Gunsmith that will rechamber No 1B?

[David_L6]

If anyone knows of any reputable gunsmiths that will rechamber a No 1B from 7mm Remington magnum to 7mm STW please let me know.

I live in the northwest corner of Louisiana. A shop that is within driving distance of Shreveport would be a bonus.

 

[oldlawyertom]

Ruger No. 1 gunsmith

I am in East Texas and know of no gunsmith in this area. However, Mark Penrod in Indiana is a great gunsmith who has worked on my No 1's and built custom No. 1 rifles. Look him up on line at Penrod Precision. Great work, prompt service, a real nice guy.

If anyone knows of any reputable gunsmiths that will rechamber a No 1B from 7mm Remington magnum to 7mm STW please let me know.

I live in the northwest corner of Louisiana. A shop that is within driving distance of Shreveport would be a bonus.

 

[David_L6]

I am in East Texas and know of no gunsmith in this area. However, Mark Penrod in Indiana is a great gunsmith who has worked on my No 1's and built custom No. 1 rifles. Look him up on line at Penrod Precision. Great work, prompt service, a real nice guy.

Thank you! Recommending someone you've had personal experience with that worked on No 1s for you is a huge help to me.

 

[Mike Bryant]

How well rechambering a 7 Rem. Mag to 7 STW depends a lot on how tight the chamber is at the shoulder of the 7 Rem. Mag. I've rechambered factory Remington barrels from Rem. Mag. to STW. Most times the shoulder is larger in diameter for the Rem. mag than what the STW reamer will clean up at that point. This creates a hump at the old shoulder. That can either be removed by setting the barrel back farther or by polishing out the front part of the chamber which takes a lot of time and effort to do. When you rechamber a #1 to STW and if you do run into that step from the previous chambers shoulder, you can't really set the barrel back as any time you set it back it will have to be set back full turns until the chamber cleans up which will cause problems with the base that screws to the top of the barrel as well as having to deepen the extractor slot. Just my take on it if you want to go 7 STW, rebarrel it instead of rechambering.

 

[JerrySharrett]

If anyone knows of any reputable gunsmiths that will rechamber a No 1B from 7mm Remington magnum to 7mm STW please let me know.

I live in the northwest corner of Louisiana. A shop that is within driving distance of Shreveport would be a bonus.

You are, in reality, not going to gain much velocity. I once had a 7 STW and it only chronoed BOUT 120 FPS faster than a 7mm Rem Mag we compared it with, Same bullet, same powder. The STW did hold about 9 grains more powder, IIRC.

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[David_L6]

How well rechambering a 7 Rem. Mag to 7 STW depends a lot on how tight the chamber is at the shoulder of the 7 Rem. Mag. I've rechambered factory Remington barrels from Rem. Mag. to STW. Most times the shoulder is larger in diameter for the Rem. mag than what the STW reamer will clean up at that point. This creates a hump at the old shoulder. That can either be removed by setting the barrel back farther or by polishing out the front part of the chamber which takes a lot of time and effort to do. When you rechamber a #1 to STW and if you do run into that step from the previous chambers shoulder, you can't really set the barrel back as any time you set it back it will have to be set back full turns until the chamber cleans up which will cause problems with the base that screws to the top of the barrel as well as having to deepen the extractor slot. Just my take on it if you want to go 7 STW, rebarrel it instead of rechambering.

OK. I understand what you are saying. I guess I'll forget about rechambering. Thank you for the information.