Another little progress report.
Got the barrel drilled/tapped for the Williams shorty front sight ramp, deepened the chamber another .002" until the action will close fully with slight resistance on the go gauge, started shaping the forearm and inletting the barrel channel, and did some shaping/polishing on the barrel band sling stud. Reshaped the buttstock a little on the bottom and am on the fourth and last coat of sanded finish, will straight oil for the next few.
I acquired a front sight insert of correct height for the suppressor, the barrel band, and two-screw sling stud for the stock this week, which rounds out all the necessary hardware to complete the rifle save for the brass forearm screw escutcheon that I'll need to make from scratch. Tonight all I did was collect all the bits into one pile, which is something.
Projects include fixing the buggared threads in the forearm dovetail stud, filing the dovetail for it in the barrel, mounting the band and front sight base, blueing the barrel and some screw heads, bedding Barn's vintage Williams rear sight on the tang, shortening the tang sight mount screws, inletting the buttstock sling mount. Somewhere in there I'll install and torque the barrel again, and finish the forearm. Details details details.