Reamer Exchange Thread? (Reamer bank) & other tools barrel / action wrenches & vices

Looking for 7.62x54r headspace gauges.
I've re-barreled a nice hex receiver with an M-39 barrel, wanted to verify headspace. Bolt closes nicely on a spent casing.
 
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Have some obscure gauges, happy to trade for pretty much anything more common that you might have doubles of.

308x1.5 go/no go
510 budesheim (whisper) no go
17-223 ack go (gone)
220 swift go
17 ack hornet go
 
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What would be a fair price to ask for reamer rent to do one chamber? Do folks normally take a deposit for a rental? I am looking for a 30-30 reamer and I am seeing quite a few inquiries for one. So I am thinking I might buy one and put it out to rent after I get done with it.
 
slowfire said:
What would be a fair price to ask for reamer rent to do one chamber? Do folks normally take a deposit for a rental? I am looking for a 30-30 reamer and I am seeing quite a few inquiries for one. So I am thinking I might buy one and put it out to rent after I get done with it.
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Your question is difficult to answer.

A new reamer cost appx $250+ by the time it's delivered. If the chambering jobs are done properly in normal steels used for making barrels carbon/stainless, you get anywhere from 6-10 chambers cut, before the reamer needs to be sharpened.

If one of the renters "DROPS" the reamer on the floor, doesn't lube it properly during feeding, feeds to fast, etc, that reamer can be buggered to the point of not being repairable by regrinding to minimum spec. Like any other sharpened cutting instrument, they get dull.

There are very few people that I will lend a reamer to and I would never rent one out nor rent one for my own use. I would rather purchase used/new.

I've seen reground reamers where the angles have been altered to the point that they won't chamber a factory cartridge.

If you can rent a reamer for under $75, that would be fair IMHO.
 
I sold my Blueing system kit and am now left with box of buffing and polishing supplies. 20 plus wheels mostly 10" a few 8" . Stitched and loose musslen. Sisel and 2 felt wheels plus a cleaning brick and a cleaning rake a hand full of arbor adaptors and flanges. All are new unused from Brownells currant catalog price is $550.00 USD. I will sell for half price. Also have 5 tubes of Brownells Polish-O-Ray,grits from 140 to 500 this is old stuff but has been continually refrigerated but may not be any good but will through in . Knife makers may have use for this as well
 
slowfire said:
Thanks bearhunter
That is the kind of Info I am looking for
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Divide the cost of the reamer by 8 then double it, add shipping.

I will never loan or rent a reamer to someone I don't know personally. People just don't know how to use a reamer properly and when they come back, flutes will be dull, chipped or otherwise marred. I even got one back with the bore follower sleeve missing.

That's why you double the cost. It's insurance as well as payment for time.

One fellow I know triples the factor and won't budge.

You can purchase reamers out of Ukraine at reasonable prices, say $100US
 
Looking to buy or rent 308 go/no go gauges. If you have the following I would also like to purchase.
Barrel vice
Action wrench for tikka
Barrel nut wrench savage/remage

Please PM me. If you don’t get a response right away I’m in the bush.
 
Interested in 7.62x54r and .303 British gauges,
Thanks!
Edited to include; also looking for 6.5x55 Swede finish reamer.
 
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