22BR -Would some kind soul...

[steve123]

Who gives a crap about freebore numbers when you could send JGS a few dummies and get exactly what you want?

The idea that you'd get anything but 100% satisfaction from JGS is asinine.

I just got some new Lapua BR brass in last week. I didn't say that I wouldn't send some dummy's off, did I??? I said I'm exploring all options.

My GS has a 22 cal throating reamer, that's how I got my 223AI throated the way I want and it shoots great, I could do the same thing with this project if it came to it.

Apparently it's a taller order than I had originally thought. Throw some time and money at the problem...

One step at a time.

But you're such a nice guy and all, I feel the love.

 

[steve123]

If it was me, I'd be looking at lighter bullets seated with the base at the shoulder neck junction (not into the powder charge) and full or almost full neck contact. No worries about the seated bullets falling out of the neck when trying to reach the worn lands with the long freebore.

And as for ordering a barrel, get it the way YOU want.
(A Savage prefit in 22br is a tall order....)???
Just about any barrel maker will chamber and build you a barrel with the specs YOU WANT. Most have more than one reamer with different specs to choose from.

Gotcha, Mike! I'm keeping that in mind.

 

[urbanrifleman]

I bet Southern Precision has a reamer and could make you a Savage prefit.

 

[steve123]

I bet Southern Precision has a reamer and could make you a Savage prefit.

Thanks.

 

[steve123]

I bet Southern Precision has a reamer and could make you a Savage prefit.

Greg called back a few minutes ago, nice guy, I like him, but no luck, no 22BR or wildcats thereof.

 

[urbanrifleman]

Greg called back a few minutes ago, nice guy, I like him, but no luck, no 22BR or wildcats thereof.

Well just get you that reamer then!!! I cannot image you would need more than 60 thou freebore.

 

[redrockranger]

It's like this Jeff.

Getting my own reamer is one option, not the only option, I've been exploring all options. If I get my own reamer it better be damn well exactly what I want, right??!!

I don't want a cheap prefit made for 6 BR Rem specs. Nor do I like taking the chance on a lesser barrel but I'm glad for you that yours shoots decent. I've been down the cheap barrel way before and I don't buy from that Co anymore. I shot that POS for a year unfortunately, a .7" groups was all it'd do on a good day. BTW it's not the brand you bought.

I do want a premium prefit barrel because I don't want to send my rifle off, because there's the shipping, the insurance, both ways, and I really get pissed off when 6 weeks turns into 9 months, like had happened with my first build.

I do have several options semi locally but they want to do a shouldered barrel which is almost $800 by the time I buy the barrel and get the work done.

I bought the action I have because I want to use prefits, that's not hard to understand is it.



One GS I know of, that does premium prefits, is so backed up that people are starting to complain publicly.

One GS will do me a prefit for much less on a premium barrel. But he doesn't have a reamer and the reamers that can be rented are for Rem brass specs. He offered to design a reamer and buy one but that's extra time on top of his current back log. So far this option has the most appeal.

Again, a decent percentage of the GS's or shops that I called don't even bother to call back, now if they won't call me I'm certainly not doing business with them. I don't care how good or popular they are.

I've got other rifles to play with even though my go-to's nearing it's end so I'm not in a huge hurry.

The topic, helping design a reamer. I know a lot of things, just not about reamer prints or what exactly I need for this reamer, but I have learned some things lately.

Don't worry, I will get it all worked out eventually. Even though I'm apparently a "lost cause". There's people that could get me a reamer designed in minutes but where are they???

One guy here on this forum is figuring out the freebore for a 22 Dasher using 88's above the NSJ and using Lapua brass specs, so I might use his design.

Call Dave Manson he will talk on the phone about a reamer design. Might ask for a couple of cartridges with a bullet seated were you want it. Worked for me.

 

[steve123]

Recently I found out the come ups for my 6x47 were off at distance. Chronographinging showed my barrel had lost 77 fps so you know what that means - it's gonna be over 1 moa soon. It was still shooting decent fortunately but I needed to make some quick decisions. So I resorted to plan B, which was ordering a higher quality pre fit in 6mmBR Norma to try out.

So a portion of the $ I had set aside has gone in this direction - 6mmBR.

At a later date I'll revisit the 22BR, 22 BRAI or 22 Dasher, whatever seems most compelling at the moment.

Again thankyou all for the suggestions.