Remington Nylon 12 barrel repair

[Gappmast]

I took on Nylon model 12 repair job for a friend of mine. Let me give a quick synopses of what wrong and my proposed method of repair. I'm interested if the opinion of the good people on this form if my idea will work or if I'm a little nuts.

The gun is a Nylon model 12 bolt action and the back edge of the barrel where the rim registers is eroded. The erosion has increased the head spacing causing misfires. The gun is worth a couple hundred bucks, but his dad gave it to him on his tenth birthday so it's worth millions to him. I want to repair it leaving no visible traces that it has had work done. The goal is to make it a reliable shooter I understand it may never be a tack driver.

Here is the plan. I want to set it up in the lathe and single point a counter bore maybe about .375" diamber the depth of the chamber Then make a bushing from a old barrel stub and press it in followed up with chamber job

 

[butchlambert]

I took on Nylon model 12 repair job for a friend of mine. Let me give a quick synopses of what wrong and my proposed method of repair. I'm interested if the opinion of the good people on this form if my idea will work or if I'm a little nuts.

The gun is a Nylon model 12 bolt action and the back edge of the barrel where the rim registers is eroded. The erosion has increased the head spacing causing misfires. The gun is worth a couple hundred bucks, but his dad gave it to him on his tenth birthday so it's worth millions to him. I want to repair it leaving no visible traces that it has had work done. The goal is to make it a reliable shooter I understand it may never be a tack driver.

Here is the plan. I want to set it up in the lathe and single point a counter bore maybe about .375" diamber the depth of the chamber Then make a bushing from a old barrel stub and press it in followed up with chamber job

Why not!

 

[Will Henry]

I've done that on several 22's where it was the best option and, always, when the rifle was of sentimental value to the owner. Works fine. WH

 

[Gappmast]

Nylon 12 update. I bored out the chamber installed a plug made from a leftover barrel stub and chambered. It works like a charm, no more misfires, and looks like it hasn't been touched

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Thats awesome. Great job