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Thinking of buying a lathe, how hard is it to chamber a rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 2651470" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>With basic knowledge of machining, turning in particular, it is not difficult. Before I'd buy a Griz today, I'd be checking with the used machine dealers. Just because a lathe is 'new' doesn't mean you can cut a 'better' chamber than you could with a used machine. "It's the Indian, not the arrow". Any lathe with a large enough spindle bore/long enough bed can be used to chamber barrels. The lathe just needs to be in good condition, set-up so any twist is taken from the ways and the tail stock properly alined with the spindle. As mentioned above by 'ducky', you'll spend a pile of money on tooling/tool holders, work holding. And I mean in the thousands of $$$, not just a few hundred. There are many methods that can be used to successfully cut a chamber.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 2651470, member: 24284"] With basic knowledge of machining, turning in particular, it is not difficult. Before I'd buy a Griz today, I'd be checking with the used machine dealers. Just because a lathe is 'new' doesn't mean you can cut a 'better' chamber than you could with a used machine. "It's the Indian, not the arrow". Any lathe with a large enough spindle bore/long enough bed can be used to chamber barrels. The lathe just needs to be in good condition, set-up so any twist is taken from the ways and the tail stock properly alined with the spindle. As mentioned above by 'ducky', you'll spend a pile of money on tooling/tool holders, work holding. And I mean in the thousands of $$$, not just a few hundred. There are many methods that can be used to successfully cut a chamber. [/QUOTE]
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