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Post by cas on Dec 17, 2013 0:21:14 GMT -5
I learned my business sense from my father… the reason neither of us will ever be rich.  I spend more time trying to talk people out of sending me cylinders than anything else. |
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Post by boxhead on Dec 17, 2013 6:05:09 GMT -5
I am consistently amazed, well maybe not, at how many folks do not plan their builds or work then whine about it. I see it all over the forums. Find yourself a competent 'smith and let them deliver. Oh, and figure out what you desire a year ahead of your desire. It ain't that hard.
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Post by kings6 on Dec 17, 2013 10:39:16 GMT -5
Come on Ed, stop being so practical!  It must be the engineer in you. Hope Down Under is treating you well. Robb |
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Post by curmudgeon on Dec 17, 2013 18:32:49 GMT -5
Jim Taylor said CAS is one of the good guys, that's more than enough reference for me.
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kelye
.30 Stingray
www.beltmountain.com
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Post by kelye on Dec 17, 2013 19:17:23 GMT -5
Cas, I know what you mean. Kelye @ Belt Mtn
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Post by cheap870 on Dec 19, 2013 18:12:37 GMT -5
Negative on advocating kitchen table throat ream. Centering is the problem. A reamer doesn't center by itself; it must be supported. The reamer is apt to remove metal from one side and not the other. Look for a smith who has done it and done it well. David Bradshaw A quality throat reamer will have pilots to support it, will it not? Yes mine had pilots & it turned out good |
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Post by cas on Dec 19, 2013 20:46:49 GMT -5
The "centering" statement made me think about just how often the throats aren't in the center of the chamber. Or even round. I've seen some really strange things that I wouldn't have even thought possible. The strangest by far was an out of line "8" chamber. The mouth of the throat was round "o". The mouth of the chamber was round "o". But the inside end of the chamber, at the lead, where it turned into the throat was ever so slightly an "8". Like the chambering reamer was run in twice, once straight, once sideways. But how this happened, and how it happen without showing any sign of it at either end of the cylinder is beyond me.
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mike44
.30 Stingray
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Post by mike44 on Dec 20, 2013 4:10:10 GMT -5
He lengthened the chambers on my Ruger Old Army. Awesome job. Sad to hear the biz is going away. Who else is out there doing this work?
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dmize
.401 Bobcat
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Post by dmize on Dec 20, 2013 13:01:43 GMT -5
Im still kinds stumped at why 1 cylinder can have 6 different sized holes.....
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Post by cheap870 on Dec 20, 2013 15:37:36 GMT -5
It's my understanding that when they drill out a cylinder the same bit isn't used for every hole. Don't know if this is correct or not but I think the tool they use has 6 bits & are drilled at the same time. Don't quote me though.
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It must be the engineer in you. Hope Down Under is treating you well.
