Building a bolt action

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I've been intending to buy a bolt action for some time now, but with the amount of fun I've had building an AR, I'm thinking about assembling a 700 (or clone) from scratch. I can't be the first to go this route, so any useful links or pointers would be appreciated.

If there's interest, I can update this thread as I go through this project.
 
Action, chassis or stock, recoil lug (if needed), barrel, trigger, magazine (if you want), brake (optional), optic (optional) = easy.

Gunsmith to chamber and barrel the action and/or bed the action. And lots of options.

Edit: I forgot.....money....sometimes lots of.
 
After much thought, and a little Google-fu, I've decided to cut my own receiver. Following one of many 700 patterns available online, I'm thinking I'll go with titanium, integrated 1913 rail, and build from there. Already talked to the RCMP, a few rules to distinguish it from a commercial venture, but I'm good to go. Il keep updates coming as this project progresses.
 
You're not the first. Many Canadians have built their own 700 type actions. There's a huge learning curve especially cutting and keeping straight the lug raceways.
I suppose if you have access to CNC equipment then it will be much easier.
I considered doing one myself for an experiment on my manual lathe and mill, but it's so much easier to use an existing action and modify it.
 
I've debated it for some time, really want to do a barnard in stainless, just don't have the time or my own HT set up yet. Its not all that hard so long as the heat treat is good. You can cut the lug ways on the lathe, a bit time consuming but eh.

I don't know what grade and HT they're doing on Ti actions, I know I'd be worried about galling. Other than weight, there's zero advantages to Ti as far as I'm concerned.


There was a few in the US selling cast 700 blanks, and a few others selling WEDM blanks.
 
There is good thread on practical machinist on making actions a lot of guys are using prehardened stuff and the use of a different material for bolt and a few points on the RC scale will eliminate galling.
I can't see making one the hours involved somehow don't justify the $500 action you can buy in the EE .
 
coyote said:
There is good thread on practical machinist on making actions a lot of guys are using prehardened stuff and the use of a different material for bolt and a few points on the RC scale will eliminate galling.
I can't see making one the hours involved somehow don't justify the $500 action you can buy in the EE .
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Yeah, there are a few great sources on practical machinist I already have bookmarked.

You seem to be under the impression that the quality of a used, disassembled receiver made by Remington is of equal quality to something I make for myself. If I go the Ti route, my material alone will be worth more than the finished 4140 receivers that come out of Remington. Not to mention the bragging rights associated.

The part is not complex, the majority of hours will be taken up by WEDM and CNC run time. I submitted a few quote requests for materials today, so hopefully I'll have a base line for how much this portion will cost me. I'm not going to rush or cut corners on parts for this build, but if I can save a few bucks by sourcing materials from different sources, I'll go that route.
 
Though I lack te abilities that some of you have to «build» my own, I will follow this thread with interest.
Thanks for sharing OP

Gilbert
 
BullOnParade said:
Yeah, there are a few great sources on practical machinist I already have bookmarked.

You seem to be under the impression that the quality of a used, disassembled receiver made by Remington is of equal quality to something I make for myself. If I go the Ti route, my material alone will be worth more than the finished 4140 receivers that come out of Remington. Not to mention the bragging rights associated.

The part is not complex, the majority of hours will be taken up by WEDM and CNC run time. I submitted a few quote requests for materials today, so hopefully I'll have a base line for how much this portion will cost me. I'm not going to rush or cut corners on parts for this build, but if I can save a few bucks by sourcing materials from different sources, I'll go that route.
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Not saying anything about quality here but first off you haven't said what your qualifications are if you are a machinist, tool and die maker or just someone with an interest in making an action with limited machine tools.
Would be nice to know what you have available to work with for starts , if you have access to an edm and cnc equipment I'm sure this is a bonus as a lot of guys have made actions using manual machines which is very labour intensive.

Not sure what is involved in making a program for a cnc mill to make an action either but I assume some work is involved , I started one years ago cut the lug ways in my shaper did xx amount of setups on my mill started the bolt and put it away never had the urge to complete it yet .
 
Hmm... The modulus of elasticity of Ti makes it a poor choice for a rifle receiver. You may save some weight, but you will end up with an action that has the stiffness of a wet noodle compared to steel. To boot, Ti is a b*tch to machine. Let us know how your project turns out...
 
cosmic said:
Hmm... The modulus of elasticity of Ti makes it a poor choice for a rifle receiver. You may save some weight, but you will end up with an action that has the stiffness of a wet noodle compared to steel. To boot, Ti is a b*tch to machine. Let us know how your project turns out...
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they are not uncommon....

https://www.google.ca/search?q=ti+action&ie=&oe=#q=titanium+action

and you absolutely will save some weight, the modulus of density assures this
 
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