Thread: 22 RF barrel options

Surely a rifle like that needs a nicely blued barrel - do True Flite do Chrome-Moly nowadays? I did get a Chrome-Moly blank from them a few years back on special order. How about Hugh Bradley? I've never used his services but there are a few threads on the forum which speak highly of his barrels - might be worth an enquiry.

Otherwise I'd just put the question to whichever gunsmith you trust to do the work - what brands can they get hold of and which barrels will they stand behind the performance of? Also, do they have a suitable reamer for what you're trying to do; something tighter than a standard sporting chamber I presume.

The 52 had specific chamber dimensions, it’s one of the recognised match reaming options. But maybe not available in NZ. Calfee’s ramblings would describe it.