Thread: Tikka barrels questions

Originally Posted by wayno

So if what gundoc is saying is the case why then do others want no part of it.? And isnt part of the cost of cutting a chamber a fee for using/wearing built into that? How many chambers does a reamer cut before its stuffed?

good point. Maybe they're not as patient or as well versed in machining? Someone mentioned mitigating risk of breaking gear and rogering chamber.
Machine time is expensive as well and some may find its not worthwhile.

Only musings as apart from being child labour in my parents engineering shop for 10yrs I have no direct experience

Originally Posted by wayno

So if what gundoc is saying is the case why then do others want no part of it.? And isnt part of the cost of cutting a chamber a fee for using/wearing built into that? How many chambers does a reamer cut before its stuffed?

A good quality reamer will cut 100 plus chambers subject to being correctly used. That is why the use of roughing reamers is required to reduce strain and wear on the finisher. Properly used, a reamer should pretty much be a one-off purchase for a gunsmith. Slow speed, plenty of oil and withdraw and clean frequently to avoid build-up on the edges and gouged chambers. I always reamed chambers at 70 rpm to within 10 thou of finish depth, assembled the action body and finished to the correct headspace by hand.

Thanks Gundoc that seems to answer that . Mind you it sounds like my reamer has another 99 barrels left in it which is good news .

so.......if a fella wanted to find a gunsmith in the South Is that will work on Tikka and Sako barrels, where would one start looking? I have an unfired 25-06 Sako barrel I would like to have fitted to a BSA for a lightweight build I am planning.

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....chamber-43031/
From 2018