My S&W Model 41 has a tight chamber, really can use some 22lr match reamer love. Problem is I can't find such for sale anywhere in Canada! Any ideas where I can buy/rent one? Or maybe a gunsmiths who has one and can do the job for me?
22lr match reamer?
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Thanks, just sent them a message.
CCI Standard Velocity as higher velocity ammo is supposedly bad for this gun. It's a lovely Model 41 one of the first ones made in 1958. It shoots fine and all, but has the occasional extract issues, sometimes feed issues as well. Dropping a round in the barrel does not go all the way in by itself, which is the simple test for chamber tightness. Back in the day they made them a tiny bit tighter, something I've read somewhere. Many other people on internet solved their issues with the same gun by using a match reamer.
It may work better with a quality pistol match ammo... it certainly will cost more. Opening the chamber up will solve your problem. A slight loss of accuracy is expected.
There are match reamers for bolt actions and match reamers for semi autos.
I'll sell you my .22 Benz reamer (made for semi auto chambers) PM me.
There are match reamers for bolt actions and match reamers for semi autos.
I'll sell you my .22 Benz reamer (made for semi auto chambers) PM me.
This is great, I'll buy it! PM'ing you now. Thanks!!!
Thanks again, appreciate the quick response and help!
By the way, am I correct to assume that the correct way to do this is to hold the barrel in a vise, put some cutting oil in the chamber, carefully drop the reamer and turn by hand slowly at most a couple of turns without pressing down, just relying on gravity. Then clean, try a round of ammo to see if it drops in better under gravity, if not, repeat until satisfied. It's the first time I'll be doing this, afraid not to botch the job, although it should be simple enough.
