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barrel question. Could a ss barrel be too hard to ream????
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<blockquote data-quote="LB" data-source="post: 90682" data-attributes="member: 2721"><p>I'm not a gunsmith, (or a lawyer) but have used a lathe and a drill press, before. I don't even know if chamber reamers are available in M42, carbide, HSS or it depends on the barrel steel, but speed and lubrication are critical, as is the pressure to create friction. I dropped a muzzle heavy straight cylinder ss barrel rifle off a bench once. It dented like brass. No problem, just recrowned, good as new. Seems to me that most stainless alloys used for barrels are not hard, they just resist heat better than CM and you pay more money because the tooling doesn't last as long. I think a decent lubricant for stainless is plain water, oils are usually bad.</p><p></p><p>At this point, you can't say if it is the operator, the tool or the material. </p><p></p><p>But, the topic question: "could a ss barrel be too hard to ream????" Probably not? Some stainless type nickel steels hardened for knives are a different story, but most ss alloys are relatively soft, some are magnetic.</p><p></p><p>Good hunting. LB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LB, post: 90682, member: 2721"] I'm not a gunsmith, (or a lawyer) but have used a lathe and a drill press, before. I don't even know if chamber reamers are available in M42, carbide, HSS or it depends on the barrel steel, but speed and lubrication are critical, as is the pressure to create friction. I dropped a muzzle heavy straight cylinder ss barrel rifle off a bench once. It dented like brass. No problem, just recrowned, good as new. Seems to me that most stainless alloys used for barrels are not hard, they just resist heat better than CM and you pay more money because the tooling doesn't last as long. I think a decent lubricant for stainless is plain water, oils are usually bad. At this point, you can't say if it is the operator, the tool or the material. But, the topic question: "could a ss barrel be too hard to ream????" Probably not? Some stainless type nickel steels hardened for knives are a different story, but most ss alloys are relatively soft, some are magnetic. Good hunting. LB [/QUOTE]
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