Dang, After turning out a flawless 556 and a 9/40 with a slightly out of shape trigger hole, got careless about 1/2 way through a 308 lower and chipped the tip off of one of the flutes of the mill bit. Wasn’t hanging on tight enough I guess, maybe tried to cut too deep, who knows.
New complete mill in the mail ($44.00), plus a replacement bit only ($26.00)
Anyway, lesson learned.
pics?
I’ve been eyeing that jig recently I really want it
Or it didn’t happen.
I thought I heard something Snap!
I was about 1/2 way down the second step. made another pass, still cutting could of finished but I have plenty of other projects to keep me from my chores. And I hate dull/chipped tools
Same here. But I struggle to actually throw them away -unless they’re straight up broken of course. This means I have an assortment of “just in case I really wanna hog something out” bits floating around the toolbox. Downside is they never seem to get used and have a real knack for finding their way back into the good pile.
I have more crappy bits then anyone in the world. If I was a little closer to the bottom of step 2 I would have finished, step 3 is basically just the trigger slot.
Finished it up today
When I was putting the new mill on I noticed the old one was not tight, not sure if that caused the problem or not. Something to keep an eye on. Have a few things left to go, comp or brake, FCG, BCG. I have a couple gas blocks but may spend the money on an adjustable. Also, have a mill spec safety but really like the Radian Talon 45 deg Ambi, there goes another 50 bucks…
Looks pretty!
There is a little chatter about 1/2 way down. May be due to the loose mill or when it grabbed, jumped, and chipped a tooth. Other then that matches up with the upper, looks good.
Finished it up
Sig Sauer 12.5" 716 barrel .308 caliber
80% lower
Toolcraft NiB BCG
SBA3 pistol brace
Tubbs flat wire spring
KVP 5.8 buffer
Radian Talon 45 safety
Handguard and Brake off ebay
Has this been test fired already
Have some range time planned this weekend.
Concerns?
Well, move it already!! We’re all waiting to hear how she runs!
I’ll test fire the 223’s in the basement from time to time but I’m thinking this thing will be LOUD, better wait till Saturday
Good idea! Looking forward to your range report.
You never know if a build is gonna work till you pull the trigger that’s the best part brother
Tru dat.
I know it’s going to work, eventually. I’ve bought factory AR308’s that I could say the same thing about