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Does anyone know a smith with the skills and required equipment to rechamber and machine a 17M2 to 17HMR to fit a sako quad?
Never had custom work carried out myself, always waited for others to sell theirs so not to sure where to start.
Trying to work out the economics of fitting this barrel before purchasing
http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...an-outs-36913/
Thanks
May be have a talk to Mark at Desert Guns home
Hugh Bradley @ Bradley Barrels or Allen Carr would be worth a shot...
Pretty sure Gunworks has a 17HMR Reamer
Cheers, I'll flick them am email as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Mathias
Could ream the wallet as well if my experience is anything to go by
Couldn't you just get the 17HMR factory quad barrel? Would there be much of a price difference?
Haha yeah I have the feeling that they all will with me wanting it to fit in to a quad.
I suspect it will be far far cheaper to just go with a factory barrel but that's not always the name of the game and I'm not after a skinny profile
Gun city has the 17hmr Barrel for $499 but skinny profile.
Rather something that fills the range channel better
Dean Maisey reamed a .17m2 Ruger barrel out to .17hmr for me, although it was to fit back onto a Ruger 77/17 so less work than what you're thinking of. He did a good job. Cost $200 including changing the caliber engraving on the barrel and return shipping.
That's the info I'm after, thanks a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulNZ
So I would expect triple that at least I guess. Kind of deflates that idea probably.
Have asked around for some price estimates so will be curious to see what they come back with.
I'm a sucker for a heavy barrel. I have one in 17hmr, if I did it again I wouldn't go heavy barrel.
there just no need for it in such a small round for what I use it for.
I ve done the bull barrel thing also, looks cool but I don't think it's worth the real world hassle it brings.
I had a heavy barrel 223, shot very well, super accurate but the carry around the hills was a prick and it had to be sot off a bipod as free hand shooting was a workout.
Sold it and ended up with another 223 but just a standard barrel..... shot just as well and was a much easier rifle to hunt with.
I shoot a 17HMR a lot ( living in central ,rabbits everywhere ) if the 223 could handle the rate of fire and heat in a standard barrel a HMR isn't going to suffer problems.
A heavy barrel won't in my experience make a rifle a better shooter in the field.
I know a guy with a Quad range in 22LR and he tried a hunter weight barrel and found it shot better than the heavy barrel... needless to say he sold the heavy barrel! :)
I agree a heavy barrel is over kill for walking etc but as it's not intended for a possum or walking gun this doesn't bother me.
Accuracy will be my only intent, problem with that is it's a bit of a lottery
When I got Tony to do my 22LR barrel for me there was going to be a 6 month wait to get a factory heavy contour barrel in so I asked him about doing one. Used a True Flite stainless barrel, cost was around $200 more than a factory barrel from memory. But I ended up with a match barrel (that Tony measured and scoped and said was an extremely good barrel) that was stainless and with a match chamber. Shoots awesome too!
I have considered doing a 17HMR barrel based on my experience with the 22LR, just haven't got round to it yet!
Not sure that Tony is taking on much work these days though... Last time I talked to him he was trying to limit to rebarrels etc for existing customers.
Cheers mate.Quote:
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I flicked Tony an email but haven't heard back. Most others either didn't want to touch it or were too busy lol.
Mark at desert guns said he can do it so will give him a crack. He said he'll do it for a price cheaper I can buy the chamber reamer and go no go gauges for otherwise I would have had AB Reid do it.
Will report back with how it goes once done. I personally won't be able to shoot it until end of Feb though.
Have to add I was impressed with the speed, information and straight up replies from everyone I contacted, is very refreshing from what I've become accustomed to in the states. In fairness to Tony I'm not even sure if the email I used is the right one as I dug it out of Google somewhere.
My apologies to Tony. For some reason his reply was flagged as spam.
Just like the rest though had heaps of information and tips.
These kind of replies are much appreciated when you're looking to spend money in a field that is unknown to you.
Getting excited now.
Big thanks to Mark McFarlane at Desert Guns. Looks mint.
Hopefully before too long @Alonzo can put it through it's paces and report back to how it shoots.
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Hey - could you tell us (or me via a PM if you prefer) how much it cost to have the barrel chambered and the Sako "breeching" machined??
Thanks
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Cheap enough to make it worth it ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tentman
Once it's received and fitted to the stock I'll post some more photos. Hopefully before too long Alonzo will have a chance to shoot it, overwise I'll post a report end of Feb haha
Getting there.
Few DIP bits to go on and it will need a suppressor to balance out the length a little, waiting to hear back from volquartsen on if they will supply me just the end cap with thread adaptor before I have one custom made.
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It is a lot of scope for a 17 hmr...
Cool rifle good to see you have it plugged in so it doesn't get toooo cooool:cool::wtfsmilie::XD:;)
What's the bit screwed into the objective?
May as well have the nice scope sitting atop the rifle that will get the most use.Quote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
Rather the vx6hd being the one getting smashed up when I fall down a hill or slip in a river with the finnlight.
It's part of the tenebraex capQuote:
Originally Posted by MSL
