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<blockquote data-quote="coyotezapper" data-source="post: 1508254" data-attributes="member: 20438"><p>Great choice.</p><p></p><p>Let me give you some advice on a smith. I choose the bullet I want to shoot and then I make a dummy round with that bullet at the OAL I want to run it at and then I send that dummy round with the barrel and action to my smith. The best smiths do the chambering in two steps with the throating reamer being used second to match your dummy rounds dimensions. If a smith does not know this process I would not use them. Anybody with a little training can learn to chamber a barrel so beware. Robert Gradous built my 330 Dakota and it is an absolute hammer and he will ask for a dummy round for the build. Robert and Greg at Gre-Tan Rifles are the best in the business.</p><p></p><p>If you choose to go the reamer route research the A191 reamer first and see what bullet it was designed for before just choosing it. There may be a better choice. If you have a chance call Dave Kiff at Pacific Tool and Gauge and tell him what bullet or bullets you plan to shoot and he will recommend a good reamer. I like minimum spec reamers when going this route - smithing it myself. Most reamers have too much freebore IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coyotezapper, post: 1508254, member: 20438"] Great choice. Let me give you some advice on a smith. I choose the bullet I want to shoot and then I make a dummy round with that bullet at the OAL I want to run it at and then I send that dummy round with the barrel and action to my smith. The best smiths do the chambering in two steps with the throating reamer being used second to match your dummy rounds dimensions. If a smith does not know this process I would not use them. Anybody with a little training can learn to chamber a barrel so beware. Robert Gradous built my 330 Dakota and it is an absolute hammer and he will ask for a dummy round for the build. Robert and Greg at Gre-Tan Rifles are the best in the business. If you choose to go the reamer route research the A191 reamer first and see what bullet it was designed for before just choosing it. There may be a better choice. If you have a chance call Dave Kiff at Pacific Tool and Gauge and tell him what bullet or bullets you plan to shoot and he will recommend a good reamer. I like minimum spec reamers when going this route - smithing it myself. Most reamers have too much freebore IMO. [/QUOTE]
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