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Is there any saving a barrel with an off axis chamber?
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<blockquote data-quote="25WSM" data-source="post: 2820815" data-attributes="member: 38048"><p>Setting the barrel up in the lathe so the bore is running true is simple. Even if it already has a chamber. The Gordy rods are long and go in way past the chamber. Very easy to use to dial everything up. But then you need to bore the old chamber out with a boring bar. So yes you would need to go to the next size case. Like a .284 win case or a PRC or WSM or my favorite the Saum case. Once you bore part of the old chamber out and its concentric the new reamer will cut straight. Nothing is difficult or hard to fix on this. The only issue is going to be the threads. Threading and chambering are done off the same setup. So if your chamber is not straight your tenon and shoulder are probably not straight either. But if you cant do it yourself or have a good machinist friend you are better off just getting a new barrel and having a reputable smith do it. Plus you can have the barrel put in the lathe and dialed in and run an indicator in the chamber to see how far it is out of concentric. Take 10 minutes to see. Pay the shipping I will check it for you for free. </p><p>Shep</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="25WSM, post: 2820815, member: 38048"] Setting the barrel up in the lathe so the bore is running true is simple. Even if it already has a chamber. The Gordy rods are long and go in way past the chamber. Very easy to use to dial everything up. But then you need to bore the old chamber out with a boring bar. So yes you would need to go to the next size case. Like a .284 win case or a PRC or WSM or my favorite the Saum case. Once you bore part of the old chamber out and its concentric the new reamer will cut straight. Nothing is difficult or hard to fix on this. The only issue is going to be the threads. Threading and chambering are done off the same setup. So if your chamber is not straight your tenon and shoulder are probably not straight either. But if you cant do it yourself or have a good machinist friend you are better off just getting a new barrel and having a reputable smith do it. Plus you can have the barrel put in the lathe and dialed in and run an indicator in the chamber to see how far it is out of concentric. Take 10 minutes to see. Pay the shipping I will check it for you for free. Shep [/QUOTE]
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