pitting in the chamber

[jphuard123]

one of my Mauser k98 has pitting in the chamber making it hard to eject shell should I try polishing the chamber or I need to find a new barrel. if so where could i find one;,( ?
please I need advice

 

[bearhunter]

If the pits are deep enough to cause extraction issues, you will need another barrel.

 

[cantom]

one of my Mauser k98 has pitting in the chamber making it hard to eject shell should I try polishing the chamber or I need to find a new barrel. if so where could i find one;,( ?
please I need advice

...is it a matching rifle? One of the attractions of Mausers of course is all of the matching numbers...

If it's an RC then it doesn't matter as much.

 

[jphuard123]

its a rc so whatever barrel could be fine

 

[cantom]

its a rc so whatever barrel could be fine

Hmmm...you'd almost have to buy another RC to get a barrel, then pay to have the barrels removed and installed. Or...just buy another RC and have it.

Pitted chamber= sad.

 

[BlackPowderBurner]

I have a friend who for some reason bought 6-8 K98k (or maybe G33/40) barrels at various gun shows a few years ago.
If you want, pm me and I'll see what he has and if he can spare you one.

 

[R711]

Spare G33/40 barrels you say, I'm looking for a replacement.

 

[cantom]

...better have a really careful look at those bores/chambers on the spare bbls. Have to wonder why they were taken off.

You also want to make sure they're the same exactly as a K98K barrel.

 

[cosmic]

Well - you've got nothing to lose by polishing the chamber. You've got a pretty good chance that this inexpensive fix will solve your problem...

 

[buffdog]

Well - you've got nothing to lose by polishing the chamber. You've got a pretty good chance that this inexpensive fix will solve your problem...

Might be worth it to see a good gunsmith and see what he would charge to polish the chamber. It would be a LOT cheaper than buying a new rifle.

That said, I have polished some pretty bad chambers and while it did enlarge the chamber slightly, it made a rifle usable.

 

[gaff]

what buff dog said , And if it can't be polished , have a competent gunsmith set the barrel back and rechamber it.

 

[Ganderite]

If you just want a shooter, have a gunsmith polish the chamber. If the roughness is removed, the brass should extract ok if pressures are not too high. The rifle will still look 100% correct.

Or, if the pitting is real bad, have him set the barrel back 1 thread and run a reamer in. This should give you a fresh clean chamber and it would take a very sharp eye to see that it had been done.

 

[bearhunter]

It's an RC. Very nice barrels with excellent bores can be picked up at gunshows for less than a hundred dollars, complete with front and rear sights.

If you're hand loading for the rifle then it's just a quick swap out, $50. Headspace will likely be close enough not to worry about. You will be able to have your barrel set back but I'm willing to bet it's pitted as well. If it were mine and I wanted it to be more accurate than six inch groups at 50 yards, swap the barrel out and fireform the few thou difference it may be over max in headspace. Chances are more in favor if it being within spec than out. It's also the cheapest route if money is an issue.