A day out from a shooting event probably isn't the best time to pull a rifle apart...but hey, that's how the dice is rolled sometimes.
So, the rifle was set up as a hunting rifle. It tops out at 980y, as that was all my scope adjustment could deliver. Solution is to add a 20MOA base. The base needed considerable work:
Trial fit looked okay, but two issues.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...pssz8a9mmf.jpg
Base needs bedding, as it sits up when screws at one end are done up. I always check for this...and unfortunately I always find this issue. Solution is to bed the rail same as you would an action to remove potential stress.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...psmjeef4yu.jpg
Other issue was rail was too long, and hit scopes objective, so it was reshaped...
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...psk1gtha4q.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...pssexmyny1.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...psnasbxed8.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...psexpyfxga.jpg
First problem fixed.
Next is the bedding, this is curing right now (did it last)
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...psqcpqgfni.jpg
Now the other problem, and I won't know if I was successful until tomorrow is magazine length. I already had a Wyatt box installed, but this wasn't long enough. It gave me about 76mm, but I need 79mm to fit the 162 Amax. So I milled out the box to 81mm, and welded two magazines together to make my own version of a Wyatt box.
I didnt take any photos...too stressed keeping count of which turn I was on, as there is no digital read out on the mill. It all fit together, so it will only be feed rails that will let me down???
Kj