Joel,

With the bedding I assume you just use proper inletting techniques - ie smoke, sharp tools and time, rather than using epoxy. On the barrel do you put upwards pressure. And do you put in metal pillars.

I am about start stocking a 223 Remington with a Varmint weight barrel. Have a nice straight grained walnut blank that has been sitting since 2000 waiting for a project. Much as I would love to give you a commission school fees etc are still a fact of life, so will quietly do it myself over the next couple of years. I will use the pictures as inspiration. I am building this a range rifle for my daughter and I to shoot.