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Why take a chance on the reamer when making a custom rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty7mmstw" data-source="post: 1090246" data-attributes="member: 48043"><p>I believe he's ordered the reamer from Brownell's... so a good source that shouldn't sub out a non- spec reamer...</p><p>I plan on shooting everything from 140 Nosler bonded to 195-200 grain bullets in the rifle. I know 120-130 grain and possibly 140 grain match will blow up on a 8" twist, but that's the price you pay for the ability to spin the big hunks of lead. It's really no different than my 5.56 ar 9" twist... A 40-45 grain pill will likely have issues but a 68-75 gr. match will spin well. </p><p> </p><p>I was hoping to get a 4 groove blank but it came in as a 6 groove ( I guess 6 is still standard for Shilen with the 8" twist)... Possibly a bit better as far as bullet stress but worse for throat wear, not??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty7mmstw, post: 1090246, member: 48043"] I believe he's ordered the reamer from Brownell's... so a good source that shouldn't sub out a non- spec reamer... I plan on shooting everything from 140 Nosler bonded to 195-200 grain bullets in the rifle. I know 120-130 grain and possibly 140 grain match will blow up on a 8" twist, but that's the price you pay for the ability to spin the big hunks of lead. It's really no different than my 5.56 ar 9" twist... A 40-45 grain pill will likely have issues but a 68-75 gr. match will spin well. I was hoping to get a 4 groove blank but it came in as a 6 groove ( I guess 6 is still standard for Shilen with the 8" twist)... Possibly a bit better as far as bullet stress but worse for throat wear, not?? [/QUOTE]
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