.357 Maximum reamer?

balttigger · Nov 21, 2014

Will hopefully be getting my handi rifle back from Remington with a new .357 Magnum barrel and would like to ream it out to .357 Maximum

Does anyone have a reamer to beg, borrow or rent?

iH8DemLibz · Nov 21, 2014

Greybeard Outdoors has a reamer rental program for this type of work.

balttigger · Nov 21, 2014

iH8DemLibz said:
Greybeard Outdoors has a reamer rental program for this type of work.

I just got on the list. 10 ahead of me. 2-3 month wait.

iH8DemLibz · Nov 21, 2014

Pacific Tool and Gage will sell you one.

smdub · Nov 21, 2014

Check if Manson Reamers rents.

E.Shell · Nov 22, 2014

By the time two or more of you rent the reamer and ship it both ways, you could have bought one...PTG's go for $105 + S&H.

BlackBart · Nov 22, 2014

E.Shell said:
By the time two or more of you rent the reamer and ship it both ways, you could have bought one...PTG's go for $105 + S&H.

Ed, that round is supposed to be a revolver killer due to flame cutting. Throat erosion in a rifle in less than 1000 rounds? whats your take?

balttigger · Nov 22, 2014

E.Shell said:
By the time two or more of you rent the reamer and ship it both ways, you could have bought one...PTG's go for $105 + S&H.

The rent from Greybeard is $20 plus shipping back (USPS flat rate) - so the total is less than 30 bucks. I was just wondering if anyone local had one so I didn't have to wait so long.

balttigger · Nov 22, 2014

BlackBart said:
Ed, that round is supposed to be a revolver killer due to flame cutting. Throat erosion in a rifle in less than 1000 rounds? whats your take?

From what I have read, the erosion issue was a concern if shooting light weight bullets with max powder loads; not with heavier projectiles.

iH8DemLibz · Nov 22, 2014

Keep in mind too, that many of those reamers have been to hell and back due to folks who didn't use them properly.

You could buy a new one, sell it when you're done, and come out pretty close to even dollar wise.

balttigger · Nov 22, 2014

The guys at GBO seem to be stand up guys. I think the rental goes towards buying a new one every so many uses or when it starts to show wear.

smdub · Nov 22, 2014

Reamers can be resharpened MANY times before they need to be replaced.

E.Shell · Nov 22, 2014

BlackBart said:
Ed, that round is supposed to be a revolver killer due to flame cutting. Throat erosion in a rifle in less than 1000 rounds? whats your take?

Flame cutting of the revolvers' top strap was a problem, but in a closed breech there is no problem and they wear the throat like any other cartridge of similar bore ratio. I have two Contender barrels chambered for the .357 Max, one a reamed .357 Mag from the 70s and one a factory .357 Max barrel from the 90s, both have hundreds of rounds through them and neither shows any wear at all.

E.Shell · Nov 22, 2014

balttigger said:
The rent from Greybeard is $20 plus shipping back (USPS flat rate) - so the total is less than 30 bucks. I was just wondering if anyone local had one so I didn't have to wait so long.

Hmmm...less than I thought.

BlackBart · Nov 22, 2014

E.Shell said:
Flame cutting of the revolvers' top strap was a problem, but in a closed breech there is no problem and they wear the throat like any other cartridge of similar bore ratio. I have two Contender barrels chambered for the .357 Max, one a reamed .357 Mag from the 70s and one a factory .357 Max barrel from the 90s, both have hundreds of rounds through them and neither shows any wear at all.

K, on paper it's a pretty impressive round. INFINITELY better than a 357 Mag. especially on deer sized game. :thumbsup:

airsporter · Nov 23, 2014

If you buy or rent, make sure you get a reamer throated for a rifle not a revolver. I used GBO's rifle reamer for my Handi. Worked fine. IIRC, flat rate return shipping was only like $6.

Be advised that many Handi rifles have a deep rim cut. Don't cut it any deeper when lengthening the chamber.

balttigger · Nov 23, 2014

airsporter said:
If you buy or rent, make sure you get a reamer throated for a rifle not a revolver. I used GBO's rifle reamer for my Handi. Worked fine. IIRC, flat rate return shipping was only like $6.

Be advised that many Handi rifles have a deep rim cut. Don't cut it any deeper when lengthening the chamber.

I plan to rub some crayon on the back end of the barrel and when the reamer starts scraping the crayon off, I have gone deep enough.

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