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If you had a GS Shop and were ordering Reamers???
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 2830702" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>My personal reamers are HSS from Manson and I have a couple older PTG reamers as well. I would order Manson reamers if I was opening up a shop. They're great to work with and have answered any and all questions I've had. As far as what spec reamers to order, I like to tweak reamers to have the throat specs I want, proper diameter neck for .004-.006 clearance without turning, and sometimes the necessary body dimension changes, like on the PRCs, to make sure the commonly available dies will work. The generic "match" reamers are typically tight specs everywhere and generally have longer freebore. In my opinion, and the opinion of those with much more experience, the tighter reamers aren't always the way to go. I would make up a bunch of dummy rounds with the cartridges you plan to order reamers for with common bullets and send them to Manson or measure them up yourself to get the dimensions correct. Spec'ing reamers and tweaking things really interests me and I think there's a lot of little things that can be adjusted on the reamer and can lead to a better chamber design overall. I don't like neck turning, I like using off the shelf dies and brass, and I like to have the bullet(s) I plan to use to touch the lands with the bearing surface being above the neck/shoulder junction. Most of the time little tweaks need to be made to the reamer in order for the above goals to be met. One way to make a "one size fits all" reamer would be to order it with a freebore that works with lighter-mid weight bullets, then throat longer if necessary for heavier bullets. This would allow you to have the body/neck dimensions you like without having multiple reamers of the same cartridge but with varying length freebores. I prefer cutting everything at once so chamber after chamber will be as close to identical as possible, but this might not be the best option for everyone and using a throating reamer from time to time might be the best option for you to be more flexible without needing a lot of different reamers. </p><p></p><p>I would order these reamers to my spec's based on the measurements from premium brass with common bullet weights. I would start with these, because of their popularity and for being good cartridges, then order reamers as orders for different chamberings comes in. I'm sure there's a few others I'd add, but these are what I can think of off the top of my head that seem to be the most common chambers I have seen.</p><p></p><p>.223</p><p>22 Creedmoor</p><p>6BR</p><p>6mm Creedmoor</p><p>.243 Win</p><p>6.5 Creedmoor</p><p>6.5 PRC</p><p>7 PRC</p><p>7mm Rem Mag</p><p>308 Win</p><p>300 Win Mag</p><p>300 PRC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 2830702, member: 69478"] My personal reamers are HSS from Manson and I have a couple older PTG reamers as well. I would order Manson reamers if I was opening up a shop. They're great to work with and have answered any and all questions I've had. As far as what spec reamers to order, I like to tweak reamers to have the throat specs I want, proper diameter neck for .004-.006 clearance without turning, and sometimes the necessary body dimension changes, like on the PRCs, to make sure the commonly available dies will work. The generic "match" reamers are typically tight specs everywhere and generally have longer freebore. In my opinion, and the opinion of those with much more experience, the tighter reamers aren't always the way to go. I would make up a bunch of dummy rounds with the cartridges you plan to order reamers for with common bullets and send them to Manson or measure them up yourself to get the dimensions correct. Spec'ing reamers and tweaking things really interests me and I think there's a lot of little things that can be adjusted on the reamer and can lead to a better chamber design overall. I don't like neck turning, I like using off the shelf dies and brass, and I like to have the bullet(s) I plan to use to touch the lands with the bearing surface being above the neck/shoulder junction. Most of the time little tweaks need to be made to the reamer in order for the above goals to be met. One way to make a "one size fits all" reamer would be to order it with a freebore that works with lighter-mid weight bullets, then throat longer if necessary for heavier bullets. This would allow you to have the body/neck dimensions you like without having multiple reamers of the same cartridge but with varying length freebores. I prefer cutting everything at once so chamber after chamber will be as close to identical as possible, but this might not be the best option for everyone and using a throating reamer from time to time might be the best option for you to be more flexible without needing a lot of different reamers. I would order these reamers to my spec's based on the measurements from premium brass with common bullet weights. I would start with these, because of their popularity and for being good cartridges, then order reamers as orders for different chamberings comes in. I'm sure there's a few others I'd add, but these are what I can think of off the top of my head that seem to be the most common chambers I have seen. .223 22 Creedmoor 6BR 6mm Creedmoor .243 Win 6.5 Creedmoor 6.5 PRC 7 PRC 7mm Rem Mag 308 Win 300 Win Mag 300 PRC [/QUOTE]
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