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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
barrel threading,chamber,and crown prices
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1103670" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>When confiring with any 'smith, one question I think I'd ask is, "are you using rented reamers", and, " are you using solid pilot or removable pilot reamers". Solid pilot reamers would be a big "no thanks" as would rental reamers. I'd not question the make of the lathe or dial indicators as in those cases its the skills of the man, not the machine. But the tooling used is of the utmost importance. I have a barrel in my shop now, chambered by a popular, well known gunsmith that was obviously chambered with a fixed pilot reamer. Unless you've viewed it yourself with a good bore scope you can't imagine how much damage can be done to the rifling, right ahead of the chamber, where the pilot has rubbed. Ask the right questions, agree on a time frame and price, and 'have at it'. $500 isn't too much, as long as his tooling is "up to snuff". Want a 'special' chamber? Expect to pay more......... Sometimes all that's needed is to extend the throat, requiring a seperate "throating reamer". That reamer should be equiped with removable pilots, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1103670, member: 24284"] When confiring with any 'smith, one question I think I'd ask is, "are you using rented reamers", and, " are you using solid pilot or removable pilot reamers". Solid pilot reamers would be a big "no thanks" as would rental reamers. I'd not question the make of the lathe or dial indicators as in those cases its the skills of the man, not the machine. But the tooling used is of the utmost importance. I have a barrel in my shop now, chambered by a popular, well known gunsmith that was obviously chambered with a fixed pilot reamer. Unless you've viewed it yourself with a good bore scope you can't imagine how much damage can be done to the rifling, right ahead of the chamber, where the pilot has rubbed. Ask the right questions, agree on a time frame and price, and 'have at it'. $500 isn't too much, as long as his tooling is "up to snuff". Want a 'special' chamber? Expect to pay more......... Sometimes all that's needed is to extend the throat, requiring a seperate "throating reamer". That reamer should be equiped with removable pilots, too. [/QUOTE]
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