Solid pilot core drill

[Bogusname]

A solid pilot rougher core drill would be the same as pre drilling a chamber?. I know it seems like a dumb question but … I’ve been getting live pilot three flute roughing reamers .Always have used live pilot reamers. Never have I pre drilled a chamber, just used roughing reamers. JGS has a sale on the three flute solid pilot core drill. It’s a lot cheaper than the roughing reamer is why I’m asking.
Thanks

 

[DaveTooley]

A solid pilot rougher core drill would be the same as pre drilling a chamber?
Yes only better
I have done over 7 thousand barrels using core drills.

 

[DaveTooley]

A solid pilot rougher core drill would be the same as pre drilling a chamber?. I know it seems like a dumb question but … I’ve been getting live pilot three flute roughing reamers .Always have used live pilot reamers. Never have I pre drilled a chamber, just used roughing reamers. JGS has a sale on the three flute solid pilot core drill. It’s a lot cheaper than the roughing reamer is why I’m asking.
Thanks

Got a link to the sale? I have a few holes in my tooling.

 

[LVLAaron]

I've been looking at those... With my flush system It'd be a lot easier to core drill instead of pre-drill bore on the 1-2 calibers I do a lot of.

 

[Bogusname]

I was wondering about the solid pilot? Do they usually come a tad smaller than nominal bore….
Sale is on 6.5 Grendel roughing core drill.

 

[DaveTooley]

I was wondering about the solid pilot? Do they usually come a tad smaller than nominal bore….
Sale is on 6.5 Grendel roughing core drill.

They are undersize. No pilot bushing needed. Just like chamber reamers they go to the center of the bore.

 

[Bogusname]

I bought it. 6.5 Grendel is what it is. She said the only other one on sale is a .223 wsm or something like that. The rest are finish reamers.

 

[DaveTooley]

Thanks