LaHunter
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If it were me in that situation, I would be getting my money back from the shade tree smith, getting another barrel, then getting a quality gunsmith to do the work.
Brass rubbing off in chamber
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Minute amounts are removed. If the chamber is left as is, with no cleaning, then the "scratches" will be minimized because the brass is filling the imperfections.
I'd still have it set back by a competent smith.
I'd still have it set back by a competent smith.
Yes if I were to leave it in there then there would eventually be a galvanic reaction and just cause pitting. It might take a long time, but I still don't want that happening.
At this point, it's too late to have it corrected prior to my hunt in early October (even if I could find a good reamer I don't know any miracle worker gunsmiths in Utah) and I don't have money to pay for additional work done.
I may just have to hope that I can get the guy to give me a refund and deal with it for this season.
After all the issues and headaches... I think a refund is justified haha
At this point, it's too late to have it corrected prior to my hunt in early October (even if I could find a good reamer I don't know any miracle worker gunsmiths in Utah) and I don't have money to pay for additional work done.
I may just have to hope that I can get the guy to give me a refund and deal with it for this season.
After all the issues and headaches... I think a refund is justified haha
Do you happen to have a name or references?
I didn't have work done by them...they dont flute...
I think it was...
Precision Gun Smithing...
If you sweet talked my Smith..and drive it up to Inkom Idaho he would most likely try to get it done for you..
Dave Hunt
N. Rapid Creek
Inkom Idaho
Sure he'd have to rent the dreamer though....but had be good for you to know...
I think it was...
Precision Gun Smithing...
If you sweet talked my Smith..and drive it up to Inkom Idaho he would most likely try to get it done for you..
Dave Hunt
N. Rapid Creek
Inkom Idaho
Sure he'd have to rent the dreamer though....but had be good for you to know...
If he does good work, I'll keep him in mind for the next work I have done. That's not too far from me.
I don't. The reamer belongs to the smith (a 40 year old reamer) and he used a throating reamer also.
But, my freshly annealed unsized brass measures 0.342... so the neck may be 0.343, I'm guessing. Same case... Head(?) Measures 0.499-0.501, the shoulder measures 0.475
Talked to the smith today and he said he'd give me an 80% refund. Moving this topic over to my original thread for this gun. See that thread for details on this saga.
https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/30-284.255507/post-2280306
https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/30-284.255507/post-2280306
Sounds like a good idea. I recently had to return a McGowan barrel to have the chamber polished as unfired Starline brass was sticking in the chamber at starting loads. It was sloppy reamer work and the crown badly cut. If the barrel didn't shoot as well as it does I was going to use it for a tomato stake and cut my loses. I may yet take it to another smith and have it rechambered.
I've heard their barrels are a bit hit and miss.
I'm glad I can get mine to shoot some decent groups... That will make the saving and waiting to get it redone a little easier.
