Throat Maintenance using a Throating Reamer?

[Jay Christopherson]

I was reading an article on German Salazar's website, where an italian smith uses a throating reamer to periodically clean up the throat on his barrel. It's actually the first time I've heard (or considered) of that as an option, rather than just waiting it out and setting back the barrel.

Does anyone here do that and if so, get good results from it? I'm thinking that if I have a high round barrel that I can get extended use out of by using a throating reamer to clean up a few thou, why wouldn't I do that?

Here's the actual article link:

http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2010/07/equipment-throat-maintenance-reamer.html

 

[6fatrat]

Jay
I read Germans article a while back, it would be great if someone responded to your question.
Steve Bair

 

[JRS]

Wouldn't that be a bit hard on the cutting edges on any type of reamer?

 

[shortgrass]

Wouldn't that be a bit hard on the cutting edges on any type of reamer?

Reamers, like any other cutting tool designed to cut metal, can be sharpened. Cutting tools aren't intended to last forever, and they don't. Why own the tool if it's not going to get used?

 

[savagedasher]

I don't know any reason why it wouldn't work . Many of chamber the throats move forward .001 per hundred rounds.
Depending on tha throat lingth to start you could have 10 or more clean up .
Larry

 

[Ggmac]

Yes I have done it on a 6.5 rem mag tht I used at Williamsport.
It did work , or it seemed to , I didn't do any comparison as I was young and doing well with the procedure . I have one reamer with a 1.75 "and one with a 2" throat .
If you think about the burn process , it erodes from the top down , if you clean it up it still can support the bullet evenly .
I can email pics of the Reamers if interested .
Pm me if interested.
Gary

 

[Jay Christopherson]

Wow, blast from the past...

I'd forgotten about this, but I've got enough barrels now that I think I'll give it a try on one of them. Maybe my #3 barrel, which has been fighting me a little.

 

[Ggmac]

Make sure to get all possible carbon out .
My reamers had diff leades not a universal throater . In other words my leade angle changed , I didn't just move the std 1*30 or 2* throater in further . It still should improve .

 

[Ggmac]

I went out back and took pics of the reamers if anyone wants to see . I can only email though . So pm me your email if interested