http://www.gunpartscorp.com
Nice site. The barrel
that they offer is not exactly what I'm looking for, though...it's not chrome lined...and it's sold out.
Not to worry because I think I found one
here. I placed the order a couple of days ago and it is supposed to be available for shipping sometime around the middle of the month.
I'm ordering the rivet set next and a tool to set (at least most of) the rivets.
I will also need to get some kind of a Parkerizing kit to treat the receiver and the barrel prior to riveting and assembly so that's on the purchase list, too.
Things are getting closer to action (as opposed to just collecting the things needed) and when that happens I am going to start taking pictures and posting them here.
It has been (and will continue to be) a learning process. One of the things I have learned is that it is virtually impossible* to purchase a front trunnion (which is riveted to the receiver and holds the barrel) outside of a "parts kit." Parts kits are ridiculously overpriced for what you get...perhaps they have gone up in price along with everything else recently. I have also learned that it's not possible to acquire a parts kit that includes a barrel. A barrel can only be purchased separately and is almost always made in the USA. Not a bad thing, actually since it is the most critical part of the firearm. So...the front trunnion and the barrel make the cost of building your own kind of expensive.
After I get done with these first two rifles (I did buy two receivers but I'm building them one at a time) I plan on getting a folding jig so that I can build future rifles without serial numbers. Heat treating is still a problem but not insurmountable.
*They are out there but extremely hard to find. More difficult to come by than barrels.