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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: fly-by on January 06, 2021, 10:58:26 AM

Title: Seattle area gunsmith / rechamber
Post by: fly-by on January 06, 2021, 10:58:26 AM: Just picked up a 30-30 Contender with a 21" tapered barrel. In my rush to obtain dies I mistakenly ordered 30-30 AI. I think this is a sign that I'm supposed to get it rechambered. Prefer to have it done locally. Any suggestions?
Title: Re: Seattle area gunsmith / rechamber
Post by: hogslayer on January 07, 2021, 07:25:56 AM: You’ll need to call around and find someone that has that reamer. Not a very popular chambering. I would save the hassle and just get the right dies.
Title: Re: Seattle area gunsmith / rechamber
Post by: fly-by on January 07, 2021, 01:02:49 PM: Quote from: hogslayer on January 07, 2021, 07:25:56 AM
You’ll need to call around and find someone that has that reamer. Not a very popular chambering. I would save the hassle and just get the right dies.

I was joking about building a rifle around a $50 die set, but after reading up it seems to be worth about 10% more capacity. I ordered a regular sizing die and will shoot it as is for now but will likely end up opening it up. Seems to be a popular conversion with the Contender crowd.