Should be easy to clean that old Krylon off the action. Take about 5 minutes to have it media blasted and will look like new and ready for a new coating.
Excellent job! Your labor of love will soon pay off. Hang in there; it will be fully operational before you know it.Spent a few hours with 500 grit wrapped around a popsicle stick/Bic pen/golf tee to expand the mag well of the receiver the bare minimum to lock this mag in. Seems to feed (no barrel installed yet).
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Very nice build. Will look forward to hearing about your future with this pew! We'll done.View attachment 465644
All assembled and headspaced. Don't know what I want to do about muzzle device yet. Suppressor would make it even longer and heavier, but still kinda want to. Or a muzzle brake to tame recoil, but I hate muzzle brakes.
Took it out to range today. 1 shot at 100yds was high right, so I measured with reticle and adjusted dials. 2nd shot hit right in bullseye.
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Then shot two more at 100yds and went to 200 yds.
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Then steel at 400 yds and 300 yds.
See video below.
verdict: was fun!!