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Does anyone know of a tool or method for polishing the lug raceway on a Remington 700 action? Wheeler Engineering use to make a "Lug Raceway Polishing Tool" but stopped for whatever reason (Midway still has a video on their site of how to use it).
I have an SS action that has a pretty rough raceway (lots of tooling marks). I have tried the old way of doing it (working the action for hours on end while watching football) but have not made much progress. I have thought of putting some lapping compound on the sides of the bolt lugs but don't want to risk excessive wear on the lugs. Thoughts?
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Have you checked with Brownells? I seem to recall them having something made for the task. www.brownells.com
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First off, don't use the bolt for this.
A piece of hardwood cut & sanded to fit the raceway, then wrapped with some 400 gr. paper wetted with a light oil such as Kroil works well. Go slowly, make 8-10 strokes, clean it up and check how it's going. You'll get a feel for it pretty quickly, but take it easy. A touch of cold bluing gives a bit of protection. This works especially well on later 'matte' finished 700's.
Good shootin'. -Al
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First off, don't use the bolt for this.
A piece of hardwood cut & sanded to fit the raceway, then wrapped with some 400 gr. paper wetted with a light oil such as Kroil works well. Go slowly, make 8-10 strokes, clean it up and check how it's going. You'll get a feel for it pretty quickly, but take it easy. A touch of cold bluing gives a bit of protection. This works especially well on later 'matte' finished 700's.
Good shootin'. -Al
Excellent advice there: Something to add though, make sure you clean all the grit out when you are done!!!!!
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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You'll get a feel for it pretty quickly,... Literally. You will feel (and almost hear) it through the tool as it gets smoother. You won't need to actually put your fingers in the action to check, just go with how the tool slides over the surface to follow your progress.
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I bought some frangible polishing stones from a tool supply house, epoxied that to a short piece of aluminum stock, then polished away. I can probably locate the part number of the polishing stones if absolutely necessary. Inexpensive and fast, and you can polish exactly where you need.
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