I started with a state arms rebel with a 30 in barrel, and a hunk of billet 6061 3"X 3.5" X 42" long after cutting to what i thought was an appropriate length. I let the chips fly. I will keep you posted as my progress continues

DOC

The chips continue to fly i am not sure how to add more than one image per post so i will have to do it this way. this is a basic layout of where i want the action to be. I am going to use a piece of stainless tubing for the buttstock.

here it is starting to fit into the billet

getting closer!

my quest continues

the fun continues

without the bolt

with the stock tube

stock tube trimmed to length. making space for triggerguard

base fabricated not screwed all the way down yet buttpad not on yet

action is back in stock still have to cut the slot for the bolt drill and tap base for buttpad
so on and so forth. No wonder S1 gets so much for these

If I had only known......what was beginning that fateful day you and I cleaned out the storage unit.....


WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is a state arms rebel? ebb

Hello EBB

below is a link to state arms home page that should give you more info they are a solid well made rifle at a reasonable price.

http://www.statearms.com/shorty.html

DOC

Thanks Doc, you da man!!! Ebb

Thanks EBB

I will have more pics this weekend. S1 is the man I just make lots of chips and occasionally something useful appears. where is Loxahatchee?

If you looked at the world as a human body Loxahatchee would be the arm pit. Loxahatchee is due west of Palm Beach half way between the ocean an lake Okeechobee.I am very interested in learning the machine work required to build rifles, bought a lathe last year(14X40 millport)havent done much on it yet. But it does come in handy when you need a little off here or to make a washer or something. I really like the pictures keep them coming. S1 the friend of mine that shot that group with the 30-338 on Liljas site is recvering from knee replacement and is doing well despite losing his house travel trailer and his father in the last 6 weeks. A tuff guy and a great friend, he is trying to teach me to shot and reload, not a very good student though, but iam trying. Ebb

Hello Ebb

I know what you mean about machining things it just takes a lot of practice. I am learning slowly. I live in fort myers if you give me your email address maybe we could get together and shoot sometime.

DOC

Doc Did you get E mail? sent on Friday. Ebb

My Saga continues when i got the barreled action there was a machining mark on the barrel so i got out the four jaw chuck and turned it down after much experimenting and phone calls to S1 I got the barrel looking good. While the barrel and action were in the lathe i thought why not see how straight the brake is on.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Most homosexual democratic politicians are straighter!

Onto the next dilema

How to hold the barrel straight and turn the brake to achieve what S1 calls COAXIAL ALLIGNMENT! For all of you out there that don't speak S1. That is when the muzzle is crowned perfectly and the brake looks as if it is a part of the barrel. I am a journeyman machinist at best and my equipment is not nearly as accurate as S1's and this is not an easy task for an accomplished machinist with excellent equipment. So...... ahead i plunge