Once in a lifetime build. for me anyway. (lots of pics)

[Dave Hoback]

The go gauge mattri sent me came in, and I was able to get back to work. It's a little slow (give me a break... Things are more difficult when your disabled & have only one arm/hand to use!). I'm getting there though.

Everything ready to go....action, billet PTG barrel nut & recoil lug and barrel.
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26" Shilen barrel screwed in. Don't forget to coat the threads with your favorite moly or lithium grease. In the AR community it MUST be the Aeroshell moly super grease. Or else the Space Time Continuum may explode! Well, I've never used it, and instead always used whatever high temp wheel bearing grease I had around. The Time Continuum seems fine. Oh, and so are the couple dozen ARs I have built.
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Make sure to pull the firing pin and ejector. Most also say the extractor, but I have never felt the extractor gets in the way.
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Had to throw another one of these in. Love that recessed target crown.
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And a nicely head spaced, barreled action.
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It's almost set to be stuffed in this.
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Unfortunately, I lost the sear spring. And, I'm waiting for a replacement bolt handle from Glades Armory, who I have to give a big shout out to. Not only do the have the nicest looking bolt handles, but their customer service is fantastic! I had a problem with my first bolt handle, and they didn't give me any problems. One of their people(Kevin) emailed me an apology and said they would send me out a replacement immediately. Awesome!

[GrumpyGuns]

Looking great! That is going to a slick shooter when your done

[Dave Hoback]

Well I got the sear spring ordered(actually ordered 2 from Brownells...just in case!). Needed a magazine anyway, and Brownells FINALLY has the Magpul AICS 10 round mags in stock. Grabbed one of those as well.

In the meantime, I went ahead and put my "gunsmith" knowledge to work, and polished the sear/trigger contact points. The polish is done on a 6000 grit water stone. The trigger is going to be very nice.
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[Dave Hoback]

After some time, and a little headache, I finished the rifle today. I am, however, still waiting on the replacement tactical bolt handle, from Glades Armory. (I want to post my review of them, but am waiting until they deliver on what was promised to me. Over 1 week and counting. Oh well, I guess my interpretation of "immediately", differs from others!) And, I will say, I am quite pleased with it. Now its time to start working up a load for it. So, without further adieu, here's the fun stuff!

This spring and I don't get along very well. Having a paralyzed arm/hand, really is a pain in da butt sometimes!
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Here is the completed monster. I do think it is going to be a tack driver. It feels like a tank!
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And modeling it. Yes, that is me holding it with my good arm. (I always have the left in my pocket, or it pulls my should out of the socket, and flops around, LOL) It doesn't look it here, but this rifle seems HUGE to my eye. I'm 6'4", 272lbs, but alongside an average sized person, it's a good size weapon.
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[shagerott]

Now that is nice! I was looking at LA EGW picatinny mounts for my 110 hunting rig. Your chassis looks much better and more stable to boot. Hmmmmm. Can I slide one of those under my scope? I want one ..LOL

[Dave Hoback]

Well, the EGW mount, (or rail, rather), is just that. The MDT TAC21 I have, is a full billet aluminum chassis. It comes in 3 pieces, and is built around the action. The action only touches a few points, and the barrel is fully free floating.

[shagerott]

Glad you shared your success. I saw your other post that they have it in LA. I was thinking of a 300 win mag or 270 win build from your inspiration.

[Dave Hoback]

Glad you shared your success. I saw your other post that they have it in LA. I was thinking of a 300 win mag or 270 win build from your inspiration.

Yes, they do. I wasn't sure which one I was going to get at first. Got lucky on finding a cheap SA. Either one would be good. But honestly, if your looking LA, I would look into doing a 6.5mm-284. Or 7mm Magnum. The 7mm with a 180gr bthp, will destroy the 300 win mag, with anything under 210gr slugs. And much less recoil to boot! But the way I see it is the 260 Rem will get me out to 1300-1400yds with some decent accuracy-and I use a lit less powder! The 6.5-284 will touch even further. If I could redo it.. I would likely go 6mm.

[cm12setx]

Wow great job. Please have a great time at the range.

[originaljk]

Nice job. Where do you get to stretch the legs of that in the philly area?

[Dave Hoback]

Nice job. Where do you get to stretch the legs of that in the philly area?


Haha...ya don't! I'm a member of Delco field & stream, so it will get play on 100 yards to work up some reloads. There are some medium ranges(600yds) within 45mins-an hour away. But the only 1000yd ranges I can find are way west Pennsylvania. Harrisburg and further. And looks like you must be a member at each one. I miss my Arizona desert! Oh well. I'll be visiting a good friend in AZ, come autumn, and I'm taking the rifle out there. So, it will get a nice workout then. Until that, my search will continue.

[Dave Hoback]

Little update pic guys! I received the replacement bolt handle from Gladesarmory.com Was dealing with Kevin down there in Miami. I purchased the original a few months ago, but haven't even used it(duh, just got it put together a week ago). It's been on the bolt since I got it. I cycled the action many times, and put it on the shelf. And there it's been, until last week, when I built the rifle. I find a chunk of steel missing from the handle. It had to be a void in the casting. Kevin apologized for the problem, and agreed with me, after looking at the picture I sent them. Keven didn't give me any hassle at all, and sent out a new handle w/knob. He even offered another handle in stainless, to make up for the problem. I told him no thanks. I only wanted what I paid for. I was happy with that. So +1 to Keven at Glades Armory for, not only the best tactical bolt handle made, but also standing behind his product, his word & great service.http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r491/davidhoback1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps4pq2en7u.jpeg (http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/davidhoback1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps4pq2en7u.jpeg.html)

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[snowgetter1]

That looks awesome!

[Kingair001]

Nice rifle

congrats !

[Anschutz]

That is pretty awesome. Groundhog beware.

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[Dave Hoback]

Thanks guys. I hope this was entertaining for those who have followed along. I appreciate all of the feedback. I'm not sure exactly when I'll be able to see its performance.(although, I have no doubt that it will be incredibly accurate...Much better than me, I'm sure). I will be working up a load beforehand. And I have started with once fired, Lake City 7.62x51 cases. These require resizing down to (6.5mm, then fired before they will "give up the ghost", so to speak. It's quite a bit of work, but as I'm disabled, I have time. But I am slow, and require many breaks, or even many days at a time I can not do anything due to pain. I am also juggling my hobby of custom knife making, so it's even slower now.