CDI BDM or the Stockade bolt handle. I could have saved about $500 by not going this direction. I could have bought cheaper rings and probably could have found a cheaper action to use. I think a guy could build a decent rifle for less then $1000 and still be a very good shooter. I expect this rifle will shoot sub 3/4 moa or better and if it doesn't well then I'll sell it and buy/build something else. Thanks for checking it out guys and feel free to leave any feedback on the rifle or the build process. I am always looking to learn something new! Thanks Jason [/QUOTE]
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