First Rifle Build

[N0M4D]

Well, I was at the range today, waiting for the rain to die down before changing my target, so I took a picture of my first. Made her back in 2013.

Made her while I was in school, it was mandatory for each student to make a full rifle. Here was the end result. Remington 700 sps trued action, Shilen 1:10 5R barrel with a match grade chamber in .308 Win, Blank American walnut stock, Original bolt threaded. Bolt is mine, I made it on a lathe because I don't enjoy spending $100+ on a pre-made one. Oddly enough the bluing precess messed up, in a good way. It came out a dark gun meta grey instead. She sports an older ACOG because I like compact fixed optics.

The result:

 

[brybenn]

Nice What caliber?

 

[N0M4D]

Nice What caliber?

Oh, duh! Ill fix that in the first post, its a .308, match grade chamber.

 

[hoytcanon]

Nice, clean looking gun... good job.

Not a fan of your optic choice...

 

[Mister Donut]

What school do you go to where they have gusmithing as a class?

And yeah, interesting choice of optics.

 

[N0M4D]

Not what I normally have on it, but the glass works better than a normal hunting scope for me. I have a Nightforce I typically use, but I took it off for my M24 project.

The school is closing thanks to our wonderful government. The name of the school is Centre de formation professionnelle de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau located in Maniwaki Quebec. the whole course is in french, so unless your fluent, things will be like dragging your face on a brick wall. Again, its closing, the government thinks its not cost effective. I graduated in 2013.

 

[Mister Donut]

That sucks that it's closing. I would have taken a gunsmithing class if it were offered in school.

Specs look good, how does she shoot?

 

[N0M4D]

That sucks that it's closing. I would have taken a gunsmithing class if it were offered in school.

Specs look good, how does she shoot?

Furthest I could push her out to was 600 yards (Longest clearing on my property). I don't have any proof on hand, but my log book has 1.804 @ 400 yards

 

[Kevan]

You have done a very nice job and just think...... that's the beginning for you.
Thanks for starting an enjoyable thread and showing us a fine looking rifle..

 

[N0M4D]

You have done a very nice job and just think...... that's the beginning for you.
Thanks for starting an enjoyable thread and showing us a fine looking rifle..

Thank you. It was only a year ago, but it feels like longer. Since then I have built 4 more rifles, and 1 AR, but Ill never forget how big of a pain in the a$$ this one was to polish. Wish I could crank out more tho, hard with no lathe or mill... working on that. I borrow the local machine shops equipment.

 

[N0M4D]

Double post... I do that some times...

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

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Nice job on that one, and she should shoot well if ye bedded 'er well.
I like the sight too.

 

[sharpsway]

Nice rifle man, that's pretty cool that your school offered gun smithing as an elective. Too bad it closed, not that I speak French, but still.

 

[Kevan]

Thank you. It was only a year ago, but it feels like longer. Since then I have built 4 more rifles, and 1 AR, but Ill never forget how big of a pain in the a$$ this one was to polish. Wish I could crank out more tho, hard with no lathe or mill... working on that. I borrow the local machine shops equipment.

Well, I sincerely hope that you are going to keep us posted on your fine work in the future.

 

[N0M4D]

Well, I sincerely hope that you are going to keep us posted on your fine work in the future.

I am making a M40a5 for someone, but I don't discus/leak my clients information or projects unless they tell me to. However I am buying a 30-06 long action off someone soon (I hope) and I plan on turning it in to a full replica of Remington's M24 SWS (No irons on mine. Ill have a 40x50 fixed optics in place), so that one I can post the process since it's mine.

 

[N0M4D]

Here was one sheet I tacked the last time I was at the range. Tacked 3 shots @ 100yards. Load was:

168gr Sierra Match King BTHP
IMR 4895 41.5gr
Winchester Brass

I f%#king flinched the last shot... skitos are bad up here... I know, I suck.

 

[search1110]

I am making a M40a5 for someone, but I don't discus/leak my clients information or projects unless they tell me to. However I am buying a 30-06 long action off someone soon (I hope) and I plan on turning it in to a full replica of Remington's M24 SWS (No irons on mine. Ill have a 40x50 fixed optics in place), so that one I can post the process since it's mine.

Hi, looking for M24 sws. Any ideas where to buy it?

 

[SuperCub]

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[N0M4D]

Hi, looking for M24 sws. Any ideas where to buy it?

If you're looking to buy an actual one that's going to be a lot harder + significantly more expensive. You're better off building one piece by piece as a replica. Probably the only place you can get one at a somewhat reasonable price is going to be on gunbroker and then you have to import it through somebody like I run guns. Probably cost you a little over 10 grand Canadian after it's said and done.

 

[jjohnwm]

Sounds like a hell of a school project (and a hell of a school!); I wish the pics were still alive.

Got a chuckle out of it when I read that you did the build "back in 2013"...and then saw that you posted that halfway through 2014...

Got another chuckle when the thread was brought back to the top, asking a question as though the thread had been created a week ago, rather than 11 years ago...