I'm new to the forum, I was referred here by a member on the M14 forum. I get mostly negative reactions from this build from the collector types so I figured I'd post the rifle I've been working on and off on for the last few months for your review. Without getting too wordy I was given a barreled action that needed a lot of love. I tried to save the barrel but it was too shot out so now the only thing left original is the mag well/trigger guard. All the receiver parts were made from aluminum in my home hobby shop. The brake is my copy of the Romanian PSL and is stainless steel.
Modifications include:
-Bolt handle moved back on the bolt body
-Receiver notched for bolt handle relocation
-Bridge built for rear pic rail support
-Machined pic rail, bolts onto receiver in front and back
-Timney trigger
-Aluminum receiver
-Aluminum stock
-AR handguard
-22" McGowen barrel blank turned and fluted
-An assortment of brakes
-Millett TRS-1 scope on Burris Xtreme rings
I'm still breaking the barrel in, only 48 shots through it so far but it looks promising. With decent bullets I've had groups from .8" up to 1.25". I won't get serious about accuracy until it's had a couple hundred bullets through the tube.
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Hopefully I'm posting this in the right place, this rifle tends to rile up M-N collectors. Rest assured, the parts weren't good for restoration.