quickd'
i solemnly assure you, all that Savage rifle tongue-in-cheek stuff aside, i intended to put it here (before it was moved) so that the Handi' shooters would consider an alternative that would Most Likely be a better way to achieve a Proper Ackley Improved chamber whether using rimmed or semi-rimmed or rimless cartridges.....and without going through the barrel-setback costs with a professional smith that i'd mentioned.
i believe in using a reamer at home, with a 'live' pilot, using headspace gauges, a proper Savage tool for the nut and the receiver, and carefully achieving a proper Ackley'ized chamber for this project. then, if the headspace gauges themselves are proper, if the reamer is proper, if the technique is done properly, ad-nauseaum......it'll be a good setup for one who wants to use either standard or 'improved' ammo'.
incidentally, i enjoy your witty questions/comments on here at times.
take care,
ss'