Thanks for your response, now I`m wondering, why do I need a lathe? Can`t I just cut the barrel with a bandsaw as long as I make a clean perpendicular cut, then use a crown cutter and cut an 11 degree crown? As for the stock, I can build my own, I have built shotgun stocks, acoustic guitars and a lot of different woodworking projects so I feel confident about a stock. I will post pics when I do.
You are right, the barrel is free floating, but the stock is flimsy and may touch the barrel if resting the forend on anything such as a bipod.
Again, I appreciate any ideas and information that might help make it easier or even Info that coninces me to just leave it as is