Would like to order a reamer ?'s

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Hi there, looking for some advice. Would like to order a reamer, after researching thinking a live pilot reamer. It will be used on a Bartlein barrel 6.5 build. Was wondering what bushings should I order or, what is the way to decide or is it a Gunsmith measurement.
Also should I order headspace gauges or will most gunsmiths have these. Build is 6.5saum, have all parts now except reamer and dies.
Thanks in advance
 
By all means, get a live pilot tool. The pilot should match the bore of the barrel, of course - otherwise, just order a solid pilot reamer, with a generic pilot. Does the barrel have its bore diameter stamped on the breechface?
Most gunsmiths would not have gauges. You should ask the 'smith who is doing the work. You should talk to the 'smith about the reamer, as well.
 
There is a standard measurement a reamer maker will use when you order a reamer. Sometimes it turns out the pilot is one ten thousands of an inch off. Sometime the gunsmith will have a pilot on hand. If he doesn't, one will have to be ordered. Barrels are supposed to be made to a standard but one or two ten thousands of an inch tight requires a smaller pilot.

If you know the barrel you are going to use, you can ask the barrel maker the exact bore size... a pilot one 10 thousands smaller will work.
 
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Reamers and headspace gauges can be rented Stateside with no border fuss. Isn't just one reamer, but any tools the smithy has to buy, you will pay for and not get to keep.
Highly unlikely any smithy will have anything for a 6.5 SAUM. Like tiriaq says, talk to your smithy.
 
sunray said:
Reamers and headspace gauges can be rented Stateside with no border fuss. Isn't just one reamer, but any tools the smithy has to buy, you will pay for and not get to keep.
Highly unlikely any smithy will have anything for a 6.5 SAUM. Like tiriaq says, talk to your smithy.
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sunray you are so full of crap! You may be able to rent reamers in the US but they will not rent them to Canada. It has nothing to do with border hassle... they just don't want to ship to another country where they have no control. You posted this same drivel on another thread a while ago.

Anything sunray posts is subject to speculation. He never comes back to a thread to see how badly he screwed up.
 
When I contacted to 4d reamer rentals years ago they said the long transit times were one of the reasons they didn't rent to Canadians but no doubt deadbeats were also a major reason. Gary Eakin at bighorn sales aka the reamer guy has pilots and might give you an idea of what sizes to order. Thanks again Sunray for being consistent in your misinformation.
 
The bushings come in .0002" increments so the .256 is the nominal size but your bushing you need could be from .2554 to .2560 or so. I have done a few 7mm barrels which are nominal .277" and have used pilots from .2764 to .2768 on 6 barrels from 2 manufacturers. You will need to get at least 2 bushings to be sure you get one that fits, besides occasionally the bore and breech diameters are a bit different requiring different bushings.
 
guntech said:
I don't blame them... I know I would not want to mail my inventory out of the country not knowing when it may or may not return.
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Their only concern at the time was the shipping speed as they didnt want to have the reamer unavailable for too long during shipping. The place was located in Kalispell, MT
and I next day shipped everything back to them hoping I'd set a good example. They take a deposit on the reamer if you decide to break or keep it.
 
Most smiths will have reamer bushing sets, your reamer will come with one which may or may not work. I have sets in 6mm tightbore , 6mm,6.5mm,7mm,30 cal and 338. They usually come as 5 or 6 bushing sets but I believe you can order 9'bushing sets also.
 
The diameter of pilot needed can be determined by using gage pins. These are also useful for setting a barrel up in the 4 jaw, the bore concentric with the axis of the spindle.
Have a look at w ww.meyergage.com.
 
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