Tartan Tactical Pic rails

[Robmcleod82]

Well our rem 700 short action Picitinny rails should be hitting the cnc turning centers early next week. So stay tuned pictures and pricing to follow.

 

[BeerBaron]

Sounds cool. Always nice to see more Canadian made firearms products.

 

[Armedsask]

Turning centers?

 

[Striker66]

Turning centers?

Radius on action = round = turning, I made a few Savage rails that way, actually worked quite nicely.

I assume thats what you're doing anyways Rob

 

[Armedsask]

How did you mount them for turning? We considered the lathe when I was with the-company-that-shall-remain-nameless but I couldn't think of a decent, repeatable, uncomplicated way to hold them. Maybe I was over thinking it.

I'm not knocking how any one makes them. I'm also not trying to get manufacturing ideas, I already have a proven way to make them. Just curious.

 

[maynard]

My guess would be to bore out the diameters on the turning center then onto the 4 axis mill to cut all 4 sides and end up with 4 rails once you split them. One turning ceter set up, one mill set up= 4 rails out of one piece of material.

 

[Armedsask]

I don't see how that would work as the two radii don't have the same center line. also, a lot of wasted metal.

 

[Charles Martel]

Use a double chuck mill turn. Our hand guards are made on a mill turn. Rails and such are far more stiff and stable when made from bar stock compared to plate.

 

[Armedsask]

I was thinking just a turning center and trying to envising the fixture to hold the rails so you could bore the radii. I can see how a mill turn would be great, only wish I had one to play with.