OT need a reamer

awo425 · Post by **awo425** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:04 am

Gentlemen, I need your help.

I have a nice Carcano in 7,35mm but bullets are not that common.

Got some left but no resupply in sight.

Since I swadge down bullets for my 9mm Bronwing long pistols I would like to do the same for the 7,35mm Carcano(.308" down to .300")

Problem is, I can not find adjustable reamers small enough to make my own die.

Anybody know where to get a .300" fixed reamer in the UK???

Chris

PeterN2 · Post by **PeterN2** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:21 pm

I need the same thing. I am down to my last few .300 bullets and need a swage die.

Regards

Peter.

DoubleD · Post by **DoubleD** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:25 pm

I take it you gentlemen are talking about making your own die and you have the machine tools to build the die. I would find it hard to beleive that there are no machine tool supply houses around in Europe. If not contact a US supply house for chucking reamers. I am sure the will ship to EU.

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andrew375 · Post by **andrew375** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:02 am

Either buy an adjustable reamer,a 7.6 m.m. reamer, find some one with a lathe who will bore it out or drill it 7.5 m.m. and hone it the rest of the way with emery cloth wrapped around a piece of dowel, which is what I do.

andrew375 · Post by **andrew375** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:28 am

I would also suggest you slug the barrel to find what size it actually is rather than what you think it is. There is no point is sizing down a .308 bullet when the barrel is actually .308".

Also NEI do a .300 mould.

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awo425 · Post by **awo425** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:10 am

Wanted to buy a adjusable reamer, but no luck so far

Slugged the barrel, groove at .302"

If nothing turns up, I will have to use the dowel/emery cloth method.

Chris

andrew375 · Post by **andrew375** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:40 am

awo425 wrote:Wanted to buy a adjusable reamer, but no luck so far
Slugged the barrel, groove at .302"

If nothing turns up, I will have to use the dowel/emery cloth method.

Chris

You will not get one from a place like machine mart or a DIY outlet you will have to hit the yellow pages and go to engineering tool suppliers. Try model engineering suppliers too.

dhtaxi · Post by **dhtaxi** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:10 pm

You can get them in the UK.

Im not sure what you want to do are you saying you have the machine tools to make a die.

If you are looking for a honing reamer look at

www.jlindustrial.co.uk

lOOK ON PAGE 684W at flex hone tools.

If this is not what you are looking for let me know I may be able to point you in the right direction.

If you check on e bay for adjustable hand reamers there is usually quite a lot for sale not sure of the sizes though.

Also try

www.msdiscount.com

www.carbide-online.com

uk.rs-online.com

dromia · Post by **dromia** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:24 pm

Why don't you get Lee to make you a push through size die to the diameter you want.

awo425 · Post by **awo425** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:04 am

Thanks gentlemen!

I considdered Lee for a custom die, but they are on the other side of the big pond and my lathe in down in the garage

I like to built stuff on my own, did that for teh 9mm Makakot to 9mm Browning long and teh resulst are real good.

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