Gunsmithing What machines are scope rings and chassis made on? mill, 4th axis, 5 axis, lathe, etc?

[Smokerroller]

Title says it all. Im wondering what type of machines scope rings, bases, and chassis get machined on. Possibly a combination of all of them? I'm not a machinist, thus the very generic question.
Thanks.

 

[Terry Cross]

They can be run on 3, 4 or 5 axis machines.
It just depends on how refined the design is and how many ops you want to move each part through to get a finished product.


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[chevy_man]

All of them.

If you start with a 5 axis you can do damn near anything. If you only need 3 axis why did you pay for 5?

They use what the part and tools determine is efficient.

 

[LeftyJason]

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Spuhr runs 5 axis mills with robots. Benefit of running a 5 axis is you can run 3 axis programs using the other 2 axis to position without refixturing.