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Old February 17, 2009, 09:25 PM   #10
James K
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Hi, Scorch,

Where do you get your liners, or do you turn down barrel blanks?

I am no longer in the business, but I was never able to locate barrel liners thick and strong enough to contain high pressure, and the people who did that kind of work told me they made their own drills and reamers and just bought barrel blanks that they profiled to use as liners. I never tried that work, but have seen some good results. Naturally those "liners" were a lot heavier than the low pressure liners sold by Brownells and others. The big advantage is that the original barrel, though reduced to a shell, retains all the original markings, a big point with collectors.

Generally, when people talk about "lining a barrel" they are not talking about restoring a collectible to shooting condition; they don't want to pay for a new barrel and want a $40 job, not a $300 one. I can't see doing that for something like a Remington 700, with new threaded barrels available. That is why I usually say lining a barrel for a high pressure round is not feasible.

Jim
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