an afternoon and a scrap box of leftover parts......260ai style

[high country]

I have had a pile of parts laying around that needed a home. I was divorced last year which really took the wind out of my sails, and I didn't have time to get another rifle finished. I found a few hours in what remains of my once perfectly organized shop and decided to see what I could come up with. I had been on the hunt for a sa bolt to build a 260 on a 223 action setup I have trued up, but failed. I had a la edge stock and a 338 rem barreled action sitting in the donor pile, and a blued la bolt.....hmm, i had a 6.5x8 twist fluted #4 and enough trigger crap to come up with something....let's do it.
I trued up the action and bolt. After what seemed like forever, I managed to get into about 1.5 tenths...close enough.   
I lucked out and my muzzle high point timed out nearly perfect with my flutes. 

I fit the lug and surface ground it to square. Before it was over 1 thou out before,  after....it was as potterfield says, nearly perfect.
I did the chambering with my hand fed reamer holder that I made. It measures 1.5 tenths out all finished....good enough for me...lol  I used a 40x trigger and stole a bolt release from another. ..it cleaned up to break at 2#. I didn't have time to bed it or load for it, so I screwed it into the stock and took a handful of 260rem out to the trial by fire.... 
The first 3 shots went to infinity.....This is the the 4th through 19th rounds down the tube. No bedding, no loaded Ai brass, just fire forming some junk...lol. 
I couldn't find my rest, so I rigged up a rickety bench and filled some jeans with corn cob media. The 2.5-8 zeiss has a #20 which isn't great for targets, but was minute of clay pigeon to 800 yds. I'll get some better pics soon, I had to leave town for work. I need to knock a coat of cerakote at it....it's too shiney.

All in all, I have a grand worth of parts in a gun that I am sure with the right ammo and some bedding will rip a .2" group easy enough.

[high country]

Click on the first small photo to see a 50 millionth indicator on the job....close enough for me.

[coop2424]

That's awesome I love it.. One day I hope to be able to have the tools to do that..

[Fl0und3rz]

That's pretty cool.  Thanks for sharing.

[jay.sharkbait]

Arts and crafts days are the best

[wildmanoutdoors]

Nice! Sweet job.

[Mxracer532]

AWESOME!!!!!!
You do this for fun or side job???
I really want to do a 6.5x284.

[MtnMuley]

Glad to still see you around, hc. Wealth of good knowledge.

[high country]

AWESOME!!!!!!
You do this for fun or side job???
I really want to do a 6.5x284.

I was lucky enough to get my divorce finalized this year and in the end I managed to keep the tools and gun stock....so, in the nearish future I should have all of the shop up and running again. until then, I just goof around with personal projects.

[high country]

Glad to still see you around, hc. Wealth of good knowledge.

thanks. getting divorced put me in a holding pattern, but its done and I am back.

[jpharcher]

That's nice, how much would you let it go for?

[lokidog]

Cool toys.   

[JJB11B]

I have always wanted to be the fly on the wall in a shop and see this

[MHWASH]

Very nice.

[JJB11B]

I have a Rem 700 SA that could use a job...260 sounds like a good route, It currently calls itself a .22-250

[BOWHUNTER45]

Sweeeet...get bored ? Make me one 

[high country]

That's nice, how much would you let it go for?

This one isn't for sale just yet......it's too much of a wait to get parts.

[jpharcher]

ok, keep me in mind

[addicted]

You're my hero high country. I'll be using my GI bill for machining classes in the future.

[jackelope]

Glad to still see you around, hc. Wealth of good knowledge.

Agreed...nice to see you back.

[high country]

Thanks guys. I have been pretty happy with this one.  Even with the lowish power scope, I made a cold bore hit on a beer can at 872yds on Friday. I still have not loaded ammo to its potential, but so far....so good. I'll be stoked if the pet load will be close to this dope.