Thanks for the post so far.  I got ahold of someone thats pretty good at rebuilding these, ends up we live close to each other too...  barrel sounds like it wont be as bad as I thought..  I just have a barrel vice,  no receiver tool for this action...

Here comes pics...  BEWARE, its gonna throw you all for a loop lol.  Yes, it used to be a rifle, 30 inch barrel, long stock..  it got chopped off...  and its a carbine receiver???  lots of weird things...

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