Quote Originally Posted by shaffe48 View Post
I contacted the vendor. He said he had the barrel id likely get in the shelf. Cerekote would only take a week. I'm guessing I'm not waiting two months to have the front of the receiver trued. The other gunsmith said I was wasting my money and he wouldn't do it.

Too bad you couldn't use a lapping compound to mate the receiver up to the trued barrel nut

I use a Norton 4" round hone, smooth side to get the face of the nut and the face of the action smooth as glass. Doesn't remove much material on the fine side. Figure 8's and turn, figure 8's and turn slow even pressure with some penetrating oil or similar product. My preference is Kroil. Most of the time after I finish, the surfaces will lock when dry. Sometimes the machine marks are too deep but I still get it shmuth.