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Need help with barreling a 280 RCBS
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1977524" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>That is not much more than internet hearsay. In theory that could be done, but it's only theory. I know of no one who has gone that route. It's just something that gets repeated on the interdnet. He won't take it to a knowledgeable gunsmith now to have the barrel installed properly. Just how many gunsmiths have a surface grinder in their shop? Not many! He can't figure out what he has now! How will he figure out how thick the lug should be ? He has no gauges, no depth micrometer.. If he did, he'd know which way to go. Machine shops charge by the hour. Those around here charge more than most gunsmiths, and even if the job only took a half hour, they'd charge the full hour. many won't touch anything firearms related. Ok, say you get that thinner recoil lug that brings head space into spec, but now the end of the bolt contacts the barrel. Go the other way and install a thicker lug and then you'll have more case unsupported by the chamber. How much? You don't know until you make the measurements. Bottom line, installing a shouldered barrel, or any barrel for that matter, when you don't have the understanding of "why" isn't the smartest thing to do. They ain't "drop-in"!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1977524, member: 24284"] That is not much more than internet hearsay. In theory that could be done, but it's only theory. I know of no one who has gone that route. It's just something that gets repeated on the interdnet. He won't take it to a knowledgeable gunsmith now to have the barrel installed properly. Just how many gunsmiths have a surface grinder in their shop? Not many! He can't figure out what he has now! How will he figure out how thick the lug should be ? He has no gauges, no depth micrometer.. If he did, he'd know which way to go. Machine shops charge by the hour. Those around here charge more than most gunsmiths, and even if the job only took a half hour, they'd charge the full hour. many won't touch anything firearms related. Ok, say you get that thinner recoil lug that brings head space into spec, but now the end of the bolt contacts the barrel. Go the other way and install a thicker lug and then you'll have more case unsupported by the chamber. How much? You don't know until you make the measurements. Bottom line, installing a shouldered barrel, or any barrel for that matter, when you don't have the understanding of "why" isn't the smartest thing to do. They ain't "drop-in"! [/QUOTE]
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