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how to order a custom barrel??
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<blockquote data-quote="Glock119" data-source="post: 555691" data-attributes="member: 3218"><p>There are no magical numbers that will work perfect with every cartridge. Lets use just one dimension and the .308 win for example where the neck sizing for a standard chamber might be .344 to 346 +/- a bit. then you have a guy who wants a little tighter neck maybe something in a match grade but still extremely reliable his reamer might have a neck of .343 and some reamer makers do a .342 as a match grade and I have see others who shoot .340 neck and turn their brass. while a chamber with a neck of .340 in a .308 win would not be reliable for a hunting or tactical rifle it does just fine as a target rifle and those looking for accuracy. If your looking for "Iraq dependability" with "match accuracy" I would first decide what my wants and needs were. I would then pick a caliber that would allow me to meet or exceed those needs and expectations. I would then focus on finding one of the high quality smiths who specializes in what it is your trying to build and then I would ask his or her opinion for components base on your needs and the round you have chosen. I would then talk to them about chambering, the pros and cons of different lengths and dimensions and how the one they were recommending could work to meet your needs. I would then buy the best components I could afford based on what the smith and I felt was the best for my needs. I would then hand them over to the smith and let them do what they do best..make your dreams a reality.. And if you decide you want to try and build it yourself and thus is why the question then call the people who specialize in the tooling that makes the chambers. You can contact any one of the several high quality reamer manufactures that are talked about on this forum and they would be more than happy to help answer your question based on your needs. Just a heads up there are more reamer combinations for many of the standard cartridges than you could shake a stick. Good Luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glock119, post: 555691, member: 3218"] There are no magical numbers that will work perfect with every cartridge. Lets use just one dimension and the .308 win for example where the neck sizing for a standard chamber might be .344 to 346 +/- a bit. then you have a guy who wants a little tighter neck maybe something in a match grade but still extremely reliable his reamer might have a neck of .343 and some reamer makers do a .342 as a match grade and I have see others who shoot .340 neck and turn their brass. while a chamber with a neck of .340 in a .308 win would not be reliable for a hunting or tactical rifle it does just fine as a target rifle and those looking for accuracy. If your looking for "Iraq dependability" with "match accuracy" I would first decide what my wants and needs were. I would then pick a caliber that would allow me to meet or exceed those needs and expectations. I would then focus on finding one of the high quality smiths who specializes in what it is your trying to build and then I would ask his or her opinion for components base on your needs and the round you have chosen. I would then talk to them about chambering, the pros and cons of different lengths and dimensions and how the one they were recommending could work to meet your needs. I would then buy the best components I could afford based on what the smith and I felt was the best for my needs. I would then hand them over to the smith and let them do what they do best..make your dreams a reality.. And if you decide you want to try and build it yourself and thus is why the question then call the people who specialize in the tooling that makes the chambers. You can contact any one of the several high quality reamer manufactures that are talked about on this forum and they would be more than happy to help answer your question based on your needs. Just a heads up there are more reamer combinations for many of the standard cartridges than you could shake a stick. Good Luck [/QUOTE]
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