Lots of good shooting rifles have been done with several different methods. It don't mean one way is right and one is wrong as long as the method you choose gives wonderful results on target. Most Short Range Benchrest Gunsmiths and shooters chamber barrels indicated in on both ends and drill/bore before chambering. Some of the best shooting rifles I've ever had was chambered in a long headstock Leblonde Regal with a bushing holding the outboard end inside the spindle and only indicating the End you are working on. Some of these barrels are on Short Range BR guns and do very well with the rest of the pack.
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TRA
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It all boils down to your lathe. It's human nature to promote a particular procedure by what machine capabilities you have available to you. No one will ever admit that there are better ways of doing things, if his shop is lacking those capabilities. It's not good business to send your customers to your competitors.
If you have a short headstock that can accommodate a barrel supported on each end, you obviously are in one camp. If you have a longer headstock that cannot support the barrel on both ends, you will obviously be in favor of the other method.
If you have a short headstock that can accommodate a barrel supported on each end, you obviously are in one camp. If you have a longer headstock that cannot support the barrel on both ends, you will obviously be in favor of the other method.
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tDarragh
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It all boils down to your lathe. It's human nature to promote a particular procedure by what machine capabilities you have available to you. No one will ever admit that there are better ways of doing things, if his shop is lacking those capabilities. It's not good business to send your customers to your competitors.
If you have a short headstock that can accommodate a barrel supported on each end, you obviously are in one camp. If you have a longer headstock that cannot support the barrel on both ends, you will obviously be in favor of the other method.
Fortunately I have a nice Harrison M300 which has a 1.5" spindle hole and with spiders on outboard end and chuck end I can easily hold a 22" barrel. I am concerned, however, that my spider chuck on work piece will not hold solid enough for all the operations that the chamber end of barrel needs. I have a 4 jaw but the jaws are long and won't accommodate any axial adjustment. If you know what I mean. I made a nice spider with its own d1-4 cam pins and brass ended work holding screws. This spider is much shorter than my 4 jaw, thus allowing a shorter barrel to fit in lathe headstock.
Tom D.
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CMaier
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so you are saying there is only one way to chamber thru the headstock ??
It all boils down to your lathe. It's human nature to promote a particular procedure by what machine capabilities you have available to you. No one will ever admit that there are better ways of doing things, if his shop is lacking those capabilities. It's not good business to send your customers to your competitors.
If you have a short headstock that can accommodate a barrel supported on each end, you obviously are in one camp. If you have a longer headstock that cannot support the barrel on both ends, you will obviously be in favor of the other method.
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TRA
Guest
so you are saying there is only one way to chamber thru the headstock ??
NO....not at all. I was just saying that when it comes to all methods with all things, your preference is dictated by your capabilities. You learn to make what you have, accomplish what you want it to do.
When you have a choice you will usually choose the method that gets acceptable results in the least amount of time.