Anyone know a gunsmith who isnt booked out till the next ice age?

[Tesoro]

I just got my first 6mmBR. It's a field gun, not bench, built on a Mod 7 action. I just fired my first 5 test shots and can see that I have the .70 large rifle firing pin hole syndrome. Those are CCI450 at close to max load. The smith everyone recommends to do the relatively simple bushing job wont take calls or any new biz. SO anyone know of a competent machininst who can help me? Thx

 

[jelenko]

I'm not sure if he does bushing of bolts, but John Scandale at Keystone Accuracy would do a great job if he did. You could call and see.

 

[Ramblerman]

I'm not sure if he does bushing of bolts, but John Scandale at Keystone Accuracy would do a great job if he did. You could call and see.

I just got my first 6mmBR. It's a field gun, not bench, built on a Mod 7 action. I just fired my first 5 test shots and can see that I have the .70 large rifle firing pin hole syndrome. Those are CCI450 at close to max load. The smith everyone recommends to do the relatively simple bushing job wont take calls or any new biz. SO anyone know of a competent machininst who can help me? Thx

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@carlsbad does superb work, he would be my first choice to ask.

 

[Tesoro]

Done 2x. thanks so far

 

[HTSmith]

Personally, I would just go ahead and develop a load--and I am no gunsmith or any sort of expert. I've had two 6BR's on Remington actions that shot really well with CCI 450 primers that looked just like that. Never blanked a primer. Just my $.02

 

[wkdickinson]

First, I would ask why you are so concerned about the "cratering" issue? Should it be fixed - maybe, is it a serious issue - not so much.

Second, in todays' world, if you find a smith who isn't backed up, would you really want to use him?

 

[Tesoro]

Well it appears that @carlsbad does plenty of bushing work for other smiths and he dosent build guns so he isnt jammed. So necessary? not but will it bug me? Yup! He said he could do it with no great wait so why not!

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Carlsbad is the first choice. Itll turn out perfect. If it still hits off center you may want to find another gunsmith to refit the barrel.

 

[Tesoro]

Oh jeez…!

 

[Kracken McGraw]

That’s getting close to piercing those primers. Look at that splash at the bottom of the hole where the firing pin tip hits!

 

[Walt Krafft]

You may have more than just firing pin size problems as it looks to be off center quite a bit.

 

[jobhopper66]

As others have said Carlsbad is a great choice for fixing your firing pin issue. He did one for me about 5 months ago and total turn around time was about 2 weeks and that was with shipping from New York to California and back. he also turned down my firing pin as well and the finished job was absolute perfection. Pin strikes on the primers are absolutely dead center. If I remember correctly cost was $130 and that included a new firing pin and spring. A real bargain are far as I am concerned.

 

[Tesoro]

My bolt is going to him today!! I just got this rifle and it has a Shilen ultra match 22in bbl screwed in to a mod7 action. Supposed to be all trued. The though of the barrel being that out of wack to throw the firing pin off center strike is not what I want to hear! This is all above my paygrade so hoping the firing pin 'shoots to the left' out of its big hole!

 

[AckleymanII]

Carlsbad has done several for me, so has Greg Tanel of Gre-Tan rifles, all great work.

 

[Pawnee Bill]

Carlsbad is the first choice. Itll turn out perfect. If it still hits off center you may want to find another gunsmith to refit the barrel.

What he said.

 

[Tesoro]

How the heck do you refit a barrel that is already threaded make to female receiver. Curious!

 

[Dusty Stevens]

How the heck do you refit a barrel that is already threaded make to female receiver. Curious!

Rechamber is the way

 

[LVLAaron]

I find this works quite well for the job.

 

[Tesoro]

Shit! But if it is a factory threaded mod 7 rem receiver then it seems the receiver would be the culprit and not the barrel! How can you thread a rod so that it screws into a fitting crooked? Seems like the female fitting would have to be threaded at a slight angle to make that happen?

 

[LVLAaron]

Shit! But if it is a factory threaded mod 7 rem receiver then it seems the receiver would be the culprit and not the barrel! How can you thread a rod so that it screws into a fitting crooked? Seems like the female fitting would have to be threaded at a slight angle to make that happen?

The thread fit can be fine, but the chamber off-center