Barrel Liner Drills ????
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Barrel Liner Drills ????
I just picked up a Winchester 1873 carbine in 44-40 caliber with a "sewer pipe" bore.
I have a 44-40 barrel liner from Brownells
I already have a 38-40 deep barrel drill bit.
The OD of both the 38-40 and 44-40 liners are the same.....
But the pilots on the drill bit are different
.38-40 - .391" (9.9mm); .44-40 - .419" (10.6mm).
What do you think about grinding the tip of the 38-40 drill and adding a bushing to guide it in the bore of the 44-40 barrel?
This is what the "pilot" looks like on the drill bit:
http://www.brownells.com/userdocs/produ ... 4000_1.jpg
I hate to buy another $103.00 drill bit as I'm not sure I'll ever bore another 44-40.
Any comments are greatly appreciated.
I have a 44-40 barrel liner from Brownells
I already have a 38-40 deep barrel drill bit.
The OD of both the 38-40 and 44-40 liners are the same.....
But the pilots on the drill bit are different
.38-40 - .391" (9.9mm); .44-40 - .419" (10.6mm).
What do you think about grinding the tip of the 38-40 drill and adding a bushing to guide it in the bore of the 44-40 barrel?
This is what the "pilot" looks like on the drill bit:
http://www.brownells.com/userdocs/produ ... 4000_1.jpg
I hate to buy another $103.00 drill bit as I'm not sure I'll ever bore another 44-40.
Any comments are greatly appreciated.
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Re: Barrel Liner Drills ????
In the past I have silver soldered on a extension
Re: Barrel Liner Drills ????
That's not what he needs. What he needs is a sleeve that would permit the small ground portion to pilot in the larger bore. Soldering, in this case, would not be a good idea.hammermill wrote:In the past I have silver soldered on a extension
There's no reason why one can't be made and used. It would perform best if it was hardened, honed, then ground, but I expect that one made from prehardened material (4140) would perform adequately, at least for one use.
Harold
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how true I was on the wrong end. Of things.
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Kind of a tangential question.
I was looking at the .22RF liners, and I see that one of them costs more than 2x what the others do. OK, it's 7" longer, but that oughtn't justify THAT much of a premium. Anybody here got a suggestion about that price differential ?
BTW - I tried to post a question to Brownells website but kept getting a "profanity filter" popup; and there was no questionable language in my post.
I was looking at the .22RF liners, and I see that one of them costs more than 2x what the others do. OK, it's 7" longer, but that oughtn't justify THAT much of a premium. Anybody here got a suggestion about that price differential ?
BTW - I tried to post a question to Brownells website but kept getting a "profanity filter" popup; and there was no questionable language in my post.
Pete in NJ
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Re: Barrel Liner Drills ????
Do you have links to the two liners? Could be different material, made to different tolerances, different method of rifling. I have no clue I'm just spit balling.
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Nothing in the "details" or "Q&A" that I could find. Here's the page with the three variations:
http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools ... 10974.aspx
Bewildering. I note there are no reviews for the expensive one, and several for the cheaper. That might tell the tale.
http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools ... 10974.aspx
Bewildering. I note there are no reviews for the expensive one, and several for the cheaper. That might tell the tale.
Pete in NJ
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Re: Barrel Liner Drills ????
Check back in a few days or so, the site let me ask a question, so I asked what the differences are between the two liners.
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Re: Barrel Liner Drills ????
Want to bet it's a 17 cal barrel mislabeled??
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Re: Barrel Liner Drills ????
I decided to rebarrel the rifle with a Green Mountain barrel back to 38-40. which is what it shipped from the factory as.
You can read all about it on my web site
www.rvbprecision.com
Thanks for all the previous help!
You can read all about it on my web site
www.rvbprecision.com
Thanks for all the previous help!