30 Luger Reamer please

oldphardt · 01-28-2014, 12:44 AM

I am trying to restore a 10 inch barrel which was improperly chambered - 0.025 to deep. Got it turned back one thread, re-threaded, and now I need to deepen the chamber by about 0.024 inches. Does anyone have a reamer they would be willing to sell me? Something with enough life to do 0.025 inches. Thanks. Dennis

sheepherder · 01-28-2014, 01:02 AM

There are two reamer rental sites commented on here - 4D is one, I don't recall the other, but the cost is minimal - Something like $20...I rented one some time back, it was brand new...

Green57 · 01-28-2014, 10:06 AM

The other is www.ReamerRentals.com

G57

sheepherder · 01-28-2014, 10:23 AM

4D is a 7-day rental, Elk Ridge [ReamerRental.com] is a 3-day rental. 30 Luger is not listed at 4D but IIRC I inquired & they emailed me that they did have it...

Edit: 4D is $32 now; Elk Ridge is $36...Price went up...

No deposit required if you pay by CC...

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Originally Posted by oldphardt

I am trying to restore a 10 inch barrel which was improperly chambered - 0.025 to deep. Got it turned back one thread, re-threaded, and now I need to deepen the chamber by about 0.024 inches. Does anyone have a reamer they would be willing to sell me? Something with enough life to do 0.025 inches. Thanks. Dennis

Interesting barrel...Did you machine it yourself from a blank???

I have a 30 cal blank and was thinking of a 30 cal artillery barrel...

How about some pics???

oldphardt · 01-29-2014, 06:51 PM

I actually got this barrel off ebay advertised as 'rifle barrel with wooden case' When I looked at the photos it was an aftermarket barrel from probably the '30s with nice front ramp sight and no rear sight. The wood case looked like a shoulder stock but was not. Nice though. Barrel had the barrel extension attached. I just popped sear set and ejector onto the barrel/extension and shot it. Punched primers and ejection problems resolved into excessive headspace. Don't know how to post photos or where.

I had looked into 4D and R/R rentals but with me gone so much plus my prejudice for owning the tool I use I prefer to just buy one, use it when I get the time, then ebay it.

So.... anyone willing to part with a 30 luger reamer?

John Sabato · 01-30-2014, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by oldphardt

Don't know how to post photos or where.

Here is a great way to learn how to post photos... tutorial by Sheepherder...

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=23172

sheepherder · 01-30-2014, 11:57 AM

I would take Brownell's 'in stock' with a grain of salt...That's how my 30 Mauser reamer was listed...Clymer no longer sells to the 'general public', you have to go through Brownell's...Who refer the order to Clymer...Who sends it to Brownell's...And then to you...It was a lengthy process, and I rented one in the meantime...

/rant

oldphardt · 01-31-2014, 01:44 PM

We shall see if I can attach photos. Please excuse the barrel clamp - it is not a factory rear sight. Dennis. I just do not like having to work to a 3 day rental where the cost to me is about 1/3 of the new price. I am gone to much to guarantee I will be somewhere with the barrel chucked up, supported and trued up on the day the reamer arrives.

Hugh · 02-08-2014, 02:02 AM

4D rentals are for 7days, not including mailing time. I recently rented two from them. They ship them priority mail and the ones I got looked new. They are excellent people to work with.

sheepherder · 02-08-2014, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Hugh

4D rentals are for 7days, not including mailing time. I recently rented two from them.

Wha'cha makin', Hugh???

01-28-2014, 12:44 AM	#1
oldphardt User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	30 Luger Reamer please I am trying to restore a 10 inch barrel which was improperly chambered - 0.025 to deep. Got it turned back one thread, re-threaded, and now I need to deepen the chamber by about 0.024 inches. Does anyone have a reamer they would be willing to sell me? Something with enough life to do 0.025 inches. Thanks. Dennis

01-28-2014, 01:02 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	There are two reamer rental sites commented on here - 4D is one, I don't recall the other, but the cost is minimal - Something like $20...I rented one some time back, it was brand new... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter... Last edited by sheepherder; 01-28-2014 at 10:18 AM.

01-29-2014, 06:51 PM	#5
oldphardt User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	EBay acquisition I actually got this barrel off ebay advertised as 'rifle barrel with wooden case' When I looked at the photos it was an aftermarket barrel from probably the '30s with nice front ramp sight and no rear sight. The wood case looked like a shoulder stock but was not. Nice though. Barrel had the barrel extension attached. I just popped sear set and ejector onto the barrel/extension and shot it. Punched primers and ejection problems resolved into excessive headspace. Don't know how to post photos or where. I had looked into 4D and R/R rentals but with me gone so much plus my prejudice for owning the tool I use I prefer to just buy one, use it when I get the time, then ebay it. So.... anyone willing to part with a 30 luger reamer?

01-30-2014, 11:57 AM	#7
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	I would take Brownell's 'in stock' with a grain of salt...That's how my 30 Mauser reamer was listed...Clymer no longer sells to the 'general public', you have to go through Brownell's...Who refer the order to Clymer...Who sends it to Brownell's...And then to you...It was a lengthy process, and I rented one in the meantime... /rant __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

01-31-2014, 01:44 PM	#8
oldphardt User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Photos? We shall see if I can attach photos. Please excuse the barrel clamp - it is not a factory rear sight. Dennis. I just do not like having to work to a 3 day rental where the cost to me is about 1/3 of the new price. I am gone to much to guarantee I will be somewhere with the barrel chucked up, supported and trued up on the day the reamer arrives. Attached Thumbnails

01-28-2014, 10:06 AM	#3
Green57 User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	The other is www.ReamerRentals.com G57

02-08-2014, 02:02 AM	#9
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	4D rentals are for *7days, not including mailing time. I recently rented two from them. They ship them priority mail and the ones I got looked new. They are excellent people to work with. __________________ TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*