I've had a bit of a delay in this job. I found that the finished gun was going to come in at over 10 pounds, too heavy. I unsoldered and removed the top rib. Then we set it up in the mill and milled out a 3/8" wide slot in the underside of the quarter rib and the front sight ramp. Then we milled the mortises for the scope bases, the dovetails for the front and rear sights, and the grooves for the front sight hood. Then of course I've had to re-solder the ramp and scrape and stone all of the excess solder and flux away. The photos below show the gun with scope bases, sights, and hood installed and the top of the quarter rib and the front sight ramp matted with a 40 LPI checkering file. The finished weight is now 9 lbs 3 oz. Now I'm ready to start regulating her.