Sported SC 03A3

[lyman]

"...if you have an action wrench and barrel vise..." Takes a bit more than just that. The most important is a solid work bench and 4" vise. Oh and a great big mallet. (We used a 4 foot 2" hunk of AL bar stock on No. 4 Lee-Enfields long ago.) All of that can get pricey for a one time job. Reamers and headspace gauges can be rented.

usually, if one has the wrench and barrel vise, they have a bench to use it on,

some things should be obvious, but thank's for the reminder,


never used a mallet, have used a peice of 3' pipe to slide over the wrench handle, but only to loosen a tight one,


if you saw the setup I learned to barrel M1's and M14's, you might have a hissy

[togor]

My first M1 action wrench was a large adjustable end wrench. My barrel vise was a scrap piece of oak drilled and cut. Rosin lots of rosin!!