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Offline Spanky

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Rimfire to centerfire ream
« on: January 20, 2009, 03:22:57 PM »
For instance, if I wanted to ream my 22 mag barrrel to 218 Bee or maybe a hotter 22 like the Zipper and fit it to an SB2 frame.
I know RF and CF barrels are different steels.
Is it safe using a rimfire barrel for this?



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Re: Rimfire to centerfire ream
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2009, 04:28:43 PM »
I do not know if it is safe or not.  I have done 6 now, one to .17 Remington, four to 17 Remington Fire Ball and one to .22 Hornet and none have blown up, but then the day isn't over yet.  Larry
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Re: Rimfire to centerfire ream
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2009, 06:39:21 PM »


  I'd think the worst that could happen would be that it would wear out faster.
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Re: Rimfire to centerfire ream
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2009, 09:21:16 PM »
There have been several people that have done just that, reamed a 22 Mag barrel to some center fire. Larry has mentioned he has done several I know that Richard (Stimpylu32) has done at least one to a 218 bee and I think maybe one or two others. Keep in mind that not only is the steel milder, it has a twist rate of 1-16" so you are going to have to use lighter weight bullets so they stabilize. You will also have to fit your barrel to your frame. I think I am capable of doing this, but I just have not done it. All my barrels have been factory fitted. I do not think that there would be an issue with it blowing up, unless the case was loaded up beyond safe levels. It could be a bomb - but it could be in a 4140 steel barrel too. It has been debated here before. You might consider sending in your frame to have a 22 Hornet barrel fitted and then ream it to what ever. You will get a 1-12" twist rate barrel with 4140 steel and be factory fitted. Good Luck and Good Shooting.
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Re: Rimfire to centerfire ream
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2009, 02:18:17 AM »
I'd like to see a revival of some of the old rimfire rounds of yesterday or at last modern equivilents of them. Something in .25 would make a super squirrel thumper and small game round and a .32 would be a nice small game/predator round. They could load them with cast bullets without a gas check and should be able to make them as cheap or cheaper than the little .17s rimfires that are all the rage these days.
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Re: Rimfire to centerfire ream
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2009, 02:34:22 AM »
I wish we could hunt squirrels with the smaller centerfires.  It isn't legal here.
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Re: Rimfire to centerfire ream
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2009, 02:43:04 AM »
Quote from: LaOtto222 on January 20, 2009, 09:21:16 PM
There have been several people that have done just that, reamed a 22 Mag barrel to some center fire. Larry has mentioned he has done several I know that Richard (Stimpylu32) has done at least one to a 218 bee and I think maybe one or two others. Keep in mind that not only is the steel milder, it has a twist rate of 1-16" so you are going to have to use lighter weight bullets so they stabilize. You will also have to fit your barrel to your frame. I think I am capable of doing this, but I just have not done it. All my barrels have been factory fitted. I do not think that there would be an issue with it blowing up, unless the case was loaded up beyond safe levels. It could be a bomb - but it could be in a 4140 steel barrel too. It has been debated here before. You might consider sending in your frame to have a 22 Hornet barrel fitted and then ream it to what ever. You will get a 1-12" twist rate barrel with 4140 steel and be factory fitted. Good Luck and Good Shooting.

Or you can have one stubbed and get a 17 FB with a Twist rate of 1 in 9" with a bull barrel made of 4140 carbon steel.  ;D

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