I love the looks and amenities of the 336 XLR's (dovetailed forend & magazine tube hangers along with the Ballard rifling).
But I can't stand the barrel length they put on them from the factory.
Haven't seen a 336 SDG since SHOT - so picked this XLR up from the classifieds here on INGO.
I shortened the barrel up by nearly 7", finished length is now 16.75".
Drilled and tapped for an XS front sight, and mounted the XS rail and rear sight.
Gave the receiver and action internals a debur and polish, replaced the trigger with a Wild West.
The stainless finish was buffed with Scotchbrite for a dull matte finish, then applied a few coats of pure carnauba wax to protect it further from the elements. Still debating having NP3 applied.
Bedded the forend using FIPG/RTV. Bedded the buttstock to the receiver and lower tang with Devcon 10110.
Still need to do the stock throughbolt conversion, just haven't got around to it.
Anybody got a catchy acronym for it - seems like I should mill/polish the XLR off the barrel and call it something else.
But I can't stand the barrel length they put on them from the factory.
Haven't seen a 336 SDG since SHOT - so picked this XLR up from the classifieds here on INGO.
I shortened the barrel up by nearly 7", finished length is now 16.75".
Drilled and tapped for an XS front sight, and mounted the XS rail and rear sight.
Gave the receiver and action internals a debur and polish, replaced the trigger with a Wild West.
The stainless finish was buffed with Scotchbrite for a dull matte finish, then applied a few coats of pure carnauba wax to protect it further from the elements. Still debating having NP3 applied.
Bedded the forend using FIPG/RTV. Bedded the buttstock to the receiver and lower tang with Devcon 10110.
Still need to do the stock throughbolt conversion, just haven't got around to it.
Anybody got a catchy acronym for it - seems like I should mill/polish the XLR off the barrel and call it something else.