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325 WSM - Keep it or flip it?
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<blockquote data-quote="sable tireur" data-source="post: 1505913" data-attributes="member: 27307"><p>I am not JE but since I have probably more experience actually making barrels and re-boring barrels, I thought it would be O.K. if I passed a thought along.</p><p></p><p>Re-boring an existing barrel relies on the fact that the steel used originally is as good as what we can get today. Factory barrels are not known for using the best steel of the best methods of creating the rifling. Fast, easy and cheap has always been the motto. Re-boring costs that same as buying a new barrel usually made from better steel and cut rifled. Then you have to lop off an inch from the muzzle and cut a new crown. You would be surprised at the number of factory barrels which get rejected by the companies which supply this service because it's a waste of money to try to get a good rifling job with any hope of accuracy as well. </p><p></p><p>Remember that when trying to pull up the bore size to proper diameter, you still need to have 0.150" per side or it's a no go for safety. Yes, I know some Weatherby factory barrels are less than this as original but I and the others aren't interested in law suits. </p><p></p><p>Another consideration is the barrel makers tooling when doing a re-bore. Carbon fouling, as you know, will put the hurt on any of the cutters used to create the new bore so the guys who re-bore examine the subject barrel carefully before accepting a project.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sable tireur, post: 1505913, member: 27307"] I am not JE but since I have probably more experience actually making barrels and re-boring barrels, I thought it would be O.K. if I passed a thought along. Re-boring an existing barrel relies on the fact that the steel used originally is as good as what we can get today. Factory barrels are not known for using the best steel of the best methods of creating the rifling. Fast, easy and cheap has always been the motto. Re-boring costs that same as buying a new barrel usually made from better steel and cut rifled. Then you have to lop off an inch from the muzzle and cut a new crown. You would be surprised at the number of factory barrels which get rejected by the companies which supply this service because it's a waste of money to try to get a good rifling job with any hope of accuracy as well. Remember that when trying to pull up the bore size to proper diameter, you still need to have 0.150" per side or it's a no go for safety. Yes, I know some Weatherby factory barrels are less than this as original but I and the others aren't interested in law suits. Another consideration is the barrel makers tooling when doing a re-bore. Carbon fouling, as you know, will put the hurt on any of the cutters used to create the new bore so the guys who re-bore examine the subject barrel carefully before accepting a project. [/QUOTE]
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