DGW Barreled Action – Assembly Instructions – 9 short steps.

Assembling a Detroit Gun Works barreled action is not as difficult as you think it might be. With the right tools and instructions anyone can do it.

DGW .308 barreled action with black camo finish, showcasing precision craftsmanship and durability for custom rifles.

1.) Get the barreled action pick list from ERP system and get materials listed.

2.) Measure the contour at the end of the barrel with digital calipers and choose the correct bushing size for the barrel vise.

Figure 1. Bushings from Short Action Customs
Figure 2. Measuring barrel contour with digital calipers

3.) Place this bushing and chamber of the barrel inside of the barrel vise. Leave a quarter inch of space between the end of the threading and the barrel vise so the receiver doesn’t come in contact with the barrel vise.

Figure 3. Barrel vise with bushings
Figure 4. Barrel with a quarter inch of space from vise

4.) Use the torque wrench to tighten the barrel vise to 40 foot/lbs.

Figure 5. Depiction of torque wrench being used to tighten the barrel vise
Figure 6. Torque wrench and attachment used for tightening barrel vise

5.) Remove the bolt from the receiver.

Figure 7. The bolt of the receiver after being removed

6.) Connect the receiver to the barrel by carefully hand threading the receiver onto the chamber end of the barrel. Make sure that you thread it on by hand so that you do not cross thread the barrel to the receiver.

Figure 8. Threaded end of receiver
Figure 9. Barreled action after threading the receiver onto the barrel

7.) Use the torque wrench to tighten the barreled action to 80 foot/lbs. By using a torque wrench, you tighten the receiver to the barrel correctly. This alleviates you overtightening or having it too loose.

Figure 10. Torque wrench in receiver
Figure 11. Torque wrench set to 80 foot/lb
Figure 12. The torque wrench attachment used to tighten the barrel action
Figure 13. The complete torque wrench used for the barreled action

8.) Use the chamber gauges to check and make sure that the chamber is correct. Place the GO and NOGO chamber gauges into the chamber. The GO chamber gauge should allow the bolt to close while the NOGO chamber gauge should not allow the bolt to close. Figure 15 is what the barreled action should look like with the GO chamber gauge and Figure 16 is what the barreled action should look like with the NOGO chamber gauge.

Figure 14. Chamber gauge inside of chamber
Figure 15. GO chamber gauge example
Figure 16. NOGO chamber gauge example
Figure 17. GO and NOGO chamber gauges

9.) Once you’ve taken the barreled action out of the barrel vise, return the bolt to the receiver. You should now have a barreled action that looks like the image below. Once you’re done, put everything away that you used and place the barreled action in the designated spot.

Figure 18. Completed barrel action

Detroit Gun Works offers several different barreled actions for sale so that you can get out to the range quicker.

DGW Barreled Actions

Contact Information

  • Email: sales@detroitgunworks.com
  • Phone: 313.733.0308

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