I'm having a brain fart, or at least over thinking this.

What's the best way to index a fluted barrel on a Rem 700 action? Turn the tenon, recoil lug shoulder and thread, then creep up on the proper alignment by turning off a few threads and the shoulder?

I've got as fluted barrel that has a blem on one flute. I want to make certain that the blem is faced down (6 o'clock) and yet have the remaining flutes indexed/timed properly.


I never thought I'd grow up to be a grumpy old man, but I did, and I'm killin' it.