223 LTR Build

I wanted a Light Tactical Rifle in 223. I chose to put one together as follows: Materials: Remington 700 ADL 223 Varmint Barrel Bell & Carlson Stock DBM Atlasworxs Magazine Compensator SWAF Rings Bushnell Elite 1040 Scope

The steps can be done in any order. Below is the order I worked on them.

Cut and thread the barrel

I bought a 26 off Ebay that had some wrench rash. I was going to cut the barrel to 20 and thread so it was the perfect starting point.

I cut the barrel with a hacksaw and set it up in the lathe. I turned down the end to .500 x .600 long for the -28 threads. I then used a die to thread the end of the barrel.

Here is the compensator installed.

Fit the stock

I bought a Bell & Carlson stock for this build. I like the tactical look and the hook on the bottom of the butt. The Atlasworxs DBM is aluminum and I was looking for the lighter weight. A little looking around the internet and I found a guy that had a print for the inletting hole.

A quick look at the print showed me that I would need to cut 1degree and 6 degree tapers in the pocket. I decided to make a fixture to mount the stock to that had the tapers added to the sides. I then could quickly push the fixture against the stops on my mill table to cut all the contours.

I threaded the pillars on the stock with 3/8-16 tap, (the holes thru are .312). I then made some short posts to hold the stock to the fixture.

I turned the head of a cap screw so I could pick up the screw center of one of the pillars with an indicator on the mill. The other (2) threaded pieces were used to keep the bottom metal in the correct location as it is fit to the stock. The correct pillar height for this DBM is .72 and 1.02.

Here is the bottom metal installed. I had to hand fit the corner. This went pretty quick once the walls were all cut at the correct angles.

Changing Barrels
I made this action wrench out of some 1 square stock I had. I used a boring head to cut the 1.355 diameter action hole. It worked very well. I wrapped tape around the action so I would scratch it.

Scope & Mounts

The scope I like best is the Bushnell Elite 3200 1040. I have some SWAF rings left over from a previous build that will work out perfect.

The best mount out there is one from McCann Industries. I put one on a HRT rifle I built a while back and it worked great. I have fat fingers and like the cut-out over the ejection port. When I was planning this build, the website had them for $107 + shipping. I just checked and it is $112 + shipping. I need to get one ordered soon.

Bolt & Knob

I sent my bolt out to Superior Tactical Solutions in Henderson, KY to have helical flutes and threaded for an oversized knob. I will add more pictures when I get it back. This is the knob I made for this gun. I test fit it to my HRT back when I made it.