This seems to have very minimal bending when the action is in a vice, and barrel is hanging out, but there is some (I think about 0.005" vertical deflection).
The receiver face was not trued. I have access to a lathe, but was not sure how to dial in the receiver, as the outside diameter is likely not very concentric to the inside. I considered making a fixture to hold the action from the inside, but never got around to it.
If I did this, I was thinking of making a rod with the same thread as the barrel tenon that threads into the action from the front, but has a smaller diameter going forward. Then I could put that into the lathe chuck, and face the action off to be 90 degrees to the threads. I don't know about how to true the receiver locking surfaces or bolt lugs though. And I do realize I'd have to check headspace and likely cut the chamber a little deeper, if I faced the receiver and it was off by a lot. Not a worry, I have the reamer.
Any suggestions for truing surfaces other than the face of receiver?
Thanks!
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