New Reamer Day!

[yorketransport]

My 270 BoonDoggle (270/375 Ruger) reamer showed up today!


Now I just need to decide if I want to wait until my 1-7" twist barrel shows up before I use it, or maybe have a test barrel made up for one of my Savages. It's pretty easy to find 1-9" twist 270 barrels, but that would be borderline for stabilizing the 170gr Berger and no chance of stabilizing the 168gr Hammer Hunter.

[Magnum_Willys]

So whats next ?  Ive never seen a reamer used.  Put barrel in lathe and reamer in stock end ?   Or just send to your fav smith ?

[yorketransport]

So whats next ?  Ive never seen a reamer used.  Put barrel in lathe and reamer in stock end ?   Or just send to your fav smith ?

The right way to do it is send the reamer and a barrel blank off to somebody who knows what they're doing and have it all dialed in and done right on a lathe. I've been know to hand ream barrels while they're held in a bench vise though. I've rechamered a couple of 338 Win Mag barrels to 338/375 Ruger that way. I could probably track down a cheap 270 barrel for a Savage and do the same here. It takes a long time though!

[Magnum_Willys]

  i was looking at that reamer and thinking it had a pilot on the end that might just work with a makita cordless if a guy was steady. 
Thx for sharing.   

[Reidus]

Looks like you got a lil freebore there for the longer bullets. Waiting Sucks!

who made the reamer?

[jasnt]

This cartrage is going to be sweet. Have you decided how you'll do your brass?

[Wanttohuntmore]

That would be sweet with the faster twist.   Might even work with the slower 1/9.

[b23]

Don't you also need a variety of different pilot bushing sizes to accommodate for the varying bore diameters, it's not just a one size fits all is it?

[Fl0und3rz]

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Showoff.

[Jonathan_S]

.0002" increments    dang

[carpsniperg2]

That's a nice shop

[Fl0und3rz]

It is and my comment is really just a sarcastic way of saying the same thing.

I am ready for adoption.  Will sweep chips for machine time.

[Jonathan_S]

Incredible setup.  Shoot I wish I just had the bare minimum setup for chambering and threading blanks.  If I had a shop like that, I'd never leave 

[N7XW]

Tagging along on this one 

[Wanttohuntmore]

Someone has to be in pa that would like to be mentored!  I could sit and watch, and have a great time.