Ripp I've been gathering scraps. There was an orphaned 7.7 twist barrel, a nice light sporting stock project that someone abandoned years ago, and I had a Model 70 action that needed help.

With a new lathe in my shop I used this as an opportunity to work the bugs out of the new machine installation. Made mandrels for the bolt and action on the way to truing the action, profiled the barrel to fit the existing channel in the wood while setting on 26" length.

More work to do still, but I've shot it a bit along the way.
Seems like it will be good with long bullets and my stockpile of US869 powder. I'm thinking sub-atomic loads with the heavy bullets and it'll be a hammer that lasts.

I have been fiddling with Alkanet Root in boiled linseed oil for the stock.
It's going to look good!