Same brass, different barrel chambered with same reamer

[chino1969]

I'm looking for a general concensus/opinion here. Does anyone shoot the same brass in different barrels that are the same caliber and cut with the same reamer.?

I do but FL the brass before shooting in a different barrel.

 

[rardoin]

I do if the fired brass measures within 0.001-.002" on the same shoulder datum.

 

[Comrade Terry]

I'm looking for a general concensus/opinion here. Does anyone shoot the same brass in different barrels that are the same caliber and cut with the same reamer.?

I do but FL the brass before shooting in a different barrel.

Brass generally will last the life of my barrel, if I take care of it. I have my own reamers, and custom dies, so the brass gets worked very little. When I change barrels, I like to start with fresh brass, and a new firing pin spring.

 

[Twitchy]

I use the same brass with a couple different barrels not cut with the same reamer. Both rifles fired brass mic within .002 of each other, so I just FL size and shoot away. Haven't had any issues yet.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I'm looking for a general concensus/opinion here. Does anyone shoot the same brass in different barrels that are the same caliber and cut with the same reamer.?

I do but FL the brass before shooting in a different barrel.

This question sh made me chuckle because I hear similar questions raised often at matches. I started out shooting IBS in the late 90's shooting 2 6 ppc's. Around 05 I got involved in groundhog matches and a bit of 1000 yd shooting and had both rebarrled to 6BRX. Four years ago I bought a used PPC, dug out the old brass , annealed it, gun shoots great. Take care of your brass it will last. A lot of the ideas on brass stem from the days before annealers were common. I remember a few years back the Super Shoot winner was interviewed and was asked if he was shooting new brass for the big shoot. He chuckled and said his brass had been reloaded at least 50 times. I bet A lot of old timers rolled their eyes at that. I doubt if I have any brass that is not nearing or has exceded that number. I anneal and full length size every time and also ck case length every reloading.

 

[mikecr]

I prefer to buy barrels at least 2 at a time & have them finished together. So far no problems with cases used across them. With a plan for it, brass might last forever. Not like it wears out.

 

[mikecr]

Yeah, I hold my own reamers too. It just makes sense, it's cheap, gives me a bit of control over the outcome.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Its all in how good your gunsmith is. You can keep your reamer in a safe at your house only letting him use it under your supervision, but if he doesnt make them the same youll have issues. Looks like joe r has been lucky with his guy. Id like to think thats the norm rather than the exception, but the last 5-6yrs who knows what youll get

 

[Lucky Shooter]

This isn't a difficult deal---however----simply using the same reamer is
no guarantee of brass interchangeability. The answer lies in how the
reamer is handled.

There are quite a few posts on Bench Rest Central regarding indicating
drilling, boring and pushing the reamer with a floating reamer pusher.

It doesn't require a lot of machine skills to match headspace but not
all methods will cut the chambers to exact reamer diameter.

The finer details of this process are best left up to the more skilled guys
on BRC. Take a look.

A. Weldy

 

[fguffey]

I purchased 4 rifles with the understanding the rifles were suspect. I was interested because they were cheap at $25.00 each and the magazine boxes were longer that an ordinary, common run of the mill Mauser. I removed the barrels and stocks along with the bolts because there was no more use left in those parts.

I choose an FN barrel that was chambered to 30 Gibbs and one bolt from a bucket of bolts and then started measuring.

I tested each receiver with the same bolt and barrel; when I finished measuring I did not have .001" difference in the length of the chambers between the 4 receivers. The barrel existed before I purchased the rifles.

F. Guffey

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I purchased 4 rifles with the understanding the rifles were suspect. I was interested because they were cheap at $25.00 each and the magazine boxes were longer that an ordinary, common run of the mill Mauser. I removed the barrels and stocks along with the bolts because there was no more use left in those parts.

I choose an FN barrel that was chambered to 30 Gibbs and one bolt from a bucket of bolts and then started measuring.

I tested each receiver with the same bolt and barrel; when I finished measuring I did not have .001" difference in the length of the chambers between the 4 receivers. The barrel existed before I purchased the rifles.

F. Guffey

Exactly