Building a Bolt Gun

[Bully]

[Remington Jim]

Why not have the action tube squared to the bolt face - Very Important -

[kmon]

Sounds good, Remington Jim has a good point, while at it why not.

[Bully]

Why not have the action tube squared to the bolt face - Very Important -

He is going to skim cut the action face.
My post is un-clear. Typing without enough caffeine.

[kmon]

Sounds good. I thought about going that route then found a CZ 527 in 7.62X39 and went that route. That was before anyone was chambering a bolt action in 6.5 Grendel

[tdbru]

Bully,
if you plan on single loading, then magazine box issues may be a "don't care" kind of a thing. If you plan to run it as a repeater, then you might also mention to your gunsmith that you intend to run it as a repeater and please check the magazine box geometry for reliable feeding with that differently proportioned cartridge than what the magazine box was originally setup for. And perhaps you might have to get a different magazine follower for the different sized cartridge. Have fun with the custom build!
-tdbru

[Bully]

[Kosh65]

You can PM me either your cell number or email address and I will send you some pics of my 700 build with BDL fore plate adjustments

[tdbru]

Bully,
I hope you're not going for a lightweight or ultralight build. Mesquite is heavy. Gorgeous, but heavy. I hope you get years of enjoyment out of your custom build!
-tdbru

[Bully]

You can PM me either your cell number or email address and I will send you some pics of my 700 build with BDL fore plate adjustments

Doing so now.

[Bully]

Bully,
I hope you're not going for a lightweight or ultralight build. Mesquite is heavy. Gorgeous, but heavy. I hope you get years of enjoyment out of your custom build!
-tdbru

no sir. this is a GP/Do-It-All build. Ultralight wouldn't fit the brief.

[Bully]

Got her done. Everything functions as it should. Chambered a round from the mag box with no issues. Just one. Have not had the time to fuss with it further.

[kmon]

Congrats!

looking forward to the range report and pics

[Stinky Coyote]

If you live in the land of guns and the 2nd...I'd watch for a ruger 77 stainless 7.62x39 boat paddle and do a barrel swap to Grendel. That's on my list for one day to have a proper stainless quality bolt action as legacy doesn't seem to want to bring in howa's in stainless like they get in other markets. There is some sako super short action options out there that could work also for a proper quality bolt action build that base off the right case face and magazine length. Just some other ideas and thoughts.

[Bully]

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Pic
Range report will be a while.. unfortunately.