Husqvarna 1600/1640

Its a good point and may end up leaving it. The chamber cut turned out super smooth anyway.
 
Update: the chamber is cut, headspace is good, rounds feed properly and the internal magazine will hold 3 rounds with the chamber empty. It goes bang, so functionally, this Husqvarna is back to life as a 27 Nosler! I still need to install a recoil pad and parkerize some of the parts to reduce the shine because it's a hunting rifle. The good news is the really difficult parts of the build are done so I'm on the home stretch.
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Great job, lloking good.
What barrel contour are you using, it looks quite heavy?
 
The lightest I could get in a 26" from the manufacturer was a #4 taper. I lightened it a bit on the lathe but it's definitely not a pencil barrel like what originally came on it. I had to widen the barrel channel a bit out near the end for the larger diameter barrel and will probably need to do a little more to get a truly free-floated barrel. I will hold off on that until I do the glass bedding so I know exactly how much I need to remove once the receiver is as solid as I can make it.
 
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I wasn't happy with the condition of the stock so after I fully free floated the barrel, I stripped it and am two coats into the refinish with Tru-Oil. I still need to glass bed the action and parkerize the bolt shroud, receiver and bolt handle. Home stretch before I put the scope on it and find out if this rifle will group.
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